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

127333

Stop and search records

17649

Searches with a recorded find

13.9%

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: Thames Valley
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	23863	2300	9.6%
18-24	41248	6342	15.4%
25-34	27907	4431	15.9%
over 34	27640	4254	15.4%
Unknown	6600	312	4.7%
under 10	75	10	13.3%

Gender split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Other	403	27	6.7%
Unknown	2092	121	5.8%
Male	110664	15819	14.3%
Female	14174	1682	11.9%

By police force

Recorded find rate by police force

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Police force	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Thames Valley	127333	17649	13.9%

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	55261	11984	21.7%
Person search	70999	5632	7.9%
Vehicle search	1073	33	3.1%

Top legislation used

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Unknown	54231	8458	15.6%
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	47240	6350	13.4%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	25153	2784	11.1%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	468	37	7.9%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)	103	14	13.6%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	69	1	1.4%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	23	1	4.3%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	15	0	0.0%
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (section 34B )	10	0	0.0%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s37(2))	5	1	20.0%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	4	1	25.0%
Deer Act 1991 (section 12)	3	1	33.3%
Sporting Events Act 1985 (section 7)	3	0	0.0%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	2	0	0.0%
Aviation Security Act 1982 (section 27(1))	1	0	0.0%

Legislation outcome tables

Unknown

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	25552
Nothing found - no further action	12012
Arrest	4812
Suspect arrested	2861
Article found - Detailed outcome u…	2328

Drugs Act 1971 s.23

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	31638
Community resolution	8540
Arrest	3993
Nothing found - no further action	822
Khat or Cannabis warning	600

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	20720
Arrest	2644
Community resolution	777
Nothing found - no further action	506
Unknown	278

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	403
Arrest	34
Nothing found - no further action	21
Community resolution	6
Khat or Cannabis warning	1

Poaching Prevention Act 1862 s.2

Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	74
Community resolution	11
Arrest	9
Unknown	8
Nothing found - no further action	1

Published outcomes

Outcome distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	78508
Nothing found - no further action	13363
Arrest	11498
Community resolution	10507
Suspect arrested	3116
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable	2495
Khat or Cannabis warning	2133
Unknown	1864
Offender given drugs possession warning	1144
Penalty Notice for Disorder	805
Summons / charged by post	509
Caution (simple or conditional)	431
Offender given penalty notice	275
Offender cautioned	270
Suspect summonsed to court	245
Local resolution	170

Search objects (top 10)

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Search object	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs	82108	12131	14.8%
Offensive weapons	17095	1881	11.0%
Stolen goods	14527	2451	16.9%
Article for use in theft	9180	890	9.7%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone	1886	125	6.6%
Firearms	909	96	10.6%
Unknown	823	40	4.9%
Articles for use in criminal damage	454	14	3.1%
Fireworks	140	1	0.7%
Game or poaching equipment	103	14	13.6%

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.