Nottinghamshire Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Nottinghamshire Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: October 2025
Stops recorded
318
Arrest rate
7.9%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs156
- Offensive weapons88
- Article for use in theft41
- Stolen goods7
- Evidence of offences under the Act7
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone6
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal249
- Community resolution30
- Arrest25
- Summons / charged by post10
- Caution (simple or conditional)4
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White208 (65.4%)
- Black78 (24.5%)
- Other19 (6.0%)
- Asian13 (4.1%)
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 Nottinghamshire Police against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), October 2025.
Stops, last 12 months
1,685
Arrest rate
17.4%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 305 | 23.9% |
| 2025-06 | 221 | 6.3% |
| 2025-07 | 300 | 21.3% |
| 2025-08 | 251 | 21.1% |
| 2025-09 | 290 | 22.4% |
| 2025-10 | 318 | 7.9% |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 drugs826
- Article for use in theft348
- Offensive weapons341
- Stolen goods63
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone39
- Evidence of offences under the Act37
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal1,180
- Arrest294
- Community resolution134
- Summons / charged by post48
- Caution (simple or conditional)28
- Khat or Cannabis warning1
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British641 (38.0%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated617 (36.6%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background84 (5.0%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background66 (3.9%)
- White - Any other White background65 (3.9%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African52 (3.1%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean39 (2.3%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background37 (2.2%)
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.