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 July 2026

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 July 2026
Months included: 113
Police force filter: Cheshire
Latest loaded month: July 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?.

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Police force

61544

Stop and Search Records

9664

Searches with a Recorded Find

15.7%

Recorded Find Rate

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.

Demographic Breakdown

Age Group Distribution

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Age group	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
10-17	6662	915	13.7%
18-24	10507	2146	20.4%
25-34	8496	1800	21.2%
over 34	9923	1920	19.3%
Unknown	25934	2879	11.1%
under 10	22	4	18.2%

Gender Split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Other	63	7	11.1%
Unknown	1897	137	7.2%
Male	52240	8521	16.3%
Female	7344	999	13.6%

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	61544	9664	15.7%

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	9869	2686	27.2%
Person search	50751	6977	13.7%
Vehicle search	924	1	0.1%

Top Legislation Used

Chart labels use short legislation names; hover or open the table for the full wording.

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	42279	6285	14.9%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	17663	3261	18.5%
Unknown	665	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	592	44	7.4%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	291	66	22.7%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)	15	4	26.7%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	9	2	22.2%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	8	0	0.0%
Aviation Security Act 1982 (section 27(1))	7	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	6	0	0.0%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	4	1	25.0%
Crossbows Act 1987 (section 4)	2	1	50.0%
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (section 11)	1	0	0.0%
Public Stores Act 1875 (section 6)	1	0	0.0%
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (section 34B )	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	24703
Community resolution	5314
Arrest	4250
Nothing found - no further action	3187
Unknown	1270

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	11287
Arrest	2684
Nothing found - no further action	1306
Community resolution	1181
Unknown	362

Unknown

Outcome	Count
Unknown	547
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	528
Community resolution	38
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	182
Arrest	58
Nothing found - no further action	20
Community resolution	16
Unknown	8

Published Outcomes

Outcome Distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	36727
Arrest	7011
Community resolution	6556
Nothing found - no further action	4604
Unknown	2197
Suspect arrested	1225
Summons / charged by post	959
Local resolution	719
Khat or Cannabis warning	630
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable	231
Offender given drugs possession warning	224
Offender cautioned	178
Suspect summonsed to court	125
Caution (simple or conditional)	83
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	42275	6297	14.9%
Offensive weapons	6853	1100	16.1%
Article for use in theft	5628	972	17.3%
Stolen goods	3625	1024	28.2%
Articles for use in criminal damage	1752	170	9.7%
Unknown	790	1	0.1%
Firearms	329	71	21.6%
Fireworks	148	16	10.8%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone	94	4	4.3%
Game or poaching equipment	16	3	18.8%

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.