CrimeMapsUK
Stop and Search Statistics
Published stop and search records from data.police.uk, grouped for public comparison.
January 2015 to March 2026What this page shows
This page summarises the stop and search records currently loaded into CrimeMapsUK for the selected time period and police-force filter.
- Coverage period
- January 2015 to March 2026
- Months included
- 135
- Police force filter
- All police forces
- Latest loaded month
- March 2026
A recorded find is derived from the published stop and search outcome labels held in this dataset. It does not show whether a search was justified, proportionate, or effective.
1306529
Stop and Search Records
202878
Searches with a Recorded Find
15.5%
Recorded Find Rate
41
Police Forces in View
How these figures are calculated
- Stop and search records
- All loaded stop and search records in the selected time period and police-force filter.
- Searches with a recorded find
- Records marked by this dataset as having a find based on the published stop and search outcome.
- Recorded find rate
- The share of loaded stop and search records treated as a recorded find in this dataset. It does not show whether a search was justified.
- Police forces in view
- The number of police forces represented after the current filters are applied.
Police force variation
Recorded find rates range from 6.9% (Lincolnshire) to 26.9% (Avon And Somerset).
A 20.0pp gap between forcesNo further action disposals
67.1% of all loaded stop and search records end with no further action.
876,326 out of 1,306,529 recordsDemographic Breakdown
Age Group Distribution
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| Age group | Records | Searches with a recorded find | Recorded find rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | 205238 | 23633 | 11.5% |
| 18-24 | 312765 | 47206 | 15.1% |
| 25-34 | 270958 | 50526 | 18.6% |
| over 34 | 343016 | 63470 | 18.5% |
| Unknown | 173550 | 17946 | 10.3% |
| under 10 | 1002 | 97 | 9.7% |
Gender Split
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| Gender | Records | Searches with a recorded find | Recorded find rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 39965 | 3879 | 9.7% |
| Unknown | 84533 | 12541 | 14.8% |
| Male | 1036860 | 168551 | 16.3% |
| Female | 145171 | 17907 | 12.3% |
By Police Force
Recorded Find Rate by Police Force
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| Police force | Records | Searches with a recorded find | Recorded find rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon And Somerset | 17121 | 4606 | 26.9% |
| West Mercia | 10565 | 2729 | 25.8% |
| Suffolk | 6642 | 1650 | 24.8% |
| Wiltshire | 5958 | 1460 | 24.5% |
| Sussex | 17962 | 4333 | 24.1% |
| Gloucestershire | 5042 | 1132 | 22.5% |
| Norfolk | 6620 | 1437 | 21.7% |
| Warwickshire | 3651 | 784 | 21.5% |
| Nottinghamshire | 8687 | 1868 | 21.5% |
| Kent | 43379 | 9169 | 21.1% |
| Durham | 7728 | 1609 | 20.8% |
| City Of London | 6164 | 1261 | 20.5% |
| Devon And Cornwall | 16659 | 3349 | 20.1% |
| Cambridgeshire | 7452 | 1479 | 19.8% |
| Derbyshire | 10774 | 2012 | 18.7% |
| Leicestershire | 14190 | 2469 | 17.4% |
| Metropolitan | 368159 | 63818 | 17.3% |
| West Midlands | 78729 | 13487 | 17.1% |
| West Yorkshire | 52361 | 8878 | 17.0% |
| North Wales | 10148 | 1728 | 17.0% |
| Surrey | 15483 | 2622 | 16.9% |
| Northumbria | 26599 | 4458 | 16.8% |
| Staffordshire | 17282 | 2798 | 16.2% |
| South Yorkshire | 33747 | 5356 | 15.9% |
| South Wales | 15214 | 2344 | 15.4% |
| Essex | 40138 | 6119 | 15.2% |
| Hertfordshire | 18821 | 2790 | 14.8% |
| North Yorkshire | 918 | 134 | 14.6% |
| Hampshire | 38288 | 5475 | 14.3% |
| Cumbria | 24662 | 3439 | 13.9% |
| Dyfed Powys | 9596 | 1291 | 13.5% |
| Dorset | 5204 | 688 | 13.2% |
| Humberside | 6148 | 775 | 12.6% |
| Cheshire | 35663 | 4425 | 12.4% |
| Lancashire | 56979 | 6810 | 12.0% |
| Bedfordshire | 11676 | 1397 | 12.0% |
| Northamptonshire | 10666 | 1170 | 11.0% |
| Cleveland | 19525 | 2153 | 11.0% |
| Thames Valley | 46649 | 4776 | 10.2% |
| Merseyside | 167981 | 14100 | 8.4% |
| Lincolnshire | 7299 | 500 | 6.9% |
Search Powers and Legislation
Recorded Find Rate by Search Type
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| Search type | Records | Searches with a recorded find | Recorded find rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Person and Vehicle search | 194862 | 41411 | 21.3% |
| Vehicle search | 45940 | 7802 | 17.0% |
| Person search | 1065727 | 153665 | 14.4% |
Top Legislation Used
Long legislation names are shortened on the chart; the table keeps the full label.
