Police receive average of 561 spiking reports a month – report
Police receive thousands of reports of spiking a year – but minimal cases result in charges, a Home Office report suggests.
Between May 2022 and April 2023, there were 6,732 reports of spiking in England and Wales – including 957 reported incidents of needle spiking.
On average police receive 561 reports of spiking a month, with the majority being made by women typically after incidents in or near bars and nightclubs, the report published on Monday said.
