Ketamine Offences

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/010143/H

Version Date: 15/07/2026

The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:

 Caveats/Limitations

No crimes/Cancelled Crimes Excluded

Restricted Crimes Excluded

There were no results for HO code 093/60 or HO code 093/84

The Principal crime rule dictates the crime type recorded. This is determined by the Home Office Counting Rules.

Please provide the number of offences recorded by your force under each of the following CJS offence codes, broken down by financial year for each of the last five available financial years (e.g. 2021/22 to 2025/26, or the five most recent years for which data is held):

Group A – simple possession:
MD71596 – Possess a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine
MD71596A – Attempt to possess a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine

Group B – production, supply and possession with intent to supply:
MD71591 – Produce Ketamine
MD71591C – Conspire to produce Ketamine
MD71592 – Concerned in production of Ketamine
MD71593 – Supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine
MD71593A – Attempt to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine
MD71593C – Conspiracy to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine
MD71594 – Offer to supply ketamine
MD71595 – Concerned in the supply of ketamine
MD71597 – Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine
MD71597A – Attempt to possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B – Ketamine
MD71598 – Permit use of premises for supply of ketamine

Please provide the figures separately for Group A and Group B, and broken down by year, rather than as a single combined total.

Clarification: I am now aware that using Home Office offence codes may assist so I’d like to amend the question so that instead of the CJS codes in the question below they are all replaced with the following HO Codes:

Group A – simple possession:
•           HO code 093/72 92D – Ketamine (possession)
Group B – production, supply and possession with intent to supply:
•           HO code 093/60 92A – Production of a controlled drug, or being concerned in its production – Ketamine
•           HO code 093/66 92A – Supplying or offering to supply, or being concerned in the supply of, a controlled drug – Ketamine
•           HO code 093/78 92A – Possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply – Ketamine
•           HO code 093/84 92C – Permitting premises to be used for unlawful purposes – Ketamine

Please note that I am still asking for a three year breakdown.