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

17369

Stop and search records

3220

Searches with a recorded find

18.5%

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: 121
Police force filter: Warwickshire
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	2936	385	13.1%
18-24	5498	1074	19.5%
25-34	4081	809	19.8%
over 34	3865	767	19.8%
Unknown	965	175	18.1%
under 10	24	10	41.7%

Gender split

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Gender	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Other	71	3	4.2%
Unknown	15	3	20.0%
Male	15379	2887	18.8%
Female	1904	327	17.2%

By police force

Recorded find rate by police force

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Police force	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Warwickshire	17369	3220	18.5%

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
Vehicle search	156	40	25.6%
Person and Vehicle search	5452	1087	19.9%
Person search	11761	2093	17.8%

Top legislation used

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Legislation	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (section 23)	9438	1817	19.3%
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)	6981	1292	18.5%
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)	551	62	11.3%
Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)	285	41	14.4%
Unknown	68	2	2.9%
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (section 60)	26	0	0.0%
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (section 19)	9	1	11.1%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s36(2))	5	2	40.0%
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (s37(2))	2	1	50.0%
Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (section 163)	2	2	100.0%
Poaching Prevention Act 1862 (section 2)	1	0	0.0%
Crossbows Act 1987 (section 4)	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	3899
Nothing found - no further action	2442
Arrest	1084
Suspect arrested	522
Khat or Cannabis warning	406

PACE 1984 s.1

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (section 1)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	3628
Nothing found - no further action	1478
Arrest	1078
Suspect arrested	340
Summons / charged by post	133

Criminal Justice Act 1988 s.139B

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 139B)

Outcome	Count
Nothing found - no further action	328
Suspect arrested	81
A no further action disposal	56
Arrest	55
Local resolution	9

Firearms Act 1968 s.47

Firearms Act 1968 (section 47)

Outcome	Count
A no further action disposal	174
Nothing found - no further action	58
Arrest	38
Suspect arrested	8
Caution (simple or conditional)	1

Unknown

Outcome	Count
Nothing found - no further action	43
Suspect arrested	9
A no further action disposal	8
Local resolution	2
Offender given drugs possession wa…	2

Published outcomes

Outcome distribution

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Published outcome	Records
A no further action disposal	7805
Nothing found - no further action	4349
Arrest	2260
Suspect arrested	960
Khat or Cannabis warning	470
Offender given drugs possession warning	333
Summons / charged by post	305
Community resolution	230
Caution (simple or conditional)	150
Local resolution	125
Penalty Notice for Disorder	106
Offender given penalty notice	92
Offender cautioned	76
Suspect summonsed to court	65
Unknown	36
Article found - Detailed outcome unavailable	7

Search objects (top 10)

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Search object	Records	Searches with a recorded find	Recorded find rate
Controlled drugs	9447	1844	19.5%
Stolen goods	2596	428	16.5%
Article for use in theft	2081	344	16.5%
Offensive weapons	1798	341	19.0%
Anything to threaten or harm anyone	662	151	22.8%
Firearms	305	44	14.4%
Detailed object of search unavailable	196	7	3.6%
Articles for use in criminal damage	184	32	17.4%
Psychoactive substances	49	9	18.4%
Evidence of offences under the Act	33	17	51.5%

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.