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.

34.4%

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

IOPC, 2024/25. 11 of 32 reviews.

460

complaint cases per 1,000 employees

IOPC, 2024/25. 942 cases, 2,049 employees.

71.5%

of stop and searches ended in no further action

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-06. 2,829 of 3,956 recorded outcomes.

335

searches involved removal of more than outer clothing

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-06.

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41 people applied for a review of how Warwickshire Police handled their complaint. 33 went to the local policing body and 8 to the IOPC.

Source: IOPC, 2024/25. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.

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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

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 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: 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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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 Warwick Nub News · 27 Aug 2026
Warwickshire man raped and attacked woman in 'horrific' abuse campaign BBC · 27 Aug 2026
Police appeal for witnesses to crash near Rugby that caused life-changing injuries WarwickshireWorld · 27 Aug 2026
Warwickshire rapist and domestic abuser jailed for 24 years Kenilworth Nub News · 27 Aug 2026
Man jailed for 24 years for domestic abuse and sexual offences Warwickshire Police · 27 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 2026-06. 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 2026-06. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.