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.

December 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
December 2015 to July 2026
Months included
101
Police force filter
Derbyshire
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?.

Filters

Choose a month range and optional police force. The page defaults to the latest loaded month.

23057
Stop and Search Records
4685
Searches with a Recorded Find
20.3%
Recorded Find Rate
1
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 4063 462 11.4%
18-24 5921 1516 25.6%
25-34 5131 1347 26.3%
over 34 6411 1265 19.7%
Unknown 1508 94 6.2%
under 10 23 1 4.3%

Gender Split

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Gender Records Searches with a recorded find Recorded find rate
Other 12 0 0.0%
Unknown 1312 126 9.6%
Male 18490 4088 22.1%
Female 3243 471 14.5%
By Police Force

Recorded Find Rate by Police Force

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Police force Records Searches with a recorded find Recorded find rate
Derbyshire 23057 4685 20.3%
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 4282 1436 33.5%
Person search 17837 3187 17.9%
Vehicle search 938 62 6.6%

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) 15088 3215 21.3%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1) 7636 1423 18.6%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47) 194 45 23.2%
Unknown 76 0 0.0%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60) 35 0 0.0%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B) 8 0 0.0%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19) 8 0 0.0%
Aviation Security Act 1982 (section 27(1)) 5 1 20.0%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2) 2 0 0.0%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 6) 2 0 0.0%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163) 2 1 50.0%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2)) 1 0 0.0%
Legislation outcome tables

Drugs Act 1971 s.23

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)

OutcomeCount
A no further action disposal 9825
Arrest 2418
Community resolution 804
Khat or Cannabis warning 621
Summons / charged by post 478

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

OutcomeCount
A no further action disposal 5718
Arrest 1292
Nothing found - no further action 181
Community resolution 160
Unknown 117

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

OutcomeCount
A no further action disposal 125
Arrest 39
Unknown 8
Community resolution 6
Nothing found - no further action 5

Unknown

OutcomeCount
Nothing found - no further action 41
Unknown 32
Article found - Detailed outcome u… 1
Summons / charged by post 1
Suspect arrested 1

CJPOA 1994 s.60

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)

OutcomeCount
A no further action disposal 34
Unknown 1
Published Outcomes

Outcome Distribution

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Published outcome Records
A no further action disposal 15722
Arrest 3751
Community resolution 972
Khat or Cannabis warning 684
Nothing found - no further action 614
Summons / charged by post 509
Unknown 411
Suspect arrested 125
Caution (simple or conditional) 112
Penalty Notice for Disorder 97
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable 31
Offender given drugs possession warning 20
Suspect summonsed to court 4
Offender given penalty notice 4
Local resolution 1

Search Objects (Top 10)

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Search object Records Searches with a recorded find Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs 15022 3212 21.4%
Offensive weapons 3570 624 17.5%
Article for use in theft 2575 503 19.5%
Stolen goods 852 192 22.5%
Evidence of offences under the Act 357 56 15.7%
Firearms 267 57 21.3%
Articles for use in criminal damage 189 26 13.8%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone 102 8 7.8%
Unknown 59 0 0.0%
Goods on which duty has not been paid etc. 22 6 27.3%
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.