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

107230

Stop and search records

21925

Searches with a recorded find

20.4%

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: 134
Police force filter: South Yorkshire
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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Demographic breakdown

Age group distribution

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Age group	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
10-17	13888	2301	16.6%
18-24	24981	5734	23.0%
25-34	21700	5078	23.4%
over 34	23785	5232	22.0%
Unknown	22783	3567	15.7%
under 10	93	13	14.0%

Gender split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Unknown	18097	3293	18.2%
Male	77817	16427	21.1%
Female	11316	2205	19.5%

By police force

Recorded find rate by police force

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Police force	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
South Yorkshire	107230	21925	20.4%

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
Vehicle search	13550	3265	24.1%
Person search	92787	18660	20.1%
Person and Vehicle search	893	0	0.0%

Top legislation used

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	64407	13006	20.2%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	39654	8287	20.9%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	1679	366	21.8%
Unknown	1373	253	18.4%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	102	13	12.7%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	6	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	5	0	0.0%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	3	0	0.0%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	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	44112
Arrest	6746
Community resolution	3897
Summons / charged by post	2922
Nothing found - no further action	2378

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	26587
Arrest	5666
Community resolution	2790
Nothing found - no further action	1924
Summons / charged by post	1581

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	1131
Arrest	317
Nothing found - no further action	124
Summons / charged by post	32
Suspect arrested	30

Unknown

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	828
Nothing found - no further action	197
Arrest	154
Penalty Notice for Disorder	56
Summons / charged by post	36

Psychoactive Substances 2016…

Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	89
Summons / charged by post	5
Arrest	4
Khat or Cannabis warning	2
Caution (simple or conditional)	1

Published outcomes

Outcome distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	72747
Arrest	12887
Community resolution	6722
Nothing found - no further action	4632
Summons / charged by post	4576
Khat or Cannabis warning	2174
Caution (simple or conditional)	1229
Suspect arrested	756
Penalty Notice for Disorder	625
Suspect summonsed to court	242
Offender cautioned	203
Offender given drugs possession warning	174
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable	117
Unknown	64
Local resolution	59
Offender given penalty notice	23

Search objects (top 10)

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Search object	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs	64053	12881	20.1%
Stolen goods	12977	3444	26.5%
Article for use in theft	11631	1828	15.7%
Offensive weapons	10680	2225	20.8%
Unknown	3813	828	21.7%
Firearms	1837	387	21.1%
Articles for use in criminal damage	1328	182	13.7%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone	505	115	22.8%
Fireworks	358	35	9.8%
Evidence of offences under the Act	45	0	0.0%

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.