West Mercia Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for West Mercia Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
272
Arrest rate
26.5%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs144
- Offensive weapons50
- Stolen goods42
- Article for use in theft15
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone8
- Firearms6
Outcomes
- Not stated147
- Arrest72
- A no further action disposal31
- Community resolution18
- Khat or Cannabis warning3
- Summons / charged by post1
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White208 (76.5%)
- Asian22 (8.1%)
- Black17 (6.3%)
- Not stated9 (3.3%)
- Mixed8 (2.9%)
- Other8 (2.9%)
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 West Mercia 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
3,616
Arrest rate
23.0%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 228 | 30.3% |
| 2025-06 | 276 | 27.9% |
| 2025-07 | 263 | 18.3% |
| 2025-08 | 301 | 25.3% |
| 2025-09 | 258 | 20.9% |
| 2025-10 | 364 | 22.3% |
| 2025-11 | 342 | 17.3% |
| 2025-12 | 334 | 21.9% |
| 2026-01 | 315 | 25.1% |
| 2026-02 | 260 | 23.8% |
| 2026-03 | 397 | 22.4% |
| 2026-04 | 278 | 23.7% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs2,147
- Offensive weapons546
- Stolen goods442
- Article for use in theft298
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone63
- Firearms40
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal2,462
- Arrest833
- Community resolution229
- Summons / charged by post32
- Khat or Cannabis warning31
- Penalty Notice for Disorder19
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British2,267 (62.7%)
- (unknown)751 (20.8%)
- White - Any other White background130 (3.6%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background85 (2.4%)
- Asian/Asian British - Pakistani79 (2.2%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background57 (1.6%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean40 (1.1%)
- Asian/Asian British - Indian34 (0.9%)
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.