West Yorkshire Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for West Yorkshire Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: June 2026
Stops recorded
1,466
Arrest rate
16.6%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Controlled drugs1,010
- Article for use in theft137
- Stolen goods119
- Not stated96
- Offensive weapons77
- Firearms10
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal931
- Arrest243
- Community resolution215
- Summons / charged by post52
- Not stated20
- Caution (simple or conditional)5
Ethnicity composition of stops
- Not stated1,466 (100.0%)
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 West Yorkshire 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
19,876
Arrest rate
15.8%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 1,489 | 16.3% |
| 2025-06 | 1,403 | 16.3% |
| 2025-07 | 1,560 | 15.4% |
| 2025-08 | 1,672 | 15.6% |
| 2025-09 | 1,522 | 16.2% |
| 2025-10 | 2,086 | 12.7% |
| 2025-11 | 1,790 | 15.5% |
| 2025-12 | 1,642 | 17.1% |
| 2026-01 | 1,792 | 15.7% |
| 2026-02 | 1,696 | 15.5% |
| 2026-03 | 1,594 | 17.4% |
| 2026-04 | 1,630 | 17.2% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs14,043
- Article for use in theft1,679
- (unknown)1,288
- Stolen goods1,216
- Offensive weapons1,169
- Firearms168
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal13,019
- Arrest3,144
- Community resolution2,661
- Summons / charged by post646
- (unknown)260
- Caution (simple or conditional)146
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British9,230 (46.4%)
- (unknown)8,179 (41.2%)
- White - Any other White background808 (4.1%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated596 (3.0%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background587 (3.0%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background250 (1.3%)
- Other ethnic group - Arab139 (0.7%)
- White - Irish86 (0.4%)
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.