Lancashire Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Lancashire Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
4,224
Arrest rate
11.0%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs2,756
- Offensive weapons472
- Article for use in theft416
- Not stated354
- Stolen goods182
- Articles for use in criminal damage26
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,182
- Arrest466
- Community resolution324
- Not stated130
- Penalty Notice for Disorder76
- Summons / charged by post40
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White2,816 (66.7%)
- Asian894 (21.2%)
- Not stated378 (8.9%)
- Black120 (2.8%)
- Other16 (0.4%)
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 Lancashire 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
29,094
Arrest rate
11.1%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 2,086 | 11.7% |
| 2025-06 | 1,854 | 12.3% |
| 2025-07 | 1,908 | 11.4% |
| 2025-08 | 2,024 | 11.8% |
| 2025-09 | 1,613 | 11.7% |
| 2025-10 | 1,962 | 10.1% |
| 2025-11 | 2,094 | 11.3% |
| 2025-12 | 1,965 | 11.7% |
| 2026-01 | 2,225 | 9.9% |
| 2026-02 | 2,000 | 10.2% |
| 2026-03 | 2,322 | 10.6% |
| 2026-04 | 7,041 | 10.9% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs18,457
- Offensive weapons3,585
- Article for use in theft2,943
- (unknown)2,270
- Stolen goods1,274
- Fireworks232
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal22,247
- Arrest3,222
- Community resolution2,099
- (unknown)775
- Penalty Notice for Disorder443
- Summons / charged by post265
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British17,089 (58.7%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated4,776 (16.4%)
- (unknown)2,171 (7.5%)
- Asian/Asian British - Pakistani1,991 (6.8%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background1,144 (3.9%)
- White - Any other White background598 (2.1%)
- Asian/Asian British - Indian235 (0.8%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background234 (0.8%)
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.