If you complain about Nottinghamshire Police and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 19.9% of 136 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 28th highest of 43 forces and 4.6 points below the national figure of 24.5%. Nottinghamshire Police recorded 8,794 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2025-10, and 66.9% ended in no further action.
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Recorded use of force by Nottinghamshire Police has risen 175% since 2020/21, from 7,043 reports to 19,369.
Source: Home Office use of force statistics, 2024/25. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.
Complaints about Nottinghamshire Police
| Complaint cases logged | 1,708 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,098 |
| Cases per 1,000 employees | 416.8 (22nd of 44) |
| Review applications to the local policing body | 132 |
| 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 | 114 | 21 | 18.4% |
Stop and search by Nottinghamshire Police
| Searches recorded | 8,794 |
|---|---|
| Period | 2023-07 to 2025-10 |
| Months of data | 28 of 36 |
| Ended in no further action | 66.9% |
| More than outer clothing removed | 1,246 |
What Nottinghamshire Police searched people for
| Stated object of search | Searches |
|---|---|
| Controlled drugs | 4,890 |
| Offensive weapons | 1,713 |
| Article for use in theft | 1,093 |
| Stolen goods | 481 |
| Anything to threaten or harm anyone | 213 |
Who Nottinghamshire Police searched
| Officer-defined ethnicity | Searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 5,820 | 66.5% |
| Black | 1,787 | 20.4% |
| Asian | 686 | 7.8% |
| Other | 461 | 5.3% |
Calculated over the 8,754 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 99.5% of all searches by this force.
Compared with who lives in the Nottinghamshire Police area
| Ethnic group | Share of searches | Share of residents | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 20.4% | 3.7% | 5.5x |
| Other | 5.3% | 1.5% | 3.5x |
| Asian | 7.8% | 6.3% | 1.2x |
| White | 66.5% | 85.4% | 0.8x |
Use of force by Nottinghamshire Police
| Year | Use of force reports | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 7,043 | |
| 2021/22 | 7,286 | |
| 2022/23 | 16,460 | |
| 2023/24 | 17,066 | |
| 2024/25 | 19,369 |
Recorded use of force by Nottinghamshire Police has risen 175% 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 | 316 |
|---|---|
| Of which discharged | 30 |
| Share actually discharged | 9.5% |
Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.
Complaining to Nottinghamshire Police
Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.
- Nottinghamshire 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.
Nottinghamshire 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.
- Police release image after shop staff threatened with knife in Nottingham
- Appeal after hate crime incident at Sherwood Co-Op
- From kennels to catching criminals: Rescue dog completes specialist police training
- Man arrested after officers discover cocaine stashed in roof lining of car
- Teenage boy sentenced for school stabbing
- Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
- data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2025-10. Accessed 2026-08-29.
- Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.
Data last refreshed , covering 2023-07 to 2025-10. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.