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Monday, 5 September 2005, 23:00 GMT 00:00 UK

Survey of street drug prices 2005

Average street price of various drugs in 15 towns and cities across the UK, from a survey of 40 frontline drugs agencies carried out by drugs information charity DrugScope.

STREET DRUG PRICES 2005
Cannabis*
Ounce
Heroin
Gram
Cocaine
Gram
Crack  
Rock
Ecstasy
Pill
Amphet
Gram
Ketamine
Gram
LSD
Tab
Belfast £50-80 £100 £55 £30 £3 £10 £25-30 £5
Birmingham £35 £35-65 £40 £10 £3-6 £10 £35 -
Bristol £40-110 £50 £40 £10 £3 - - £3
Cardiff £20-100 £40 £35-40 £20 80p-£2 - £40-50 -
Glasgow £40-100 £70 £40 - £5 - - £5
Gloucester £40 £50 £40 £10 £2.50 £10 £20 -
Ipswich £60-70 £90 £50 £20 £4 - - -
London £50-60 £40 £45 £7-15 £2 £9 £15-40 £2-3
Manchester £50-100 £30-40 £40 £10-15 £3.30 £5-10 £30-40 -
Middlesboro £35-60 £35 £25-40 £20 £2.50 £5-10 - £1
Newcastle £30-100 £40 £35-40 £10-20 £2-3 £2 - -
Nottingham £40 £45 £50 £10 £3 £10 £15-35 £2.50
Portsmouth £35-100 £40 £45 £10 50p-£2 £5 £30 -
Sheffield £70 £25 £30 £10 £2 £8 - £2
Torquay £30-80 £30 £40-50 £20 £1 £10 - £1.70
Source: Drugscope

- Indicates that the market for a particular drug in this location is too small to measure.
*Includes prices for resin and standard quality herbal cannabis. The lower price is generally for resin while the higher is for herbal.

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