MPS Custody (Arrests, Disposals, Strip Searches)
type: Dataset
description: The data used in the MPS Custody (Arrests, Disposals, Strip Searches) dashboard is available here Custody Dashboard | Tableau Public, along with the related data definitions. Please note that, this data set runs a month behind with monthly updates. Arrests Date criteria is based on Date of Arrest as first recorded on the Custody Record. A Custody Record is created when a person reaches a Custody Suite. Data contained only relates to Custody Records created in the Metropolitan Police Service Custody Suites. The volumes show a Count of Custody Records and not a count of individual people. A person may have been arrested/ detained more than once in the periods being viewed. The Officer Defined Ethnicity is recorded on the Custody Record and then grouped as shown for reporting purposes. At the request of the Mayors’ Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Detainee’s Self Defined Ethnicity is not used in this report. Child is defined as a detainee who is at least 10 years of age at the time of Arrest, and under the age of 18 at the time of Arrest. The “First Arrest Offence” is the first reason for arrest given to the Custody Staff by the Arresting Officer and is usually the most serious matter. These have been grouped into broad terms for the purpose of reporting. It must be understood that the Detainee may be dealt with for more than once offence whist in Detention. The demographic breakdown for the Custody Population may not be directly comparable to that of London. The arrested person may be from anywhere in the UK or abroad. Also, due to Central Cell Allocation, even on a local level, a person arrested may not go to a Custody Suite local to the area they live or the area in which they were arrested. Disposal Date criteria is based on Date of Arrest as first recorded on the Custody Record. The volumes shown are based on a Count of Offences recorded on Custody Records. Each Custody Record may have more than one offence recorded on it. Each Offence is subject to its …
issued: 2022-08-26T10:03:09+00:00
modified: 2026-07-02T09:53:01.059000+00:00
publisher: Metropolitan Police Service
keyword: Arrests
keyword: Custody
keyword: Custody Strip Seach
keyword: Disposals
landing page: https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/mps-custody-arrests-disposals-strip-searches-2r7po

MPS Custody - Strip Search (Custody) - 2022 01 to 2026 06.xlsx
type: Distribution
issued: 2026-07-30T08:00:57.397811
modified: 2026-07-30T08:00:57.358697

MPS Custody - Arrests - 2022 01 to 2026 06.xlsx
type: Distribution
issued: 2026-07-30T08:00:57.397808
modified: 2026-07-30T08:00:57.358583

MPS Custody - Disposals - 2022 01 to 2026 06.xlsx
type: Distribution
issued: 2026-07-30T08:00:57.397810
modified: 2026-07-30T08:00:57.358651