By Increase in drug offences in North East Lincolnshire by 20 percent, report claims
Drug offences in North East Lincolnshire have risen by nearly 20 percent in a year, a new report has revealed.
The Community Partnership Report – which is set to be discussed during a Crime and Disorder Committee meeting on Thursday 28 October – claims drug offences in North East Lincolnshire have increased by 19.3 percent in the 2020/2021 period in comparison to the 2019/2020 period.
Of 352 drug offences in North East Lincolnshire recorded in 2020/2021, 77.2 percent related to the possession of drugs and were committed predominantly in the East and West Marsh.
22.7 percent of the offences were related to the trafficking of drugs.
The report went on to reveal that cannabis was the most frequently produced and possessed drug in the borough, with the possession of cannabis accounting for 54 percent of all recorded possession offences.
“This may have been influenced by a recent increase in the availability of cannabis edibles for purchase via social media,” the report reads.
The number of people receiving treatment for drug and alcohol abuse has remained “stable” over the last three years, according to the figures demonstrated in the report.
It reads: “The number of people receiving drug and alcohol treatment has remained stable over the last three years with 1,319 accessing treatment in 2018/19, a slight dip to 1,200 in 2019/20 and 1,378 in 2020/21 reflecting natural variation in demand.
“Given the pandemic’s serious disruption to operational delivery of commissioned substance and alcohol treatment services (Grimsby Practices in Partnership “GPiP” and We are with you “WAWY”), the number of service users supported in 2020/21 reflects robust contingency planning and adaptability.”
