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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.

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From:
Home Office
Published:
18 April 2013
Last updated:
9 April 2026
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  1. Added 'Police custody and pre-charge bail, year ending March 2025' and updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.

  2. Added 'Police powers and procedures: Roads policing, to December 2024'.

  3. Added 'Police protest powers, June 2022 to March 2025'.

  4. Added 'Stop and search, arrests, and mental health detentions, March 2025' and updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.

  5. Added 'Police custody and pre-charge bail, year ending March 2024'.

  6. Added 'Police protest powers, June 2022 to March 2024'.

  7. Added 'Police powers and procedures: Roads policing, to December 2023' and updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.

  8. Added 'Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, March 2024' and updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.

  9. Updated 'Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023' to second edition.

  10. Updated 'Stop and search and arrests, year ending March 2023' to second edition.

  11. Added 'Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2023', updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.

  12. Added 'Stop and search and arrests, year ending March 2023' and updated 'User guide to police powers and procedures'.

  13. Added 'Update to stop and search and arrests statistics using 2021 Census estimates'.

  14. Added 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

  15. Added 'Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022', updated 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

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

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

  18. 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'.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. Updated ‘User guide to Police powers and procedures’.

  27. 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'.

  28. 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'.

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

  30. First published.

Covers the following statistical series:

  • Stop and search and arrests
  • Other PACE powers

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