South Wales Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for South Wales Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: April 2026
Stops recorded
664
Arrest rate
14.2%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs408
- Offensive weapons89
- Stolen goods81
- Article for use in theft30
- Articles for use in criminal damage25
- Evidence of offences under the Act23
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal522
- Arrest94
- Community resolution24
- Summons / charged by post18
- Caution (simple or conditional)4
- Not stated2
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White565 (85.1%)
- Black42 (6.3%)
- Asian23 (3.5%)
- Not stated22 (3.3%)
- Other12 (1.8%)
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 South Wales Police against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), April 2026.
Stops, last 12 months
6,273
Arrest rate
14.4%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 483 | 16.4% |
| 2025-06 | 411 | 15.6% |
| 2025-07 | 497 | 13.5% |
| 2025-08 | 522 | 14.2% |
| 2025-09 | 502 | 14.1% |
| 2025-10 | 572 | 13.1% |
| 2025-11 | 541 | 13.1% |
| 2025-12 | 454 | 14.8% |
| 2026-01 | 578 | 16.8% |
| 2026-02 | 354 | 13.6% |
| 2026-03 | 695 | 14.2% |
| 2026-04 | 664 | 14.2% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs3,899
- Offensive weapons809
- Stolen goods524
- Article for use in theft395
- Articles for use in criminal damage261
- (unknown)136
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal4,552
- Arrest906
- Community resolution466
- Summons / charged by post196
- (unknown)90
- Khat or Cannabis warning36
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British2,824 (45.0%)
- (unknown)1,636 (26.1%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated1,210 (19.3%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African103 (1.6%)
- White - Any other White background79 (1.3%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background76 (1.2%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background74 (1.2%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background50 (0.8%)
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.