Derbyshire Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Derbyshire Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
643
Arrest rate
7.8%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs481
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone86
- Article for use in theft53
- Evidence of offences under the Act16
- Firearms3
- Articles for use in criminal damage2
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal516
- Arrest50
- Community resolution38
- Summons / charged by post27
- Khat or Cannabis warning7
- Penalty Notice for Disorder4
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White426 (66.3%)
- Asian72 (11.2%)
- Black70 (10.9%)
- Not stated59 (9.2%)
- Other16 (2.5%)
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 Derbyshire Constabulary 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
5,490
Arrest rate
14.5%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 373 | 19.0% |
| 2025-06 | 293 | 21.2% |
| 2025-07 | 381 | 23.1% |
| 2025-08 | 372 | 19.1% |
| 2025-09 | 379 | 22.7% |
| 2025-10 | 399 | 16.3% |
| 2025-11 | 472 | 10.2% |
| 2025-12 | 415 | 15.2% |
| 2026-01 | 519 | 11.9% |
| 2026-02 | 544 | 10.3% |
| 2026-03 | 690 | 8.8% |
| 2026-04 | 653 | 10.1% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs3,859
- Offensive weapons747
- Article for use in theft496
- Stolen goods204
- Evidence of offences under the Act57
- Firearms54
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,975
- Arrest799
- Community resolution358
- Summons / charged by post306
- Caution (simple or conditional)31
- Khat or Cannabis warning16
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British3,861 (70.3%)
- (unknown)342 (6.2%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated287 (5.2%)
- White - Any other White background213 (3.9%)
- Asian/Asian British - Pakistani204 (3.7%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background103 (1.9%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean93 (1.7%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean88 (1.6%)
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.