Sussex Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Sussex Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
489
Arrest rate
24.7%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs287
- Offensive weapons77
- Stolen goods56
- Article for use in theft43
- Articles for use in criminal damage11
- Firearms8
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal263
- Arrest121
- Community resolution80
- Summons / charged by post23
- Not stated2
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White387 (79.1%)
- Black52 (10.6%)
- Asian24 (4.9%)
- Other16 (3.3%)
- Not stated10 (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 Sussex 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
6,776
Arrest rate
26.0%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 561 | 25.1% |
| 2025-06 | 603 | 23.7% |
| 2025-07 | 455 | 28.1% |
| 2025-08 | 619 | 25.4% |
| 2025-09 | 486 | 28.4% |
| 2025-10 | 487 | 25.1% |
| 2025-11 | 564 | 27.8% |
| 2025-12 | 557 | 25.9% |
| 2026-01 | 521 | 26.9% |
| 2026-02 | 585 | 25.6% |
| 2026-03 | 725 | 24.1% |
| 2026-04 | 613 | 26.9% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs4,178
- Offensive weapons1,029
- Stolen goods610
- Article for use in theft608
- Articles for use in criminal damage108
- (unknown)104
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal3,786
- Arrest1,760
- Community resolution922
- Summons / charged by post246
- (unknown)32
- Caution (simple or conditional)20
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British3,862 (57.0%)
- (unknown)1,094 (16.1%)
- White - Any other White background631 (9.3%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African178 (2.6%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background136 (2.0%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group131 (1.9%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background115 (1.7%)
- Other ethnic group - Arab103 (1.5%)
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.