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.

June 2015 to August 2026

61653

Stop and search records

10995

Searches with a recorded find

17.8%

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: June 2015 to August 2026
Months included: 135
Police force filter: Northumbria
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	10288	1250	12.2%
18-24	14904	2897	19.4%
25-34	16457	3152	19.2%
over 34	19328	3597	18.6%
Unknown	653	98	15.0%
under 10	23	1	4.3%

Gender split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Other	99	8	8.1%
Unknown	420	72	17.1%
Male	53791	9772	18.2%
Female	7343	1143	15.6%

By police force

Recorded find rate by police force

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Police force	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Northumbria	61653	10995	17.8%

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	3222	750	23.3%
Person search	58164	10204	17.5%
Vehicle search	267	41	15.4%

Top legislation used

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	31445	5496	17.5%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	28582	5286	18.5%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	688	50	7.3%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	313	54	17.3%
Unknown	233	35	15.0%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)	141	25	17.7%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	110	30	27.3%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	108	12	11.1%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	12	3	25.0%
Aviation Security Act 1982 (section 27(1))	7	1	14.3%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s37(2))	3	1	33.3%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	3	0	0.0%
Public Stores Act 1875 (section 6)	2	0	0.0%
Crossbows Act 1987 (section 4)	2	2	100.0%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s38(2))	2	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	19152
Nothing found - no further action	3586
Arrest	3470
Summons / charged by post	1957
Khat or Cannabis warning	781

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	16755
Arrest	4626
Nothing found - no further action	3678
Suspect arrested	1542
Summons / charged by post	924

CJPOA 1994 s.60

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	610
Arrest	46
Nothing found - no further action	10
Summons / charged by post	8
Caution (simple or conditional)	5

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	232
Arrest	45
Nothing found - no further action	15
Suspect arrested	7
Summons / charged by post	6

Unknown

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	98
Nothing found - no further action	70
Arrest	34
Suspect arrested	12
Summons / charged by post	9

Published outcomes

Outcome distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	37095
Arrest	8260
Nothing found - no further action	7400
Summons / charged by post	2952
Suspect arrested	2284
Community resolution	1204
Khat or Cannabis warning	886
Suspect summonsed to court	519
Caution (simple or conditional)	461
Offender given drugs possession warning	285
Offender cautioned	127
Local resolution	77
Penalty Notice for Disorder	52
Offender given penalty notice	50
Unknown	1

Search objects (top 10)

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Search object	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs	31387	5480	17.5%
Offensive weapons	12242	2313	18.9%
Stolen goods	11172	2136	19.1%
Articles for use in criminal damage	3915	741	18.9%
Article for use in theft	1445	67	4.6%
Firearms	425	59	13.9%
Unknown	281	73	26.0%
Evidence of offences under the Act	274	46	16.8%
Fireworks	229	12	5.2%
Game or poaching equipment	138	25	18.1%

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.