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When the police stop you they do it because they have 'reasonable' suspicion. Whether they take it further from there or let you go will depend on how and what you answer. While you aren't obliged to give name and address, failing to do so is much more likely to push you into the follow up category than the let you go category. Which could then lead to a search and further action if you actually happen to be carrying something suspicious.
So, while I don't have to give my name and address, it's easier to. Of course the criminals do as well, but they tend not to give real ones which may get them off, or it may not.