Drug supply offences

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1868

Version Date: 26/04/2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:

Data Source            

• Crimes recorded on crime information system - Niche
• Force custody recording system

Data Processing:

Filtered on Dates 1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023    

Detainee Age at Arrival - Filtered on 16 and under.

How many arrests have your police force made for the offences of supplying controlled drugs or possession with intent to supply controlled drugs in the last year (2023 calendar year) for young persons aged sixteen or under?

There were 35 arrests made

Please provide if possible the figures for each age group i.e. ten, eleven, twelve etc and also broken down by gender for each of the two offences, breaking the alleged offences down by Class A and Class B drugs.

By gender of detainee 

Drug type	Female	Male	Total
Class A	2	16	18
Class B	0	17	17
Total	2	33	35

 

By age of detainee 

Drug type	13	14	15	16	Total
Class A	0	4	7	7	18
Class B	2	2	2	11	17
Total	2	6	9	18	35

 

For those children who were arrested AND were aged 13 or under please provide specific details on the charge they were arrested on and the exact type and class of drug they were alleged to have been involved with as well as their age.

2 arrests of children aged 13 at the time of the arrest –Relating to the same child being arrested on 2 separate occasions.

Arrests were made for:

1 x Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis Resin

1 x Concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class B - cannabis