Area summary · September 2025 to August 2026

Stop and search in Kingston upon Hull

In the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, police recorded 964 stop and searches in Kingston upon Hull, down 7% on the previous 12 months. Relative to the local population, Black people were stopped and searched at 4.2 times the rate of White people. The most common reason for a search was drugs (57% of searches). 73% of searches ended with no further action, and 16% in an arrest.

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Stop rates by ethnicity

Stop and searches over the 12 months, per 1,000 people in each group (population from Census 2021). Rates based on fewer than 30 searches aren't shown.

Ethnicity (officer-defined)SearchesPopulationPer 1,000 people
Black675,06313.2
Other364,9217.3
Mixed174,510–
Asian287,490–
White770244,9393.1

What people were searched for

Reason for searchSearchesShare
Drugs55257%
Weapons20922%
Stolen Property10511%
Other879%
Theft-Related Items111%
OutcomeSearchesShare
No further action70273%
Arrest15516%
Community resolution869%
Summons / charged by post192%
Khat or Cannabis warning1<1%
Caution (simple or conditional)1<1%

Neighbouring areas

East Riding of Yorkshire

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Stop and search records from police.uk; population from ONS Census 2021. Updated monthly. How these figures are calculated. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.