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.

August 2015 to August 2026

46087

Stop and search records

7649

Searches with a recorded find

16.6%

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: August 2015 to August 2026
Months included: 128
Police force filter: Cumbria
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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Police force

Demographic breakdown

Age group distribution

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Age group	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
10-17	6088	656	10.8%
18-24	10705	1863	17.4%
25-34	10159	2132	21.0%
over 34	15193	2616	17.2%
Unknown	3891	375	9.6%
under 10	51	7	13.7%

Gender split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Other	2599	74	2.8%
Unknown	7153	963	13.5%
Male	30851	5903	19.1%
Female	5484	709	12.9%

By police force

Recorded find rate by police force

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Police force	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Cumbria	46087	7649	16.6%

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	1787	438	24.5%
Person search	39502	6996	17.7%
Vehicle search	4798	215	4.5%

Top legislation used

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	33068	5061	15.3%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	12425	2514	20.2%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	167	33	19.8%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)	141	17	12.1%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	108	4	3.7%
Unknown	96	7	7.3%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	41	1	2.4%
Public Stores Act 1875 (section 6)	13	7	53.8%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	11	1	9.1%
Deer Act 1991 (section 12)	8	4	50.0%
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (section 34B )	3	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	2	0	0.0%
Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (section 11)	2	0	0.0%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	1	0	0.0%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s37(2))	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	21265
Arrest	4038
Unknown	2577
Community resolution	1856
Nothing found - no further action	1689

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	7480
Arrest	2328
Nothing found - no further action	1188
Unknown	688
Suspect arrested	251

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	91
Arrest	29
Nothing found - no further action	22
Unknown	17
Summons / charged by post	4

Poaching Prevention Act 1862 s.2

Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	99
Summons / charged by post	14
Nothing found - no further action	13
Unknown	9
Arrest	3

CJPOA 1994 s.60

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	86
Nothing found - no further action	11
Arrest	4
Community resolution	4
Unknown	2

Published outcomes

Outcome distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	29123
Arrest	6421
Unknown	3327
Nothing found - no further action	2932
Community resolution	2109
Summons / charged by post	726
Suspect arrested	542
Khat or Cannabis warning	331
Offender given drugs possession warning	165
Caution (simple or conditional)	134
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable	119
Local resolution	60
Suspect summonsed to court	44
Penalty Notice for Disorder	34
Offender cautioned	14
Offender given penalty notice	6

Search objects (top 10)

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Search object	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs	33064	5060	15.3%
Offensive weapons	4645	978	21.1%
Article for use in theft	4309	631	14.6%
Stolen goods	2421	648	26.8%
Unknown	744	242	32.5%
Fireworks	229	7	3.1%
Articles for use in criminal damage	198	27	13.6%
Game or poaching equipment	141	17	12.1%
Firearms	123	22	17.9%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone	94	3	3.2%

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.