If you complain about Norfolk Constabulary and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 14.3% of 56 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 33rd highest of 43 forces and 10.2 points below the national figure of 24.5%. Norfolk Constabulary recorded 6,400 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2025-11, and 63.5% ended in no further action.

14.3%

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

IOPC, 2024/25. 8 of 56 reviews.

109

complaint cases per 1,000 employees

IOPC, 2024/25. 380 cases, 3,480 employees.

63.5%

of stop and searches ended in no further action

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-11. 4,064 of 6,400 recorded outcomes.

searches involved removal of more than outer clothing

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-11.

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The most common stated reason Norfolk Constabulary gave for a stop and search was "Controlled drugs", with 4,133 searches, 65.3% of those with a reason recorded.

Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-11. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.

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Complaints about Norfolk Constabulary

Complaint cases logged	380
Employees	3,480
Cases per 1,000 employees	109.2 (44th of 44)
Review applications to the local policing body	29
Review applications to the IOPC	23

Where reviews found the outcome was not reasonable and proportionate

Route	Reviews completed	Outcome overturned	Rate
Local policing body, complaint not investigated	30	3	10.0%

Stop and search by Norfolk Constabulary

Searches recorded	6,400
Period	2023-07 to 2025-11
Months of data	29 of 36
Ended in no further action	63.5%
More than outer clothing removed	97

What Norfolk Constabulary searched people for

Stated object of search	Searches
Controlled drugs	4,133
Offensive weapons	988
Article for use in theft	648
Stolen goods	451
Articles for use in criminal damage	108

Who Norfolk Constabulary searched

Officer-defined ethnicity	Searches	Share
White	5,341	86.1%
Black	517	8.3%
Asian	183	2.9%
Other	163	2.6%

Calculated over the 6,204 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 96.9% of all searches by this force.

Compared with who lives in the Norfolk Constabulary area

Ethnic group	Share of searches	Share of residents	Ratio
Black	8.3%	0.9%	9.2x
Other	2.6%	0.7%	3.7x
Asian	2.9%	2.1%	1.4x
White	86.1%	94.7%	0.9x

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.

Use of force by Norfolk Constabulary

Year	Use of force reports	Relative volume
2020/21	6,202
2021/22	7,691
2022/23	8,341
2023/24	8,968
2024/25	7,723

Recorded use of force by Norfolk Constabulary has risen 24.5% 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	368
Of which discharged	32
Share actually discharged	8.7%

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

Complaining to Norfolk Constabulary

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

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

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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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Norfolk 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.

Two men jailed for assault in Norwich city centre Norfolk Constabulary · 28 Aug 2026
Appeal following man found with injuries Norfolk Constabulary · 28 Aug 2026
Appeal following serious collision in West Barsham Norfolk Constabulary · 27 Aug 2026
Appeal following incident of outraging public decency- Norwich Norfolk Constabulary · 27 Aug 2026
Norfolk PCC says dual ID cards for gender-fluid officers pose public security risk Edp24 · 26 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 2025-11. 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 2025-11. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.