City of London Police recorded 6,266 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2026-07, and 75.2% ended in no further action.
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49.1% of searches by City of London Police were carried out under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-07. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.
Complaints about City of London Police
| Complaint cases logged | 570 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,606 |
| Cases per 1,000 employees | 354.9 (31st of 44) |
| Review applications to the local policing body | 3 |
| Review applications to the IOPC | 4 |
Stop and search by City of London Police
| Searches recorded | 6,266 |
|---|---|
| Period | 2023-07 to 2026-07 |
| Months of data | 37 of 36 |
| Ended in no further action | 75.2% |
| More than outer clothing removed | 93 |
What City of London Police searched people for
| Stated object of search | Searches |
|---|---|
| Controlled drugs | 2,781 |
| Stolen goods | 1,210 |
| Article for use in theft | 1,014 |
| Offensive weapons | 784 |
| Evidence of offences under the Act | 223 |
Who City of London Police searched
| Officer-defined ethnicity | Searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,777 | 45.7% |
| Black | 1,727 | 28.4% |
| Asian | 937 | 15.4% |
| Other | 639 | 10.5% |
Calculated over the 6,080 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 97.0% of all searches by this force.
Compared with who lives in the City of London Police area
| Ethnic group | Share of searches | Share of residents | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 28.5% | 2.7% | 10.6x |
| Other | 10.5% | 5.6% | 1.9x |
| Asian | 15.4% | 16.8% | 0.9x |
| White | 45.7% | 69.4% | 0.7x |
Use of force by City of London Police
| Year | Use of force reports | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2,291 | |
| 2021/22 | 2,685 | |
| 2022/23 | 3,005 | |
| 2023/24 | 2,945 | |
| 2024/25 | 2,963 |
Recorded use of force by City of London Police has risen 29.3% since 2020/21. Nationally the total rose 39.4% over the same period, so this force is below the national trend.
Taser use
| Total recorded Taser uses | 75 |
|---|---|
| Of which discharged | 3 |
| Share actually discharged | 4.0% |
Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.
Complaining to City of London Police
Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.
- City of London Police official website
- Telephone: 101
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.
City of London Police 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.
- Cyclists who jump red lights given ‘time out’ and made to watch videos instead of being hit with fines
- Cyclists who break law put on ‘time out’ by police
- Rogue London cyclists face ‘sin bin’ under red-light offences crackdown
- Fines alone may not be enough to thwart reckless cycling
- Cyclists who run red lights face ‘sin bin’ instead of fines
- Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
- data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2026-07. Accessed 2026-09-12.
- Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.
Data last refreshed , covering 2023-07 to 2026-07. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.