Police stop-and-searches in Staffordshire are being reviewed
A scrutiny panel's looking into them
Members of the public have joined forces with our local policing teams to scrutinise recent stop-and-searches across Staffordshire.
Most recently, on 29 July, the stop and search scrutiny panel in Tamworth reviewed ten instances, selected at random.
Of the ten reviewed, a total of seven cases were deemed to be valid on reasonable grounds, by the majority of those on the panel.
Of the three reviewed further, the panel had mixed views, and one of the three was deemed to be invalid.
Since then, feedback from the panel has been delivered to all officers involved in carrying out the stop-and-searches, with the panel reflecting that the process was both informative and worthwhile.
Inspector Rachel Darby, Deputy Commander of Tamworth local policing team, who hosted the scrutiny panel session, said: "I would like to thank all members of the community who took part in the panel.
“Their involvement assists us in keeping a close eye on how stop-and-search is being used and helps us to continue to build strong connections in our local area.
“The feedback they've shared is so valuable in enabling us to continue to serve the community in partnership with those who live, work and visit Tamworth.”
Of the 3,404 stop and searches conducted between December 2024 and May 2025, 1,253 (36.81%) had a police outcome, and 2,053 (60.31%) had no further action taken. For 98 (2.88%), the outcome was not collected.
Of the 3,404 stop and searches between December 2024 and May 2025, 975 (28.64%) cases the outcome was linked to the purpose of the search, and in 2,426 (71.27%) cases it was not linked. For 3 (0.09%), this data was not collected.
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