Northumbria Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Northumbria Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
497
Arrest rate
24.5%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs290
- Offensive weapons74
- Stolen goods58
- Not stated31
- Article for use in theft14
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone13
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal328
- Arrest122
- Summons / charged by post26
- Community resolution20
- Caution (simple or conditional)1
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White246 (49.5%)
- Not stated205 (41.2%)
- Asian20 (4.0%)
- Black16 (3.2%)
- Other10 (2.0%)
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 Northumbria 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
9,344
Arrest rate
16.5%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 942 | 14.3% |
| 2025-06 | 968 | 17.6% |
| 2025-07 | 960 | 14.5% |
| 2025-08 | 794 | 14.7% |
| 2025-09 | 733 | 16.0% |
| 2025-10 | 820 | 15.2% |
| 2025-11 | 809 | 15.1% |
| 2025-12 | 699 | 15.0% |
| 2026-01 | 856 | 15.2% |
| 2026-02 | 620 | 18.2% |
| 2026-03 | 637 | 25.1% |
| 2026-04 | 506 | 21.5% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs5,145
- Stolen goods1,537
- Offensive weapons1,529
- Articles for use in criminal damage498
- Evidence of offences under the Act263
- (unknown)141
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal6,785
- Arrest1,542
- Community resolution500
- Summons / charged by post425
- Caution (simple or conditional)67
- Khat or Cannabis warning24
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British7,032 (75.3%)
- (unknown)1,126 (12.1%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background336 (3.6%)
- White - Any other White background273 (2.9%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African103 (1.1%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background89 (1.0%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated69 (0.7%)
- Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi63 (0.7%)
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.