Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
1,153
Arrest rate
21.2%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Not stated1,146
- Firearms7
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal680
- Arrest244
- Community resolution188
- Summons / charged by post28
- Not stated13
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White938 (81.4%)
- Black128 (11.1%)
- Asian44 (3.8%)
- Other43 (3.7%)
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 Hampshire & Isle of Wight 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
15,494
Arrest rate
18.3%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 1,246 | 13.2% |
| 2025-06 | 1,274 | 12.5% |
| 2025-07 | 1,148 | 22.1% |
| 2025-08 | 1,240 | 19.2% |
| 2025-09 | 1,066 | 18.9% |
| 2025-10 | 1,393 | 21.3% |
| 2025-11 | 1,215 | 19.5% |
| 2025-12 | 1,317 | 19.1% |
| 2026-01 | 1,245 | 19.3% |
| 2026-02 | 1,164 | 19.2% |
| 2026-03 | 1,621 | 18.1% |
| 2026-04 | 1,565 | 17.4% |
Top objects of search
- (unknown)15,452
- Firearms39
- Psychoactive substances2
- Evidence of offences under the Act1
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal9,590
- Arrest2,831
- Community resolution2,591
- Summons / charged by post303
- (unknown)179
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British9,484 (61.2%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated2,030 (13.1%)
- White - Any other White background1,161 (7.5%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African542 (3.5%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group300 (1.9%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background280 (1.8%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background266 (1.7%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean245 (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.