Published stop and search

Stop and search statistics

Published stop and search records from data.police.uk, summarised for the selected period and police force. This is a count of published records, not a judgement of whether searches were justified.

July 2015 to August 2026

78675

Stop and search records

15543

Searches with a recorded find

19.8%

Recorded find rate

Police forces in view

What this page shows and how these figures are calculated

What 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: July 2015 to August 2026
Months included: 132
Police force filter: Cheshire
Latest loaded month: August 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. Unless you change the filters, the default view is the latest loaded month.

Read the methodology. Related: How to use the dashboards, FAQ, What is a stop and search record?.

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.

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Demographic breakdown

Age group distribution

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Age group	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
10-17	10532	2059	19.5%
18-24	14646	3775	25.8%
25-34	11796	3129	26.5%
over 34	14019	3405	24.3%
Unknown	27630	3161	11.4%
under 10	52	14	26.9%

Gender split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Other	63	7	11.1%
Unknown	2994	364	12.2%
Male	66135	13418	20.3%
Female	9483	1754	18.5%

By police force

Recorded find rate by police force

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Police force	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Cheshire	78675	15543	19.8%

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	10921	3159	28.9%
Person search	66792	12378	18.5%
Vehicle search	962	6	0.6%

Top legislation used

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	52857	9897	18.7%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	24021	5464	22.7%
Unknown	713	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	608	46	7.6%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	412	123	29.9%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)	16	5	31.2%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	12	2	16.7%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	9	2	22.2%
Aviation Security Act 1982 (section 27(1))	8	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	7	0	0.0%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	4	1	25.0%
Crossbows Act 1987 (section 4)	2	1	50.0%
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (section 34B )	2	0	0.0%
Conservation of Seals Act 1970 (section 4)	2	2	100.0%
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (section 11)	1	0	0.0%

Legislation outcome tables

Drugs Act 1971 s.23

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	31180
Community resolution	7404
Arrest	5684
Nothing found - no further action	3187
Unknown	1619

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	15281
Arrest	3907
Community resolution	2119
Nothing found - no further action	1306
Unknown	506

Unknown

Outcome	Count
Unknown	595
Nothing found - no further action	88
Local resolution	13
Suspect arrested	9
Article found - Detailed outcome u…	3

CJPOA 1994 s.60

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	542
Community resolution	40
Arrest	14
Khat or Cannabis warning	6
Unknown	3

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	242
Arrest	98
Community resolution	33
Nothing found - no further action	20
Unknown	12

Published outcomes

Outcome distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	47277
Arrest	9711
Community resolution	9605
Nothing found - no further action	4604
Unknown	2742
Suspect arrested	1225
Summons / charged by post	1188
Local resolution	719
Khat or Cannabis warning	650
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable	231
Offender given drugs possession warning	224
Offender cautioned	178
Suspect summonsed to court	125
Caution (simple or conditional)	121
Penalty Notice for Disorder	45
Offender given penalty notice	30

Search objects (top 10)

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Search object	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs	52935	9936	18.8%
Offensive weapons	9387	1844	19.6%
Article for use in theft	7554	1664	22.0%
Stolen goods	4658	1507	32.4%
Articles for use in criminal damage	2492	411	16.5%
Unknown	816	3	0.4%
Firearms	491	142	28.9%
Fireworks	184	17	9.2%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone	94	4	4.3%
Evidence of wildlife offences	17	4	23.5%

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.