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.

19.9%

of completed reviews found Nottinghamshire Police's own complaint outcome was not reasonable and proportionate

IOPC, 2024/25. 27 of 136 reviews.

417

complaint cases per 1,000 employees

IOPC, 2024/25. 1,708 cases, 4,098 employees.

66.9%

of stop and searches ended in no further action

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-10. 5,886 of 8,794 recorded outcomes.

1,246

searches involved removal of more than outer clothing

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-10.

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The most common stated reason Nottinghamshire Police gave for a stop and search was "Controlled drugs", with 4,890 searches, 58.3% of those with a reason recorded.

Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2025-10. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.

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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

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 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 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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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 West Bridgford Wire · 29 Aug 2026
Appeal after hate crime incident at Sherwood Co-Op Nottinghamshire Police · 29 Aug 2026
From kennels to catching criminals: Rescue dog completes specialist police training Newark Advertiser · 29 Aug 2026
Man arrested after officers discover cocaine stashed in roof lining of car Nottinghamshire Police · 28 Aug 2026
Teenage boy sentenced for school stabbing Nottinghamshire Police · 28 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 2025-10. 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 2025-10. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.