Staffordshire Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Staffordshire Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
544
Arrest rate
13.8%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs297
- Offensive weapons78
- Stolen goods65
- Article for use in theft43
- Evidence of offences under the Act27
- Articles for use in criminal damage11
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal378
- Arrest75
- Community resolution71
- Summons / charged by post11
- Caution (simple or conditional)6
- Khat or Cannabis warning3
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White363 (66.7%)
- Not stated92 (16.9%)
- Asian49 (9.0%)
- Black39 (7.2%)
- Other1 (0.2%)
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 Staffordshire 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
7,004
Arrest rate
14.7%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 555 | 15.1% |
| 2025-06 | 549 | 18.0% |
| 2025-07 | 539 | 14.7% |
| 2025-08 | 619 | 17.6% |
| 2025-09 | 527 | 15.2% |
| 2025-10 | 646 | 16.9% |
| 2025-11 | 654 | 13.5% |
| 2025-12 | 574 | 14.6% |
| 2026-01 | 577 | 18.2% |
| 2026-02 | 545 | 17.6% |
| 2026-03 | 686 | 7.9% |
| 2026-04 | 533 | 8.1% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs4,087
- Article for use in theft798
- Stolen goods712
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone675
- Offensive weapons300
- Evidence of offences under the Act140
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,727
- Community resolution1,380
- Arrest1,030
- (unknown)759
- Summons / charged by post75
- Caution (simple or conditional)19
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British4,306 (61.5%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated850 (12.1%)
- (unknown)477 (6.8%)
- Asian/Asian British - Pakistani342 (4.9%)
- White - Any other White background236 (3.4%)
- Asian/Asian British - Indian108 (1.5%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background107 (1.5%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background99 (1.4%)
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.