Written Question·Home Office·UIN 90054

Stop and Search

Tabled: 11 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Sarah Pochin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times police forces in England and Wales have used stop-and-search powers in each of the last five years.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of stop and searches undertaken by the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police, on a financial year basis. The latest data are available here: Stop and se...

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