If you complain about Warwickshire Police and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 34.4% of 32 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 5th highest of 43 forces and 9.9 points above the national figure of 24.5%. Warwickshire Police recorded 3,956 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2026-06, and 71.5% ended in no further action.
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Of the people Warwickshire Police searched where ethnicity was recorded, the largest group was recorded as White at 71.3%, which is 2,733 of 3,833 searches.
Source: data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-06. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.
Complaints about Warwickshire Police
| Complaint cases logged | 942 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,049 |
| Cases per 1,000 employees | 459.7 (13th of 44) |
| Review applications to the local policing body | 33 |
| Review applications to the IOPC | 8 |
Stop and search by Warwickshire Police
| Searches recorded | 3,956 |
|---|---|
| Period | 2023-07 to 2026-06 |
| Months of data | 36 of 36 |
| Ended in no further action | 71.5% |
| More than outer clothing removed | 335 |
What Warwickshire Police searched people for
| Stated object of search | Searches |
|---|---|
| Controlled drugs | 1,712 |
| Stolen goods | 586 |
| Article for use in theft | 567 |
| Offensive weapons | 444 |
| Anything to threaten or harm anyone | 372 |
Who Warwickshire Police searched
| Officer-defined ethnicity | Searches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,733 | 71.3% |
| Asian | 418 | 10.9% |
| Black | 347 | 9.1% |
| Other | 211 | 5.5% |
| Mixed | 124 | 3.2% |
Calculated over the 3,833 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 96.9% of all searches by this force.
Compared with who lives in the Warwickshire Police area
| Ethnic group | Share of searches | Share of residents | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 9.1% | 1.3% | 7.0x |
| Other | 5.5% | 1.0% | 5.5x |
| Asian | 10.9% | 6.3% | 1.7x |
| Mixed | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1.4x |
| White | 71.3% | 89.1% | 0.8x |
Use of force by Warwickshire Police
| Year | Use of force reports | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2,238 | |
| 2021/22 | 2,162 | |
| 2022/23 | 2,066 | |
| 2023/24 | 3,288 | |
| 2024/25 | 4,647 |
Recorded use of force by Warwickshire Police has risen 107.6% 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 | 174 |
|---|---|
| Of which discharged | 11 |
| Share actually discharged | 6.3% |
Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.
Complaining to Warwickshire Police
Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.
- 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.
Warwickshire 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.
- Teenager missing in Warwick
- Warwickshire man raped and attacked woman in 'horrific' abuse campaign
- Police appeal for witnesses to crash near Rugby that caused life-changing injuries
- Warwickshire rapist and domestic abuser jailed for 24 years
- Man jailed for 24 years for domestic abuse and sexual offences
- 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.