If you complain about Gloucestershire Constabulary and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 20.0% of 50 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 27th highest of 43 forces and 4.5 points below the national figure of 24.5%. Gloucestershire Constabulary recorded 5,180 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2026-01, and 65.4% ended in no further action.
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Of the people Gloucestershire Constabulary searched where ethnicity was recorded, the largest group was recorded as White at 75.2%, which is 3,635 of 4,834 searches.
Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-01. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.
Complaints about Gloucestershire Constabulary
| Complaint cases logged | 1,474 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,739 |
| Cases per 1,000 employees | 538.2 (5th of 44) |
| Review applications to the local policing body | 49 |
| Review applications to the IOPC | 16 |
Where reviews found the outcome was not reasonable and proportionate
| Route | Reviews completed | Outcome overturned | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local policing body, complaint not investigated | 43 | 8 | 18.6% |
Stop and search by Gloucestershire Constabulary
| Searches recorded | 5,180 |
|---|---|
| Period | 2023-07 to 2026-01 |
| Months of data | 31 of 36 |
| Ended in no further action | 65.4% |
What Gloucestershire Constabulary searched people for
| Stated object of search | Searches |
|---|---|
| Controlled drugs | 2,987 |
| Offensive weapons | 933 |
| Stolen goods | 732 |
| Article for use in theft | 349 |
| Articles for use in criminal damage | 106 |
Who Gloucestershire Constabulary searched
| Officer-defined ethnicity | Searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,635 | 75.2% |
| Other | 796 | 16.5% |
| Black | 258 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 145 | 3.0% |
Calculated over the 4,834 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 93.3% of all searches by this force.
Compared with who lives in the Gloucestershire Constabulary area
| Ethnic group | Share of searches | Share of residents | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 16.5% | 0.7% | 23.6x |
| Black | 5.3% | 1.2% | 4.4x |
| Asian | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1.0x |
| White | 75.2% | 93.1% | 0.8x |
Use of force by Gloucestershire Constabulary
| Year | Use of force reports | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2,763 | |
| 2021/22 | 5,060 | |
| 2022/23 | 5,304 | |
| 2023/24 | 6,461 | |
| 2024/25 | 8,594 |
Recorded use of force by Gloucestershire Constabulary has risen 211% 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 | 445 |
|---|---|
| Of which discharged | 21 |
| Share actually discharged | 4.7% |
Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.
Complaining to Gloucestershire Constabulary
Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.
- Gloucestershire Constabulary 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.
Gloucestershire 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.
- Appeal to locate wanted man John Higbey
- 'Self-proclaimed misogynist' repeatedly 'posed a risk' to women: police
- Positive action taken during week of action targeting anti-social behaviour
- Appeal to locate man reported missing from Gloucester
- Man issued with Sexual Harm Prevention Order following threatening behaviour towards women
- Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
- data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2026-01. Accessed 2026-08-29.
- Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.
Data last refreshed , covering 2023-07 to 2026-01. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.