The stops and search statistical collection, held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, identifies vehicles and occupiers searched under s44(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 by resultant arrests only.
The information is not linked with details of any subsequent prosecutions and convictions.
The available information is given in the following tables from 1998-99 to 2004-05 (latest available). Information on “vehicles only” searches is not available for 1997-98.
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Police force area Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Avon and Somerset 749 — 672 — 399 — 504 — Bedfordshire 40 — 58 — 39 — 53 — Cambridgeshire 90 — 77 — 114 — 207 — Cheshire 966 — 796 — 615 — 383 7 Cleveland 277 — 190 — 218 — 159 — Cumbria 475 — 360 — 284 — 281 — Derbyshire 1,259 — 1,583 — 501 — 437 5 Devon and Cornwall 944 — 702 — 601 — 709 2 Dorset 242 — 450 — 486 12 193 — Durham 101 17 93 — 64 — 352 235 Essex 725 — 887 — 1,115 — 775 — Gloucestershire 519 — 650 — 580 — 572 4 Greater Manchester 1,752 — 1,557 — 1,365 — 1,338 — Hampshire 216 9 451 2 243 — 202 — Hertfordshire 488 — 407 — 372 — 307 3 Humberside — — 6 — 144 — 23 — Kent 7,231 3 5,684 2 2,662 39 1,231 — Lancashire n/a n/a 620 — 438 — 700 — Leicestershire 878 — 303 — 439 — 1,075 1 Lincolnshire 734 — 314 — 149 — 155 — London, City of 6 4 13 3 27 14 7 1 Merseyside 1,095 — 581 — 1,753 — 1,770 — Metropolitan police 5,373 710 2,626 72 5,074 2,276 4,072 1,108 Norfolk 522 — 346 — 463 — 1,091 — Northamptonshire 181 — 337 — 278 — 268 — Northumbria 1,147 — 632 — 437 — 377 — North Yorkshire 402 6 386 — 205 3 251 — Nottinghamshire 246 — 152 — 289 — 269 — South Yorkshire 703 — 863 — 929 — 939 205 Staffordshire 212 — 174 — 149 — 205 — Suffolk 813 1 490 — 306 — 262 — Surrey 119 — 71 — 82 — 69 — Sussex 480 — 639 — 811 73 825 64 Thames Valley 775 — 467 — 437 — 343 — Warwickshire 304 — 424 — 331 — 272 — West Mercia 479 — 3,416 — 2,317 — 1,093 — West Midlands 247 — 35 — n/a n/a n/a n/a West Yorkshire 4,310 — 4,510 — 3,219 — 4,910 — Wiltshire 851 — 543 — 432 — 349 — England 35,951 750 32,565 79 28,367 2,417 27,028 1,635
Police force area Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Total vehicles only searched Vehicles only searched under s44(1) Terrorism Act Avon and Somerset 697 — 587 — 265 — Bedfordshire 48 — 48 — 16 — Cambridgeshire 223 — 202 — 167 1 Cheshire 694 58 422 — 888 — Cleveland 150 — 129 — 126 — Cumbria 96 — 78 — 91 — Derbyshire 433 — 424 — 366 — Devon and Cornwall 481 — 295 2 92 — Dorset 157 — 126 — 74 — Durham 85 — 79 — 84 — Essex 518 — 161 4 265 124 Gloucestershire 633 4 564 1 618 — Greater Manchester 1,685 89 727 37 963 235 Hampshire 184 2 220 17 256 35 Hertfordshire 62 — 185 — 244 — Humberside 170 — 144 — 164 — Kent 548 8 n/a n/a n/a — Lancashire 633 — 696 — 611 — Leicestershire 476 3 815 — 1,753 — Lincolnshire 219 — 217 — 127 — London, City of 67 42 29 24 51 21 Merseyside 1,313 — 202 — 147 — Metropolitan police 14,373 10,198 5,558 4,157 4,033 2,935 Norfolk 132 2 180 — 164 — Northamptonshire 296 — 246 — 79 — Northumbria 365 — 193 — 236 40 North Yorkshire 227 — 180 — 50 3 Nottinghamshire 356 — 820 — 106 — South Yorkshire 794 105 419 — 424 — Staffordshire 214 — 279 — 161 — Suffolk 321 1 153 — 204 — Surrey 88 8 92 1 68 5 Sussex 477 32 496 10 604 59 Thames Valley 607 — 278 3 214 1 Warwickshire 229 — 173 — 105 — West Mercia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a West Midlands n/a n/a 46 — 106 — West Yorkshire 7,804 — 1,116 — 1,430 — Wiltshire n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a England 35,855 10,552 16,579 4,256 15,352 3,459 n/a = Not available. “Vehicles only” searches not separately identifiable from other searches recorded. 1 Total searches includes searches: under s1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Firearms Act 1968; also included are other legislation which relates to searches under other powers, such as under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 s15 (which since 19 February 2001 has been replaced by section 43 of the Terrorism Act 2000); various poaching and wildlife conservation legislation; the Aviation Security Act 1982, s27(1); the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, s163 and 164; and the Sporting Events (control of Alcohol, etc) Act 1985; s60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; and s44(1) and 44(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly s13A and 13B of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. 2 Searches may be conducted on vehicles only, occupants only or both may be searched. Where a vehicle and driver occupier are searched simultaneously the search is recorded against the driver (occupant). Any other passengers searched are recorded as occupants. Data given in the table are where a “vehicle only” has been searched. 3 S44(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (formerly s13A of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989). Note: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when these data are used. Source: Stops/Searches collection held by Office for Criminal Justice Reform.