Avon and Somerset Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Avon and Somerset Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
537
Arrest rate
18.4%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs225
- Offensive weapons105
- Stolen goods75
- Not stated59
- Article for use in theft32
- Evidence of offences under the Act18
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal257
- Arrest99
- Not stated93
- Community resolution32
- Khat or Cannabis warning31
- Caution (simple or conditional)19
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White331 (61.6%)
- Not stated90 (16.8%)
- Black72 (13.4%)
- Mixed18 (3.4%)
- Asian14 (2.6%)
- Other12 (2.2%)
These percentages are the composition of stops, not a population-adjusted disparity ratio. Arrest rate is a consistently-recorded outcome; other outcomes are recorded unevenly. Compare Avon and Somerset Police against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), June 2026.
Stops, last 12 months
6,560
Arrest rate
21.3%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 468 | 23.7% |
| 2025-06 | 587 | 22.3% |
| 2025-07 | 544 | 21.7% |
| 2025-08 | 530 | 24.0% |
| 2025-09 | 465 | 25.2% |
| 2025-10 | 602 | 19.1% |
| 2025-11 | 480 | 21.9% |
| 2025-12 | 502 | 18.5% |
| 2026-01 | 504 | 23.4% |
| 2026-02 | 587 | 18.6% |
| 2026-03 | 622 | 20.4% |
| 2026-04 | 669 | 18.5% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs3,049
- Offensive weapons993
- Stolen goods744
- (unknown)625
- Article for use in theft586
- Articles for use in criminal damage215
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,533
- Arrest1,395
- (unknown)894
- Community resolution340
- Khat or Cannabis warning243
- Summons / charged by post90
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British2,991 (45.6%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated1,354 (20.6%)
- (unknown)1,052 (16.0%)
- White - Any other White background270 (4.1%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African265 (4.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean108 (1.6%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background90 (1.4%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background80 (1.2%)
Ethnicity figures are subject-recorded under PACE Code A. Population context is essential for any disparity analysis — see Use-of-Force Disparities for force-level context.
Source: data.police.uk · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-06-27.