Collection

Police powers and procedures England and Wales statistics

Statistics on arrests for recorded crime, stops and searches, breath tests and police action in relation to motoring offences.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 18 April 2013
• Last updated: 5 May 2022 — See all updates

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Documents

• Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021 second edition
  • 5 May 2022
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021
  • 14 December 2021
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020 second edition
  • 16 November 2020
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures, England and Wales year ending 31 March 2019
  • 24 October 2019
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018
  • 25 October 2018
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017 second edition
  • 8 November 2017
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016
  • 27 October 2016
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015
  • 19 November 2015
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014
  • 16 April 2015
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013
  • 3 April 2014
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2011/12
  • 18 April 2013
  • National statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales: 2010 to 2011, second edition
  • 19 April 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Police powers and procedures England and Wales: 2009 to 2010
  • 14 April 2011
  • National statistics

Guidance

• User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures
  • 14 December 2021
  • Guidance

Published 18 April 2013
Last updated 5 May 2022 + show all updates

1. 5 May 2022

   Updated 'Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021', to second edition.

2. 14 December 2021

   Added 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

3. 18 November 2021

   Added 'Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

4. 16 November 2020

   Updated 'Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020 second edition'.

5. 27 October 2020

   Added 'Police powers and procedures, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020'.

6. 24 October 2019

   Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2019’, updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

7. 25 October 2018

   Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

8. 8 November 2017

   Updated 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017'.

9. 26 October 2017

   Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

10. 27 October 2016

    Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016' and updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

11. 6 July 2016

    Updated ‘User guide to Police powers and procedures’.

12. 19 November 2015

    Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2015: data tables'.

13. 16 April 2015

    Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014' and 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014: data tables', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures Statistics'.

14. 3 April 2014

    Added 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013'.

15. 18 April 2013

    First published.