FOI 20753-25 – Cannabis factories dismantled

Request:

Q1. How many cannabis factories have been dismantled by the force?
Can this be broken down into each year: 2022, 2023, 2024 and so far in 2025.

Q2. For each year - how much was the estimated street value of cannabis found?

Response:

Q1. Summary of crimes that looks at stats classification description which contains cannabis production or allowing premises to be used to cultivate/produce cannabis 2022-29 October 2025. Data produced on the assumption that if the crime has been recorded then the equipment will have been dismantled.

Q2.

Northamptonshire Police does not hold the information relating to your request. Street values for cannabis seized are only provided by a Drug Expert Witness for court when a case is charged. By way of further explanation, approximately 100 offences were charged within the period of 2022-2025, which is about 25% of the recorded offences in total.

For that reason, and the fact that street values are not recorded, we are unable to provide a figure for the estimated street value of cannabis found in each year.

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