Written Question·Home Office·UIN 63457

Spiking

Tabled: 27 June 2025

Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessments her Department has made of trends in the number of spiking incidents.

Answer

Jess Phillips

Spiking is often underreported and this can make analysis of trends difficult.In order to improve our understanding of trends, from April 2026 offences which involve spiking will be added to the Home Office’s Annual Data Requirement. This is the formal me...

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