Norfolk Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Norfolk Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: November 2025
Stops recorded
242
Arrest rate
16.1%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs158
- Offensive weapons40
- Article for use in theft25
- Stolen goods12
- Articles for use in criminal damage3
- Fireworks3
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal161
- Community resolution40
- Arrest39
- Summons / charged by post2
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White209 (86.4%)
- Black16 (6.6%)
- Asian11 (4.5%)
- Not stated3 (1.2%)
- Other3 (1.2%)
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 Norfolk Constabulary against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), November 2025.
Stops, last 12 months
1,381
Arrest rate
21.7%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 245 | 23.7% |
| 2025-06 | 175 | 26.9% |
| 2025-07 | 176 | 16.5% |
| 2025-08 | 195 | 21.5% |
| 2025-09 | 175 | 26.3% |
| 2025-10 | 173 | 22.5% |
| 2025-11 | 242 | 16.1% |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0.0% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs867
- Offensive weapons252
- Article for use in theft130
- Stolen goods79
- Articles for use in criminal damage30
- Firearms13
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal867
- Arrest300
- Community resolution195
- Summons / charged by post13
- Caution (simple or conditional)5
- Khat or Cannabis warning1
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British657 (47.6%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated385 (27.9%)
- White - Any other White background167 (12.1%)
- (unknown)32 (2.3%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background21 (1.5%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African18 (1.3%)
- White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller15 (1.1%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group14 (1.0%)
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.