If you complain about Humberside Police and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 14.2% of 106 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 34th highest of 43 forces and 10.3 points below the national figure of 24.5%. Humberside Police recorded 5,688 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2025-03, and 74.1% ended in no further action.
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Of the people Humberside Police searched where ethnicity was recorded, the largest group was recorded as White at 91.7%, which is 4,879 of 5,320 searches.
Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-03. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.
Complaints about Humberside Police
| Complaint cases logged | 1,682 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,933 |
| Cases per 1,000 employees | 427.7 (18th of 44) |
| Review applications to the local policing body | 92 |
| Review applications to the IOPC | 20 |
Where reviews found the outcome was not reasonable and proportionate
| Route | Reviews completed | Outcome overturned | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local policing body, complaint not investigated | 93 | 13 | 14.0% |
Stop and search by Humberside Police
| Searches recorded | 5,688 |
|---|---|
| Period | 2023-07 to 2025-03 |
| Months of data | 13 of 36 |
| Ended in no further action | 74.1% |
| More than outer clothing removed | 308 |
What Humberside Police searched people for
| Stated object of search | Searches |
|---|---|
| Controlled drugs | 3,299 |
| Offensive weapons | 1,058 |
| Article for use in theft | 677 |
| Stolen goods | 417 |
| Detailed object of search unavailable | 76 |
Who Humberside Police searched
| Officer-defined ethnicity | Searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 4,879 | 91.7% |
| Asian | 163 | 3.1% |
| Black | 149 | 2.8% |
| Other | 106 | 2.0% |
| Mixed | 23 | 0.4% |
Calculated over the 5,320 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 93.5% of all searches by this force.
Compared with who lives in the Humberside Police area
| Ethnic group | Share of searches | Share of residents | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 2.8% | 0.8% | 3.5x |
| Other | 2.0% | 0.9% | 2.2x |
| Asian | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1.5x |
| White | 91.7% | 95.0% | 1.0x |
| Mixed | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.3x |
Use of force by Humberside Police
| Year | Use of force reports | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 7,899 | |
| 2021/22 | 10,670 | |
| 2022/23 | 8,493 | |
| 2023/24 | 15,805 | |
| 2024/25 | 17,974 |
Recorded use of force by Humberside Police has risen 127.5% 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 | 1,262 |
|---|---|
| Of which discharged | 92 |
| 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 Humberside Police
Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.
- Humberside 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.
Humberside 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.
- Woman arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving | News - Hits Radio (Lincolnshire)
- Police investigate Avenues Library arson attacks in Hull
- Police make arrest after driver crashes, runs away and 'throws cans into bush'
- Man jailed for throwing drugs into prison
- ‘Well-deserved retirement’ for good girl PD Roxy
- Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
- data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2025-03. Accessed 2026-08-29.
- Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.
Data last refreshed , covering 2023-07 to 2025-03. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.