Summary of request

Crime survey for England and Wales estimates of illicit drug users, 16- to 59-year-olds reporting use of drugs in the previous year covering the year ending March 2018 to year ending March 2020. Additionally, crime survey estimates for proportion of 16- to 59-year-olds reporting use of drugs in the last year by personal characteristics, year ending March 2018 to year ending March 2020 combined data for Wales. Also, crime survey estimates regarding ease of obtaining illegal drugs within 24 hours, year ending March 2018 to year ending March 2020 combined data for Wales.

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Please note

This file was updated on 10 May 2021 due to a discrepancy with the population estimates used in the calculation for number of illicit drug users who have used drugs in the previous year. This only effected data in Table 1. The discrepancy has now been amended.