FOI 0683-2025/26- Spiking
Request:
Please could you provide the relevant information for the period between 1 January 2025 until 1 October 2025.
For each report concerning drink spiking, please could you provide the following:
Q1. A monthly breakdown of the numbers of drink spiking reports filed.
Q2. The age group of the person who filed the drink spiking report, categorised as follows: 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61+.
Q3. The gender of the person who filed the report.
Response:
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of crimes recorded between 01 January 2025 and 30 September 2025 where ‘Lester’ is recorded in the operation name, broken down by month.
|
Recorded Date (Month) |
Distinct Count |
|
Jan |
8 |
|
Feb |
11 |
|
Mar |
21 |
|
Apr |
4 |
|
May |
13 |
|
Jun |
11 |
|
Jul |
11 |
|
Aug |
6 |
|
Sep |
10 |
|
Total |
95 |
Q2. The above crimes broken down by victim age at the time of the crime.
|
Age Crime Group* |
Count |
|
Under 11 |
1 |
|
11 - 17 |
1 |
|
18 - 34 |
67 |
|
35 - 49 |
14 |
|
50 - 64 |
13 |
|
65+ |
2 |
|
Not Recorded |
1 |
|
Total |
99 |
*Based on Home Office standard age groups.
Q3. The above crimes broken down by victim gender.
|
Gender |
Count |
|
Female |
82 |
|
Male |
12 |
|
Not Recorded |
5 |
|
Total |
99 |
Please note a crime can have more than one victim linked
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.