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| Legislation | Records | Searches with a recorded find | Recorded find rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23) | 777122 | 106345 | 13.7% |
| Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1) | 456081 | 90827 | 19.9% |
| Unknown | 49579 | 2914 | 5.9% |
| Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60) | 12070 | 550 | 4.6% |
| Firearms Act 1968 (section 47) | 8605 | 1952 | 22.7% |
| Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2)) | 1303 | 101 | 7.8% |
| Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2) | 895 | 57 | 6.4% |
| Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B) | 320 | 78 | 24.4% |
| Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19) | 120 | 6 | 5.0% |
| Aviation Security Act 1982 (section 27(1)) | 111 | 11 | 9.9% |
| Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163) | 92 | 10 | 10.9% |
| Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s37(2)) | 59 | 4 | 6.8% |
| Crossbows Act 1987 (section 4) | 39 | 3 | 7.7% |
| Deer Act 1991 (section 12) | 29 | 6 | 20.7% |
| Hunting Act 2004 (section 8) | 27 | 3 | 11.1% |
Legislation outcome tables
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)
| Outcome | Count |
|---|---|
| A no further action disposal | 519820 |
| Arrest | 102982 |
| Community resolution | 101448 |
| Unknown | 19514 |
| Summons / charged by post | 16596 |
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (s
| Outcome | Count |
|---|---|
| A no further action disposal | 323725 |
| Arrest | 90353 |
| Community resolution | 21474 |
| Unknown | 10153 |
| Summons / charged by post | 5211 |
Unknown
| Outcome | Count |
|---|---|
| Unknown | 31499 |
| A no further action disposal | 13596 |
| Arrest | 2849 |
| Community resolution | 1211 |
| Summons / charged by post | 296 |
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 19
| Outcome | Count |
|---|---|
| A no further action disposal | 10848 |
| Arrest | 540 |
| Community resolution | 500 |
| Summons / charged by post | 68 |
| Penalty Notice for Disorder | 44 |
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)
| Outcome | Count |
|---|---|
| A no further action disposal | 6182 |
| Arrest | 1926 |
| Community resolution | 207 |
| Unknown | 171 |
| Summons / charged by post | 43 |
Published Outcomes
Outcome Distribution
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| Published outcome | Records |
|---|---|
| A no further action disposal | 876326 |
| Arrest | 198931 |
| Community resolution | 125141 |
| Unknown | 61606 |
| Summons / charged by post | 22277 |
| Penalty Notice for Disorder | 12078 |
| Caution (simple or conditional) | 6223 |
| Khat or Cannabis warning | 3947 |
Search Objects (Top 10)
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| Search object | Records | Searches with a recorded find | Recorded find rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled drugs | 723001 | 98606 | 13.6% |
| Offensive weapons | 165679 | 30673 | 18.5% |
| Stolen goods | 144803 | 34517 | 23.8% |
| Unknown | 126265 | 14661 | 11.6% |
| Article for use in theft | 73779 | 13395 | 18.2% |
| Evidence of offences under the Act | 21078 | 4141 | 19.6% |
| Articles for use in criminal damage | 16583 | 2110 | 12.7% |
| Anything to threaten or harm anyone | 15782 | 1702 | 10.8% |
| Firearms | 9781 | 2140 | 21.9% |
| Fireworks | 4532 | 171 | 3.8% |
Data Quality Statement:
Data sourced from data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence v3.0.
Outcome labels come from the published police data source and may change as records are
updated. Find rates are descriptive summaries of the selected records and should not be
treated as a direct measure of policing quality.