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 June 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 June 2026
Months included
100
Police force filter
Derbyshire
Latest loaded month
June 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.

22556
Stop and Search Records
4623
Searches with a Recorded Find
20.5%
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 3989 456 11.4%
18-24 5810 1499 25.8%
25-34 5028 1334 26.5%
over 34 6230 1240 19.9%
Unknown 1476 93 6.3%
under 10 23 1 4.3%

Gender Split

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Gender Records Searches with a recorded find Recorded find rate
Other 11 0 0.0%
Unknown 1289 125 9.7%
Male 18109 4031 22.3%
Female 3147 467 14.8%
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 22556 4623 20.5%
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 4197 1411 33.6%
Person search 17441 3151 18.1%
Vehicle search 918 61 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) 14598 3154 21.6%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1) 7625 1422 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 9458
Arrest 2363
Community resolution 765
Khat or Cannabis warning 615
Summons / charged by post 457

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

OutcomeCount
A no further action disposal 5711
Arrest 1291
Nothing found - no further action 181
Community resolution 159
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 15348
Arrest 3695
Community resolution 932
Khat or Cannabis warning 678
Nothing found - no further action 614
Summons / charged by post 486
Unknown 411
Suspect arrested 125
Caution (simple or conditional) 110
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 14682 3166 21.6%
Offensive weapons 3485 619 17.8%
Article for use in theft 2531 498 19.7%
Stolen goods 828 188 22.7%
Evidence of offences under the Act 352 54 15.3%
Firearms 267 57 21.3%
Articles for use in criminal damage 187 26 13.9%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone 102 8 7.8%
Unknown 59 0 0.0%
Goods on which duty has not been paid etc. 21 6 28.6%
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.