Merseyside Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Merseyside Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
4,257
Arrest rate
10.2%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs2,858
- Offensive weapons800
- Stolen goods260
- Articles for use in criminal damage99
- Evidence of offences under the Act83
- Article for use in theft80
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,302
- Arrest436
- Community resolution318
- Summons / charged by post186
- Caution (simple or conditional)10
- Khat or Cannabis warning5
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White3,570 (83.9%)
- Black249 (5.8%)
- Not stated235 (5.5%)
- Asian104 (2.4%)
- Other99 (2.3%)
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 Merseyside 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
59,292
Arrest rate
5.5%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 5,722 | 3.8% |
| 2025-06 | 4,992 | 0.6% |
| 2025-07 | 4,914 | 0.4% |
| 2025-08 | 4,944 | 0.5% |
| 2025-09 | 4,752 | 0.3% |
| 2025-10 | 5,059 | 0.3% |
| 2025-11 | 5,000 | 9.8% |
| 2025-12 | 4,745 | 11.3% |
| 2026-01 | 5,175 | 10.2% |
| 2026-02 | 4,425 | 10.8% |
| 2026-03 | 4,811 | 10.0% |
| 2026-04 | 4,753 | 8.9% |
Top objects of search
- (unknown)28,388
- Controlled drugs22,842
- Offensive weapons2,885
- Evidence of offences under the Act1,497
- Stolen goods1,348
- Article for use in theft1,038
Top outcomes
- (unknown)27,388
- A no further action disposal24,500
- Arrest3,255
- Community resolution2,696
- Summons / charged by post1,296
- Caution (simple or conditional)121
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British47,230 (79.7%)
- (unknown)3,216 (5.4%)
- White - Any other White background1,214 (2.0%)
- White - Irish955 (1.6%)
- Other ethnic group - Arab935 (1.6%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African823 (1.4%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group822 (1.4%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated687 (1.2%)
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.