Leicestershire Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Leicestershire Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
431
Arrest rate
16.9%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Not stated178
- Controlled drugs144
- Offensive weapons61
- Article for use in theft19
- Stolen goods16
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone6
Outcomes
- Not stated358
- Arrest73
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White211 (49.0%)
- Black74 (17.2%)
- Asian71 (16.5%)
- Not stated39 (9.0%)
- Other36 (8.4%)
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 Leicestershire 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
4,727
Arrest rate
17.5%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 422 | 17.1% |
| 2025-06 | 382 | 18.1% |
| 2025-07 | 356 | 20.2% |
| 2025-08 | 330 | 18.2% |
| 2025-09 | 315 | 18.7% |
| 2025-10 | 477 | 14.3% |
| 2025-11 | 414 | 16.4% |
| 2025-12 | 420 | 16.4% |
| 2026-01 | 390 | 17.2% |
| 2026-02 | 379 | 18.5% |
| 2026-03 | 428 | 17.5% |
| 2026-04 | 414 | 18.8% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs2,209
- (unknown)955
- Offensive weapons685
- Article for use in theft390
- Stolen goods304
- Psychoactive substances41
Top outcomes
- (unknown)2,515
- A no further action disposal1,198
- Arrest827
- Community resolution180
- Summons / charged by post4
- Caution (simple or conditional)2
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British2,085 (44.1%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated1,121 (23.7%)
- White - Any other White background237 (5.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African208 (4.4%)
- Asian/Asian British - Indian201 (4.3%)
- (unknown)180 (3.8%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background133 (2.8%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean124 (2.6%)
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.