If you complain about Cambridgeshire Constabulary and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 22.0% of 59 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 23rd highest of 43 forces and 2.5 points below the national figure of 24.5%. Cambridgeshire Constabulary recorded 8,373 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2026-05, and 66.5% ended in no further action.

22%

of completed reviews found Cambridgeshire Constabulary's own complaint outcome was not reasonable and proportionate

IOPC, 2024/25. 13 of 59 reviews.

406

complaint cases per 1,000 employees

IOPC, 2024/25. 1,141 cases, 2,809 employees.

66.5%

of stop and searches ended in no further action

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-05. 5,572 of 8,373 recorded outcomes.

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66.9% of searches by Cambridgeshire Constabulary were carried out under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-05. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.

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Complaints about Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Complaint cases logged	1,141
Employees	2,809
Cases per 1,000 employees	406.2 (23rd of 44)
Review applications to the local policing body	38
Review applications to the IOPC	27

Where reviews found the outcome was not reasonable and proportionate

Route	Reviews completed	Outcome overturned	Rate
Local policing body, complaint not investigated	32	8	25.0%

Stop and search by Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Searches recorded	8,373
Period	2023-07 to 2026-05
Months of data	35 of 36
Ended in no further action	66.5%

What Cambridgeshire Constabulary searched people for

Stated object of search	Searches
Controlled drugs	5,576
Offensive weapons	1,364
Article for use in theft	991
Stolen goods	191
Articles for use in criminal damage	102

Who Cambridgeshire Constabulary searched

Officer-defined ethnicity	Searches	Share
White	5,704	72.5%
Black	957	12.2%
Asian	943	12.0%
Other	266	3.4%

Calculated over the 7,870 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 94.0% of all searches by this force.

Compared with who lives in the Cambridgeshire Constabulary area

Ethnic group	Share of searches	Share of residents	Ratio
Black	12.2%	2.1%	5.8x
Other	3.4%	1.7%	2.0x
Asian	12.0%	7.9%	1.5x
White	72.5%	85.4%	0.8x

What this ratio is and is not. It compares the share of searches to the share of people resident in this force area at the 2021 Census. It takes no account of who is present in a place rather than living there, which matters most in city centres and transport hubs. A ratio above one means a group is searched more often than its resident share, and that is a pattern requiring explanation, not evidence of discrimination in itself. Groups under 0.5% of the resident population are omitted because the figure becomes unstable. Every force compared.

Recording gaps. Cambridgeshire Constabulary did not record officer-defined ethnicity for 6.0% over this period. Percentages on this page are calculated only over the records where the relevant field was actually recorded.

Use of force by Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Year	Use of force reports	Relative volume
2020/21	4,716
2021/22	6,009
2022/23	8,608
2023/24	10,442
2024/25	11,040

Recorded use of force by Cambridgeshire Constabulary has risen 134.1% since 2020/21. Nationally the total rose 39.4% over the same period, so this force is rising faster than the national trend.

Taser use

Total recorded Taser uses	463
Of which discharged	12
Share actually discharged	2.6%

Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.

Complaining to Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary official websiteSource: data.police.uk
Telephone: 101Non-emergency number. Always call 999 in an emergency.

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What you can do about it

Complaining to a force and bringing a claim against it are different processes with different outcomes. Reviews overturn the force's own finding in roughly a quarter of cases nationally, which makes the review stage worth understanding before you use it.

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Cambridgeshire Constabulary in the news

The five most recent reports mentioning this force, collected automatically. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named. We do not edit, summarise or endorse them, and inclusion here does not imply any finding against anyone.

Convicted sex offender back behind bars Cambridgeshire Constabulary · 29 Aug 2026
Council and police get tough on people riding bikes, e-scooters and e-bikes along Bridge Street Peterborough Telegraph · 27 Aug 2026
Man assaulted wife and son in “abhorrent” attack Cambridgeshire Constabulary · 25 Aug 2026
Man assaulted wife in “abhorrent” attack Cambridgeshire Constabulary · 25 Aug 2026
Rapist who exploited teenager is jailed 22 years Cambridgeshire Constabulary · 24 Aug 2026

Sources

Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2026-05. Accessed 2026-08-29.
Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.

Data last refreshed 29 August 2026, covering 2023-07 to 2026-05. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.