Weight loss jabs

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/8608

Version Date: 12/08/2025

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source

Crimes recorded on crime information system - Niche

Force incident recording system – Storm

Data Processing:

Searches of Crimes & Outcomes, MO Text, Crime and Enquiries Freetext  and incidents 

Filtered on Dates: 01/04/2020 - 03/06/2025

Freetext search for

*Ozempic* *Mounjaro* *Semaglutide* *Saxenda* *liraglutide*

*weight loss injections* *weight loss jabs*

Caveats/Limitations                                              

Qliksense Crimes & Outcomes Report data is not available in this report prior to 01/04/2020                                         

Data prior to 15/11/2022 may be limited due to migration from Unifi                        

Qlikview UNIFI - Crime and Enquiries Freetext Search Reports: Data not available in these reports after 15/11/2022                                          

The presence of a keyword only indicates its presence in the MO or Summary text and not its relevance to a crime                                               

Keyword searches of the OEL (Occurrence Enquiry Log) is not available in Niche Data (15/11/2022 onwards)                                          

No Crimes cancelled crimes excluded    

1. Between July 2020 and July 2025 how many investigations have been launched into the alleged sale of illicit weight loss jabs? Please break this down by year.

One - 2022 

2. Of these, how many have resulted in a) arrests and b) charges? Please break down by year and outcome.

No arrests or charges 

3. Of these, if you are able to, please detail whether jabs were being sold online or in stores.

Sold online