Hertfordshire Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Hertfordshire Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: May 2026
Stops recorded
679
Arrest rate
14.4%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs388
- Article for use in theft140
- Offensive weapons118
- Stolen goods15
- Articles for use in criminal damage10
- Evidence of offences under the Act3
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal439
- Arrest98
- Community resolution96
- Not stated39
- Summons / charged by post4
- Caution (simple or conditional)3
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White452 (66.6%)
- Black89 (13.1%)
- Not stated70 (10.3%)
- Asian64 (9.4%)
- Other4 (0.6%)
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 Hertfordshire 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
7,771
Arrest rate
14.3%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 592 | 13.3% |
| 2025-06 | 585 | 14.5% |
| 2025-07 | 569 | 17.1% |
| 2025-08 | 599 | 12.5% |
| 2025-09 | 487 | 15.2% |
| 2025-10 | 793 | 14.8% |
| 2025-11 | 570 | 10.2% |
| 2025-12 | 988 | 15.0% |
| 2026-01 | 668 | 15.7% |
| 2026-02 | 609 | 12.3% |
| 2026-03 | 670 | 12.7% |
| 2026-04 | 641 | 17.8% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs4,318
- Article for use in theft1,676
- Offensive weapons1,207
- Stolen goods338
- Articles for use in criminal damage114
- Fireworks34
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal5,085
- Arrest1,112
- Community resolution804
- (unknown)644
- Summons / charged by post84
- Caution (simple or conditional)25
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British3,533 (45.5%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated1,243 (16.0%)
- White - Any other White background731 (9.4%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background463 (6.0%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background347 (4.5%)
- (unknown)285 (3.7%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background216 (2.8%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African173 (2.2%)
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.