If you complain about Hampshire Constabulary and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 24.0% of 104 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 18th highest of 43 forces and 0.5 points below the national figure of 24.5%. Hampshire Constabulary recorded 42,571 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2026-06, and 68.0% ended in no further action.
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9.3% of the people searched by Hampshire Constabulary where ethnicity was recorded were recorded by the officer as Black.
Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-06, 42,571 searches with ethnicity recorded. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.
Complaints about Hampshire Constabulary
| Complaint cases logged | 3,752 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,294 |
| Cases per 1,000 employees | 596.1 (3rd of 44) |
| Review applications to the local policing body | 48 |
| Review applications to the IOPC | 67 |
Where reviews found the outcome was not reasonable and proportionate
| Route | Reviews completed | Outcome overturned | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local policing body, complaint not investigated | 51 | 15 | 29.4% |
| IOPC, complaint not investigated | 45 | 7 | 15.6% |
Stop and search by Hampshire Constabulary
| Searches recorded | 42,571 |
|---|---|
| Period | 2023-07 to 2026-06 |
| Months of data | 36 of 36 |
| Ended in no further action | 68.0% |
| More than outer clothing removed | 1,425 |
What Hampshire Constabulary searched people for
| Stated object of search | Searches |
|---|---|
| Stolen goods | 3,181 |
| Article for use in theft | 994 |
| Anything to threaten or harm anyone | 635 |
| Firearms | 151 |
| Psychoactive substances | 15 |
Who Hampshire Constabulary searched
| Officer-defined ethnicity | Searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 34,673 | 81.4% |
| Black | 3,951 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 2,547 | 6.0% |
| Other | 1,400 | 3.3% |
Calculated over the 42,571 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 100.0% of all searches by this force.
Compared with who lives in the Hampshire Constabulary area
| Ethnic group | Share of searches | Share of residents | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 9.3% | 1.5% | 6.2x |
| Other | 3.3% | 1.1% | 3.0x |
| Asian | 6.0% | 4.8% | 1.2x |
| White | 81.4% | 90.6% | 0.9x |
Use of force by Hampshire Constabulary
| Year | Use of force reports | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 5,489 | |
| 2021/22 | 7,167 | |
| 2022/23 | 13,892 | |
| 2023/24 | 17,699 | |
| 2024/25 | 22,469 |
Recorded use of force by Hampshire Constabulary has risen 309.3% 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 | 689 |
|---|---|
| Of which discharged | 50 |
| Share actually discharged | 7.3% |
Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.
Complaining to Hampshire Constabulary
Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.
- Hampshire 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.
Hampshire 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.
- Drug driver banned after 130mph police pursuit
- Witness appeal following assault in Basingstoke
- WATCH: Drug driver hits 130mph in 13-mile police chase near Whitchurch
- Appeal following collision in Wootton
- Police refer themselves to watchdog after car chase ends in serious crash
- Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
- data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2026-06. Accessed 2026-08-29.
- Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.
Data last refreshed , covering 2023-07 to 2026-06. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.