Official Statistics

Police custody and pre-charge bail, year ending March 2025

Detentions in police custody, strip searches in custody, police pre-charge bail, and detentions over 24 hours in police custody.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 9 April 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Police custody and pre-charge bail, year ending March 2025

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Police custody data tables, year ending 31 March 2025

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Pre-charge bail, year ending March 2025: data tables

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Voluntary attendance to interview year ending March 2025: data tables

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Released under investigation year ending March 2025: data tables

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Other PACE powers year ending March 2025: data tables

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Unique individuals in custody, year ending March 2025: pivot tables

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Intimate searches, year ending March 2025: data tables

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Pre-release access list for: Police custody and pre-charge bail, year ending March 2025

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Details

These statistics present data on detentions, strip searches and intimate searches in police custody; use of pre-charge bail, released under investigation, and voluntary attendance interviews.

The ‘User guide to police powers and procedures’ provides further details relating to definitions, legislation and procedures, and data quality.

Published 9 April 2026