FOI 32214
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0032214/26
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 25th September 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
Please provide the following information for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025, broken down by calendar year.
- The total number of spiking incidents reported to your force. Please include both recorded crimes and non-crime incidents, and show these separately if possible.
- Of these, the number administered via vape or e-cigarette.
- Of these, the number where the substance involved was recorded or confirmed (for example, by toxicology), broken down by: prescription or over-the-counter medicines, other drugs, and substances not recorded or unknown.
- The number of the incidents in question 1 that resulted in a charge or summons.
For this request, "spiking" means any incident recorded using your force's spiking flag, marker or qualifier, or recorded under an offence of administering a substance without consent.
If complying with the full request would exceed the cost limit, please prioritise questions 1 and 2, and advise me under section 16 how the request could be narrowed.
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All crimes created with Primary Full Offence Title or linked tag/marker considered relevant to "Spiking" |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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Administering a substance with intent |
11 |
19 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
66 |
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Assault with Injury - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy |
151 |
180 |
142 |
129 |
144 |
746 |
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Assault with Injury - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm |
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1 |
1 |
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Attempted - Administering a substance with intent |
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1 |
1 |
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Attempted - Assault with Injury - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
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Endangering Life - Administering poison so as to endanger life |
3 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
24 |
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Engage in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship. |
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1 |
1 |
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Rape of a female aged 16 or over |
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1 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
167 |
205 |
168 |
140 |
166 |
846 |
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All crimes created with Primary Full Offence Title or linked tag/marker considered relevant to "Spiking" which have an Outcome Type 1 or Type 1A |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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Assault with Injury - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy |
2 |
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2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
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Endangering Life - Administering poison so as to endanger life |
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1 |
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1 |
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Grand Total |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
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All crimes created with Primary Full Offence Title or linked tag/marker considered relevant to "Spiking" where incident summary suggests a Vape or Ecigarette used |
Calender Year |
Grand Total |
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2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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Assault with Injury - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy |
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1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
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Endangering Life - Administering poison so as to endanger life |
1 |
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1 |
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Grand Total |
1 |
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1 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
Q3 No specific information held. This is information is not recorded.