What they were looking for

Drugs, stolen property, weapons: what officers recorded as the object of each search.

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Preview the latest 36 observations
SeriesPeriod or categoryValueUnit
Anything to threaten or harm anyone2026-010.11% of searches
Anything to threaten or harm anyone2026-020.16% of searches
Anything to threaten or harm anyone2026-040.89% of searches
Anything to threaten or harm anyone2026-050.85% of searches
Articles for use in criminal damage2026-010.58% of searches
Articles for use in criminal damage2026-020.38% of searches
Articles for use in criminal damage2026-040.56% of searches
Articles for use in criminal damage2026-050.47% of searches
Controlled drugs2026-0160.71% of searches
Controlled drugs2026-0258.92% of searches
Controlled drugs2026-0458.01% of searches
Controlled drugs2026-0557.47% of searches
Evidence of offences under the Act2026-013.93% of searches
Evidence of offences under the Act2026-023.55% of searches
Evidence of offences under the Act2026-043.59% of searches
Evidence of offences under the Act2026-053.75% of searches
Firearms2026-010.52% of searches
Firearms2026-020.26% of searches
Firearms2026-040.37% of searches
Firearms2026-050.47% of searches
Fireworks2026-010.23% of searches
Fireworks2026-020.09% of searches
Fireworks2026-040.06% of searches
Fireworks2026-050.23% of searches
Not recorded2026-010.21% of searches
Not recorded2026-020.27% of searches
Not recorded2026-040.23% of searches
Not recorded2026-050.39% of searches
Offensive weapons2026-0112.33% of searches
Offensive weapons2026-0213.96% of searches
Offensive weapons2026-0415.68% of searches
Offensive weapons2026-0516.18% of searches
Stolen goods2026-0121.38% of searches
Stolen goods2026-0222.4% of searches
Stolen goods2026-0420.62% of searches
Stolen goods2026-0520.18% of searches

Methodology

The object of search recorded for every Metropolitan Police stop and search in the latest six published months, shown as a share of that month's searches. This describes what officers said they were looking for, not what was found. Missing objects remain Not recorded rather than being assigned to another category.

Provenance

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