Abstract: There is no denying the fact that drug addiction has became a dangerous social problem and menace to every nation all over the world. At present this problem is no longer a problem of any particular country of nation, it has rather become a part of global problem. As a part of global village, Bangladesh is seriously affected by it. It creates many social offences in village, towns as well as in the cities of Bangladesh. The drug addicts are involved in various social offences such as stealing, hijacking, pick pocketing, etc and also indulged in unethical and immoral activities for collecting money to procure drugs. So the article tends to realize the nature of crime of the drug addicts in urban area special reference to the Dhaka city.