Foreign national arrests

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003942/Q

Version Date: 05/12/2025

The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:

Data has been extracted from the Niche Custody Universe; the following nationalities have been excluded from the data in addition to dual nationalities with one of the following:

• UK
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

Please provide within 20 working days data for the year ending 31 March 2025:

The total number of arrests of foreign nationals made by your police force for the year ending 31 March 2025.

There were 1,222 arrests.

The total number of arrests of foreign nationals made by your police force for the year ending 31 March 2025 for the following offence categories:

- Sexual offences
- Violence against the person
- Drug offences
- Theft