Cambridgeshire Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Cambridgeshire Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: May 2026
Stops recorded
189
Arrest rate
24.3%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs113
- Offensive weapons47
- Article for use in theft22
- Stolen goods5
- Articles for use in criminal damage2
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal129
- Arrest46
- Community resolution11
- Caution (simple or conditional)3
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White124 (65.6%)
- Black30 (15.9%)
- Asian19 (10.1%)
- Other8 (4.2%)
- Not stated8 (4.2%)
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 Cambridgeshire Constabulary against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), May 2026.
Stops, last 12 months
2,868
Arrest rate
18.3%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 231 | 23.4% |
| 2025-06 | 174 | 19.5% |
| 2025-07 | 218 | 19.7% |
| 2025-08 | 186 | 21.5% |
| 2025-09 | 228 | 17.1% |
| 2025-10 | 297 | 15.2% |
| 2025-11 | 243 | 21.8% |
| 2025-12 | 293 | 16.4% |
| 2026-01 | 299 | 14.7% |
| 2026-02 | 247 | 13.8% |
| 2026-03 | 252 | 22.2% |
| 2026-04 | 200 | 17.0% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs1,964
- Offensive weapons445
- Article for use in theft304
- Stolen goods59
- Articles for use in criminal damage51
- Firearms20
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal1,841
- Arrest524
- Community resolution401
- Summons / charged by post54
- Caution (simple or conditional)43
- Khat or Cannabis warning5
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British1,267 (44.2%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated454 (15.8%)
- White - Any other White background359 (12.5%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background144 (5.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background130 (4.5%)
- (unknown)123 (4.3%)
- Asian/Asian British - Pakistani91 (3.2%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background69 (2.4%)
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.