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Uned Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information Unit

Response Date:07/08/2018

2018/647 - Drug Related offences

In response to your recent request for information regarding;

Please can you tell me how many arrests have been made by the police force for drug-related offences in each year over the last 10 years.

For each offence please also state the approximate location where the arrest took place i.e. village, town or area of a city.

***Please note that the below data also include Drug-Drive Offences*** City/Town 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 WREXHAM 449 267 315 368 269 293 248 294 311 359 CAERNARFON 113 96 92 94 107 124 143 148 158 111 ST. ASAPH 158 116 98 69 91 109 107 117 119 145 BANGOR 95 58 136 89 78 62 69 84 66 87 RHYL 125 75 71 60 77 62 64 81 92 111 HOLYHEAD 122 68 77 64 44 54 28 41 44 40 COLWYN BAY 77 69 58 34 33 47 25 24 39 36 LLANDUDNO 47 42 62 33 22 24 18 38 46 46 MOLD 87 49 68 36 14 14 8 26 32 43 DEESIDE 57 20 35 17 13 16 16 31 28 33 LLANGEFNI 36 16 11 12 14 29 34 41 17 14 PWLLHELI 31 16 19 12 12 19 10 16 25 24 ABERGELE 35 20 28 8 20 24 6 9 12 17 PRESTATYN 48 23 19 13 11 15 5 8 15 14 DOLGELLAU 36 12 14 19 34 18 16 4 11 1 CONNAHS QUAY 32 20 22 16 8 1 8 16 12 7 FLINT 12 2 12 7 11 13 13 16 14 5 LLANDUDNO JUNCTION 23 9 5 7 12 13 4 4 6 21 DENBIGH 22 8 6 5 18 7 7 6 8 16 HOLYWELL 9 7 11 6 7 6 6 14 9 9 MENAI BRIDGE 9 8 7 11 4 15 5 12 4 7 BUCKLEY 12 5 6 12 7 10 2 8 7 6 LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLL 13 8 4 8 9 11 3 3 2 5 RUTHIN 11 5 9 5 7 7 12 2 2 1 ST ASAPH 16 2 7 7 3 3 0 5 7 11 CONWY 14 6 2 9 1 3 7 1 6 9 BLAENAU FFESTINIOG 7 3 19 4 8 4 3 1 3 5 PORTHMADOG 3 2 13 6 5 2 13 6 4 3 LLANGOLLEN 1 4 4 0 11 6 6 5 6 4 AMLWCH 15 14 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 2 PENMAENMAWR 4 1 0 11 1 2 7 4 4 7 KINMEL BAY 6 2 6 8 3 4 1 1 8 0 LLANERCHYMEDD 8 18 4 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 BARMOUTH 8 3 2 0 11 4 2 1 6 1 TYWYN 1 0 0 3 4 13 8 1 2 3 RHOS ON SEA 6 5 6 3 1 2 2 1 5 0 GAERWEN 5 5 3 2 7 4 1 3 1 0 PENRHYNDEUDRAETH 5 3 3 0 2 1 0 8 6 2 CORWEN 7 6 3 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 LLANFAIRFECHAN 3 5 2 1 4 3 4 4 0 2 CHESTER 6 5 1 2 0 3 1 1 6 2 SHOTTON 5 2 4 0 3 2 4 4 2 1 BETHESDA 5 3 3 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 BAGILLT 8 2 1 0 2 3 1 0 4 5 BEAUMARIS 2 6 3 3 1 5 2 3 0 0 QUEENSFERRY 3 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 2 3 ACREFAIR 0 0 4 0 2 3 5 2 0 4 HARLECH 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10 2 LLANRWST 2 1 1 3 2 0 5 3 1 2 BALA 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 DEGANWY 0 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 RACHUB 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 4 6 SALTNEY 4 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 CRICCIETH 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 4 GREENFIELD 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 5 1 PENTRAETH 3 4 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 SANDYCROFT 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 Y FELINHELI 0 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 SEALAND 4 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 EWLOE 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 TOWYN 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 LLYSFAEN 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 HAWARDEN 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 PENYGROES 0 1 1 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 MANCOT 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 LLANBERIS 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 DEINIOLEN 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 GARDEN CITY 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 BODORGAN 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 HOLWAY 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 TYN-Y-GONGL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 HOPE 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 RUABON 1 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 LEESWOOD 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 FAIRBOURNE 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 LLANBEDR 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 TALYSARN 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 CAERGWRLE 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 TY CROES 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 BROUGHTON 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 BRYNTEG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 MAES PENNANT 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 LLANIESTYN 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 HIGHER KINNERTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 TREGARTH 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 GRONANT 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 LLANRUG 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 WAUNFAWR 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 BRITHDIR 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 NEFYN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 BETWS-Y-COED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 SALTNEY FERRY 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Y FRON 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Y BALA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 MACHYNLLETH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 LLANFAIRTALHAIARN 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CEMAES BAY 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHOSTYLLEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 CWM Y GLO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 CHIRK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 TYN Y GONGL 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 CARMEL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHOSGADFAN 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 NORTHOP HALL 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHOSNEIGR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 OAKENHOLT 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 TANYGRISIAU 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PENRHYN BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 PEN-Y-FFORDD 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 LLANSANNAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 LLANBEDROG 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ANGLESEY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 NERCWYS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 PENCAENEWYDD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TALACRE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BONTDDU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 TREMADOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 GARNDOLBENMAEN 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 EDERN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ABERDOVEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 BRYNREFAIL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 PONTBLYDDYN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 TALYBONT 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 ASTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 TANYFRON 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOELFRE 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 MYNYDD ISA 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 EFAILNEWYDD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 TRAWSFYNYDD 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 FFYNNONGROYW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 TREUDDYN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 DYFFRYN ARDUDWY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 LLANLLYFNI 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GWESPYR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 TRELOGAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 LLANNOR 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 MAENTWROG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARTHOG 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 WRECSAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ALLTAMI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 CORRIS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLAN FFESTINIOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 BERSHAM 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 DULAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 RHOSROBIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 FACHWEN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BERTHENGAM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 ABERERCH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 A55 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 GWERNAFFIELD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 BETWS YN RHOS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 HALKYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ABERGYNOLWYN 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 LLANFROTHEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 NORTHOP 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 ABERDYFI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 LLANYSTUMDWY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 OSWESTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GWERNYMYNYDD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLANNEFYDD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 BURNTWOOD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAL Y BONT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LLAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TREBORTH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLITHFAEN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAERHUN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHEWL MOSTYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRONABER 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RHIWLAS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAPEL CELYN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 EWLOE GREEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PADESWOOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 LLANDDERFEL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PENRHOSGARNEDD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 RHOSGOCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 PENTRE HALKYN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LLANDRILLO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 WHITFORD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CEFN-Y-BEDD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LLANUWCHLLYN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 BWLCHGWYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FLINTSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 LLANDYGAI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DRURY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 RHYD DDU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 CAPEL UCHAF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 BRYN Y BAAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OVERTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROSSETT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 GELLILYDAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MOEL FAMMAU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CITY DULAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BRYNCRUG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 COED TALON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LLANELLTYD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLANAELHAEARN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOLGARROG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PENYFFORDD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MORFA BYCHAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLANBEDRGOCH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SARON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PENYSARN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLANFAIR PG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PONTYBODKIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 MYNYDD LLANDYGAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PORTMEIRION 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 CEUNANT 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ST GEORGE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1887 1165 1333 1159 1051 1136 1003 1167 1240 1322

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