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Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, March 2024

Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences. This release will also include statistics on detentions under Section 135 and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act previously included in the Other PACE powers statistics publication

• From: Home Office
• Published: 26 September 2024
• Last updated: 30 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Police powers and procedures: Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2024

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Stop and search summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2024

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Stop and search open data tables, year ending 31 March 2021 to year ending 31 March 2024

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Stop and search open data tables, year ending 31 March 2007 to year ending 31 March 2020

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Stop and search outcomes summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2024

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Stop and search outcomes open data tables, year ending 31 March 2017 to year ending 31 March 2020

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Arrest summary data tables, year ending 31 March 2024

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Arrests open data tables, year ending 31 March 2024

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Detentions under the Mental Health Act (1983) data tables, year ending 31 March 2024

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Stop and search data query tool

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Stop and search – ethnic disparity time series dashboard

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Arrests - ethnic disparity time series

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Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences, and detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983.

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Published 26 September 2024

Last updated 30 July 2025 + show all updates

1. 30 July 2025

   The Detentions under the Mental Health Act (1983) data tables were revised in July 2025 due to errors in some of the table titles. The titles for tables MHA_02, MHA_03a, and MHA_03b previously incorrectly referred to section 135, this has been corrected to section 136. The titles for tables MHA_102, MHA_103a, MHA_103b, and MHA_04b previously incorrectly referred to section 136, this has been corrected to section 135.

2. 26 September 2024

   First published.