We collate and report statistics on the number of persons stopped, searched, questioned and arrested under each of 5 legislative powers (PACE, Misuse of Drugs Act, Firearms Order, Terrorism Act and Justice and Security Act).
Stop and Search Statistics - quarterly update to 31 March 2022 (published 25 May 2022)
- Stop and Search Report - 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Accompanying Excel spreadsheet (101 KB)
- Accompanying Open Document spreadsheet (63 KB)
- Stop and Search Infographic (599 KB)
Stop and Search documentation
Modelling 2011 Census Religion Composition onto Stop and Search postcode data
The following paper, prepared at the request of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security Act, models 2011 Census Small Area religious composition onto postcodes extracted from Justice and Security Act stop & search data from August 2020 to July 2021.
Results of modelling exercise (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Stop and Search User Guide
Stop and Search User Guide (PDF, 606 KB)
Stop and Search Statistics - Previous Financial Year Reports
- Stop and Search Report - 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Stop and Search report infographic (PDF, 884 KB)
- Stop and Search Report - 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 (PDF, 1 MB)
- Stop and Search report infographic (PDF, 599 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 (PDF, 803 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 (PDF, 803 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 (PDF, 512 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 (PDF, 518 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 (PDF, 517 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 (PDF, 544 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 (PDF, 276 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 (PDF, 138 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 (PDF, 60 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 (PDF, 60 KB)
- Stop and Search Statistics 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 (PDF, 59 KB)
Accompanying Spreadsheet - Previous Financial Year Reports