Posh Kensington and Chelsea has one of the highest proportions of crack cocaine and heroin addicts

A POSH borough has one of England’s highest proportions of crack cocaine and heroin addicts, a study found.

Kensington and Chelsea — where house prices average £1.4million — has 1,451 regular users of Class A drugs.

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Kensington and Chelsea — where house prices average £1.4million — has 1,451 regular users of Class A drugs[/caption]

That works out at 13.31 addicts per every 1,000 people.

The toll puts the London borough in the top 25  of 151 local authority areas — and  third highest in the capital.

Wealthy residents of London’s smallest borough include Sir Richard Branson, Charles Saatchi and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild.

The most recent figures – from 2016/17 – have been released by Public Health England.

A recent Home Office report also warned that crack cocaine and heroin rocks are selling in the UK for as little as £5.

Other affluent areas have also seen the number of crack cocaine and heroin users increase dramatically.

Surrey – where house prices are also average well over £1million in villages like Virginia Water and Cobham – has seen the number of addicts rise by 31 per cent over four years.

The county currently has 3,391 in total, compared to 2,572 in 2012/13.

Hertfordshire – which boasts wealthy towns like Radlett – has seen numbers increase by 43 per cent from 2,908 to 4,174 in four years.

Middlesbrough, with 25.51 per 1,000, topped the table based on the latest  figures  from Public Health England.

The drugs can also be ordered on UK streets quicker than ordering a pizza or ordering an Uber.

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A recent Home Office report also warned that crack cocaine and heroin rocks are selling in the UK for as little as £5[/caption]

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