Under 18 Drug offences
12th May 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/03252
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/03252
I write in connection with your request for information received on 14th April. I note you seek access to the following information:
I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to request the number of under 18's who were arrested for drug offences (including possession and intent to supply) between January 2020 and March 2025.
As part of this request, I would like the information to be broken down into the following;
i) The number of under 18's arrested for drug offences, broken down into months and a grand total;
ii) The number of under 18's arrested for drug offences, broken down into offence type (e.g. possession, intent to supply);
iii) Out of the grand total, how many under 18's were arrested for possession and supply of Class A substances, and how many under 18's were arrested for supply of Class A substances;
iv) Out of the grand total, how many under 18's were arrested for possession and supply of Class C substances, and how many under 18's were arrested for supply of Class C substances;
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.
Response: Following searches conducted on the crime recording system of the Constabulary please find the information you have requested in the attached PDF document: (added as Annex A webpage copy below)
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.
CAMBS Annex A FOI2025-03252
Q1 - Under 18s Arrests for Drugs Offences
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Jan-20 |
12 |
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Feb-20 |
20 |
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Mar-20 |
37 |
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Apr-20 |
23 |
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May-20 |
14 |
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Jun-20 |
16 |
|
Jul-20 |
9 |
|
Aug-20 |
11 |
|
Sep-20 |
18 |
|
Oct-20 |
13 |
|
Nov-20 |
20 |
|
Dec-20 |
15 |
|
Jan-21 |
2 |
|
Feb-21 |
8 |
|
Mar-21 |
21 |
|
Apr-21 |
7 |
|
May-21 |
14 |
|
Jun-21 |
10 |
|
Jul-21 |
17 |
|
Aug-21 |
10 |
|
Sep-21 |
4 |
|
Oct-21 |
15 |
|
Nov-21 |
5 |
|
Dec-21 |
5 |
|
Jan-22 |
9 |
|
Feb-22 |
18 |
|
Mar-22 |
14 |
|
Apr-22 |
19 |
|
May-22 |
23 |
|
Jun-22 |
12 |
|
Jul-22 |
12 |
|
Aug-22 |
17 |
|
Sep-22 |
18 |
|
Oct-22 |
14 |
|
Nov-22 |
14 |
|
Dec-22 |
4 |
|
Jan-23 |
11 |
|
Feb-23 |
11 |
|
Mar-23 |
11 |
|
Apr-23 |
17 |
|
May-23 |
16 |
|
Jun-23 |
11 |
|
Jul-23 |
17 |
|
Aug-23 |
15 |
|
Sep-23 |
8 |
|
Oct-23 |
18 |
|
Nov-23 |
15 |
|
Dec-23 |
4 |
|
Jan-24 |
8 |
|
Feb-24 |
12 |
|
Mar-24 |
5 |
|
Apr-24 |
11 |
|
May-24 |
4 |
|
Jun-24 |
14 |
|
Jul-24 |
19 |
|
Aug-24 |
4 |
|
Sep-24 |
11 |
|
Oct-24 |
4 |
|
Nov-24 |
9 |
|
Dec-24 |
9 |
|
Jan-25 |
8 |
|
Feb-25 |
15 |
|
Mar-25 |
7 |
|
Grand total |
794 |
Q2 - Under 18s Arrests - Drugs Offences by Offence Type
|
Drugs - Possession |
301 |
|
Drugs - Production |
8 |
|
Drugs - Supply |
197 |
|
Drugs - Trafficking (PWITS) |
288 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
794 |
Q3
Under 18s Arrests - Drugs Offences CLASS A SUBSTANCES
|
Possession |
42 |
|
Possession with Intent to Supply |
146 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
188 |
Q4
Under 18s Arrests - Drugs Offences CLASS C SUBSTANCES
|
Possession |
11 |
|
Possession with Intent to Supply |
51 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
62 |