CRIME PREVENTION - SPIKING

Good afternoon everyone,

MILE END SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM would like to share some crime prevention advice and provide important information on something which we recognize and call SPIKING.

First and most important : SPIKING IS A CRIME.

Spiking occurs when unaware people are given an alcohol or drugs without their permission. It happens without them knowing or agreeing, so obviously there's a lack of someone's consent under such circumstances.

As the experience shows it can happen to anyone and may unfortunately lead to a more serious crime.

It is usually difficult to know straight away that somebody has spiked you as the symptoms would be different in each case and depend on what substance was actually used and added to your drink, food or even vape.

You can learn more about different types of spiking from our resources which we share with the community members through the links given below.

We would like to encourage our community members to report any spiking incidents as we want to provide them appropriate support as well as investigate it through. When you report it we can launch new investigation and also try to prevent others from being spiked in future.

Please, have a look and check the links shared below to learn more about spiking, its types and symptoms or how to report it :

https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/spiking-advice/spiking

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/spiking-advice-and-support

https://www.met.police.uk/search?q=spiking