Northamptonshire Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Northamptonshire Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
210
Arrest rate
8.6%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Evidence of offences under the Act76
- Controlled drugs58
- Offensive weapons46
- Article for use in theft16
- Stolen goods10
- Firearms4
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal183
- Arrest18
- Summons / charged by post5
- Community resolution4
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White140 (66.7%)
- Black50 (23.8%)
- Asian10 (4.8%)
- Not stated8 (3.8%)
- Other2 (1.0%)
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 Northamptonshire 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
3,486
Arrest rate
10.6%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 286 | 9.4% |
| 2025-06 | 329 | 15.2% |
| 2025-07 | 372 | 8.3% |
| 2025-08 | 318 | 15.1% |
| 2025-09 | 301 | 10.0% |
| 2025-10 | 243 | 9.5% |
| 2025-11 | 201 | 10.0% |
| 2025-12 | 502 | 8.4% |
| 2026-01 | 237 | 10.1% |
| 2026-02 | 196 | 12.8% |
| 2026-03 | 237 | 11.8% |
| 2026-04 | 264 | 7.6% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs1,832
- Evidence of offences under the Act633
- Offensive weapons527
- Article for use in theft263
- Stolen goods152
- Firearms53
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal2,883
- Arrest368
- Community resolution189
- Caution (simple or conditional)21
- Summons / charged by post18
- Khat or Cannabis warning7
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British1,919 (55.0%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated368 (10.6%)
- White - Any other White background350 (10.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African208 (6.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean126 (3.6%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background92 (2.6%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean73 (2.1%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background72 (2.1%)
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.