NCA has released its 2024 annual assessment of serious and organised crime, issuing a stark warning that drug use is now more dangerous than ever

The assessment draws on intelligence from across law enforcement, government, the third sector and private industry, highlights that whilst overall crime has fallen in the UK over the last decade, the scale and harm of serious and organised crime has increased. Latest data pinpoints increases in the threat from child sexual abuse, cybercrime and money laundering, as well as drugs…