Around 2% of people living with HIV in the UK are current or former injecting drugs users.

HIV is relatively uncommon among injecting drug users (IDUs) in the UK, with IDUs accounting for around two percent of all people living with HIV in this country.  The Health Protection Agency estimates that 1 in 250 IDUs in the UK is living with HIV, increasing to 1 in 111 in London. 

There are improvements which can be made to the range and quality of services for IDUs in relation to HIV risk. Our report on injecting drug users and HIV provides an overview of the epidemiology and key policy issues relating to injecting drug users and HIV.