North Wales Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for North Wales Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
300
Arrest rate
12.7%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs161
- Stolen goods47
- Offensive weapons46
- Evidence of offences under the Act17
- Articles for use in criminal damage11
- Article for use in theft8
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal209
- Arrest38
- Community resolution31
- Not stated17
- Summons / charged by post5
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White156 (52.0%)
- Other136 (45.3%)
- Black4 (1.3%)
- Asian4 (1.3%)
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 North Wales 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
4,244
Arrest rate
15.0%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 303 | 21.8% |
| 2025-06 | 383 | 14.6% |
| 2025-07 | 337 | 17.8% |
| 2025-08 | 340 | 15.0% |
| 2025-09 | 348 | 13.8% |
| 2025-10 | 445 | 9.9% |
| 2025-11 | 391 | 16.4% |
| 2025-12 | 418 | 15.3% |
| 2026-01 | 339 | 14.8% |
| 2026-02 | 334 | 14.7% |
| 2026-03 | 304 | 15.1% |
| 2026-04 | 302 | 12.9% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs1,997
- Evidence of offences under the Act906
- Offensive weapons518
- Stolen goods372
- Articles for use in criminal damage183
- Article for use in theft181
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,051
- Arrest637
- Community resolution300
- (unknown)178
- Summons / charged by post73
- Caution (simple or conditional)5
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British3,115 (73.4%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated797 (18.8%)
- White - Any other White background122 (2.9%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group44 (1.0%)
- White - Irish33 (0.8%)
- Asian/Asian British - Indian20 (0.5%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean19 (0.4%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background13 (0.3%)
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.