Kent Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Kent Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
1,370
Arrest rate
19.7%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs734
- Stolen goods223
- Offensive weapons164
- Article for use in theft153
- Articles for use in criminal damage59
- Firearms15
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal820
- Community resolution276
- Arrest270
- Summons / charged by post2
- Caution (simple or conditional)2
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White1,014 (74.0%)
- Black99 (7.2%)
- Asian98 (7.2%)
- Mixed87 (6.4%)
- Other51 (3.7%)
- Not stated21 (1.5%)
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 Kent 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
18,847
Arrest rate
18.0%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 1,623 | 18.5% |
| 2025-06 | 1,445 | 18.4% |
| 2025-07 | 1,390 | 19.5% |
| 2025-08 | 1,529 | 16.7% |
| 2025-09 | 1,498 | 19.1% |
| 2025-10 | 1,895 | 17.5% |
| 2025-11 | 1,699 | 16.0% |
| 2025-12 | 1,453 | 16.1% |
| 2026-01 | 1,578 | 18.1% |
| 2026-02 | 1,647 | 17.8% |
| 2026-03 | 1,611 | 20.3% |
| 2026-04 | 1,479 | 17.8% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs10,739
- Detailed object of search unavailable2,144
- Stolen goods1,898
- Article for use in theft1,565
- Offensive weapons1,551
- Articles for use in criminal damage667
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal12,026
- Arrest3,386
- Community resolution3,038
- (unknown)284
- Summons / charged by post70
- Caution (simple or conditional)27
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British9,274 (49.2%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated2,882 (15.3%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group1,743 (9.2%)
- (unknown)1,446 (7.7%)
- White - Any other White background1,085 (5.8%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background574 (3.0%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background380 (2.0%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background301 (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.