Drug offences in schools 249/2022
FOI Reference: 249/2022
Request:
1. Can you confirm the number of drug offences recorded in schools? Please give a breakdown for the following years, i) 2018, ii) 2019, iii) 2020, iv) 2021, v) 2022 to the present date?
2. Can you give details in each case?
a. of the type and amount of drug involved?
b.total monetary value?
c. type of school, primary or secondary for example?
d. details of who it was seized from,
e. their age
f. and whether they were a pupil or member of staff?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
Drug Offences Recorded in Schools |
|
2018 |
14 |
|
2019 |
23 |
|
2020 |
11 |
|
2021 |
17 |
|
2022 |
6 |
Response 2a:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Type of Drug |
Total |
|
Amphetamines (Non-injection) |
2 |
|
Benzodiazepines |
4 |
|
Cannabis Sativa (Herbal Cannabis) |
54 |
|
Cocaine |
1 |
|
Ecstasy-TYPE - MBDB, MBOH, MDA, MDEA, MDMA |
4 |
|
Ketamine |
2 |
|
Mephedrone/ Methedrone/ Mythylone/ Butylone |
2 |
|
Psilocybin (Magic Mushroom) |
1 |
Response 2b:
I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that we do not hold data relating to the value of drugs.
Response 2c:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Recorded Location |
Total |
|
Educational establishment |
25 |
|
Educational establishment, Public Place/Highway |
2 |
|
School |
40 |
|
School, Car Park, Car/Van/Lorry |
1 |
|
School, Derelict Building |
1 |
|
School, Educational establishment |
1 |
|
School, Public Place/Highway |
1 |
Response 2d & f:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
The drugs were seized from pupils.
Response 2e:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Age of Offender |
Total |
|
11 |
1 |
|
13 |
4 |
|
14 |
16 |
|
15 |
25 |
|
16 |
8 |
|
17 |
4 |
|
18 |
1 |
|
19 |
1 |
|
21 |
2 |
|
36 |
1 |
|
Not Stated |
8 |
Please note: The response also includes educational establishments, not just schools.
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 27/05/2022)