FOI 0728-2025/26- Cannabis farms

Request:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following information regarding cannabis farm operations within your jurisdiction from September 2021 to September 2025:

Q1. The total number of cannabis farms detected or investigated by your force each year.

Q2. The average estimated size of these cannabis farms (number of plants or premises size), if available.

Response:

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below the distinct count of cannabis farms where 25 or more plants were seized, broken down by requested timeframe.

Q2 No information held – as we do not record averages.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.