City of London Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for City of London Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
124
Arrest rate
24.2%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs58
- Stolen goods26
- Article for use in theft15
- Offensive weapons12
- Firearms11
- Psychoactive substances2
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal83
- Arrest30
- Community resolution8
- Khat or Cannabis warning3
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White61 (49.2%)
- Black37 (29.8%)
- Asian15 (12.1%)
- Other6 (4.8%)
- Not stated5 (4.0%)
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 City of London 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
1,723
Arrest rate
16.3%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 150 | 18.0% |
| 2025-06 | 147 | 19.1% |
| 2025-07 | 122 | 22.9% |
| 2025-08 | 362 | 8.3% |
| 2025-09 | 111 | 16.2% |
| 2025-10 | 111 | 19.8% |
| 2025-11 | 113 | 19.5% |
| 2025-12 | 98 | 21.4% |
| 2026-01 | 111 | 13.5% |
| 2026-02 | 111 | 19.8% |
| 2026-03 | 167 | 13.2% |
| 2026-04 | 120 | 20.8% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs703
- Offensive weapons326
- Stolen goods287
- Article for use in theft245
- Evidence of offences under the Act76
- Firearms33
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal1,342
- Arrest280
- Community resolution77
- Khat or Cannabis warning13
- Summons / charged by post9
- Caution (simple or conditional)2
By self-defined ethnicity
- Other ethnic group - Not stated626 (36.3%)
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British249 (14.5%)
- White - Any other White background189 (11.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African137 (8.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean91 (5.3%)
- Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi74 (4.3%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group71 (4.1%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background70 (4.1%)
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.