The “awful crime ” of drink spiking is soaring in London – with perpetrators prosecuted in only a tiny number of cases.

Latest figures show the number of “spiking related offences” recorded by the Metropolitan police increased by 23 per cent year-on-year to 2,633 in 2024/25 - almost 220 cases a month.

But in only 84 cases was there a “positive outcome”, such as a person being charged with an offence.

Offences were highest in Westminster (435) – which covers the bulk of the West End - Lambeth (173) and Camden (164).

The total number of spiking offences is up from 2,140 logged by the Met in 2023/24, and from 190 a decade ago – an extraordinary 1,285 per cent increase.

Last year, the National Police Chiefs’ Council said the average age of victims was 26, with women targeted in th

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