Suffolk Constabulary — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Suffolk Constabulary over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: November 2025
Stops recorded
305
Arrest rate
22.6%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs199
- Offensive weapons45
- Article for use in theft31
- Stolen goods19
- Firearms5
- Fireworks4
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal201
- Arrest69
- Community resolution33
- Caution (simple or conditional)1
- Summons / charged by post1
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White241 (79.0%)
- Black27 (8.9%)
- Asian23 (7.5%)
- Other12 (3.9%)
- Not stated2 (0.7%)
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 Suffolk Constabulary against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), November 2025.
Stops, last 12 months
1,773
Arrest rate
22.4%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 222 | 25.7% |
| 2025-06 | 188 | 27.7% |
| 2025-07 | 264 | 24.2% |
| 2025-08 | 255 | 21.6% |
| 2025-09 | 228 | 14.5% |
| 2025-10 | 311 | 21.9% |
| 2025-11 | 305 | 22.6% |
| 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 drugs1,170
- Offensive weapons286
- Article for use in theft161
- Stolen goods119
- Articles for use in criminal damage16
- Firearms13
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal1,155
- Arrest398
- Community resolution204
- Summons / charged by post13
- Caution (simple or conditional)2
- Khat or Cannabis warning1
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British852 (48.1%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated485 (27.4%)
- White - Any other White background188 (10.6%)
- (unknown)41 (2.3%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African32 (1.8%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group26 (1.5%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background25 (1.4%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background25 (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.