Roadside drug tests
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003767/T
Version Date: 24/10/2025
The Alliance Operations Department and the Crime and Criminal Justice Department have provided the following information:
Dorset Police does not hold information prior to February 2023.
For each of the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, please provide:
1. The total number of roadside drug tests conducted.
2. Of those roadside tests, how many returned a positive result for cannabis.
3. Of those roadside tests, how many returned a positive result for cocaine.
|
Year |
Total number of drug wipes |
Positive cannabis |
Positive Cocaine |
Positive cocaine and cannabis |
|
2023 (Feb- December) |
756 |
183 |
109 |
40 |
|
2024 |
880 |
182 |
136 |
75 |
|
2025 (Jan- Sept) |
550 |
122 |
99 |
33 |
- The total number of individuals screened at the police station (following arrest/attendance) for drug use.
No information held, our Custody department has confirmed that they do not conduct drug screening tests. - Of those station-based screenings, how many tested positive for each of the following substances:
o Ecstasy (MDMA)
o Ketamine
o LSD
o Heroin
No information held.
Clarification: in questions 4 and 5 I am referring to roadside related offences where the individual is then screened at the police station following arrest.