FOI 640-24 Garden Thefts
Enquiry Reference: 640 - 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
- How many reports of thefts from domestic gardens have you received in each of the past two years and YTD included
The table below shows the volume of crimes recorded of either burglary, bicycle theft and all other theft offences with the MO location description including ‘garden’.
*Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data as the value of the items stolen is not reliable, of the 988 crimes recorded, 720 did not have a property value.
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2022 |
506 |
|
2023 |
360 |
|
2024 |
122 |
|
Grand Total |
988 |
- What were the top 10 things stolen from domestic gardens in the past two years and YTD?
The below tables show the highest 10 volumes of items with a role code of stolen, and the MO location description of ‘garden’ recorded each year.
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2022 |
|
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Item |
Volume |
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Bicycle - Mountain/Cross country |
82 |
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General - Garden - Wheelie bin/Recycling bin - WHEELIE BIN |
14 |
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Bicycle - BMX/Freestyle/Stunt |
12 |
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Bicycle - Mountain/Cross country - MOUNTAIN BIKE |
10 |
|
Bicycle - Other bicycle |
10 |
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General - Garden - Fencing/Gates - FENCE PANELS |
7 |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture - GARDEN FURNITURE |
7 |
|
Bicycle - Mountain/Cross country - BIKE |
5 |
|
General - Garden - Fencing/Gates - FENCE |
5 |
|
General - Documents & packaging materials - Parcels/Paper/Cardboard - PARCEL |
4 |
|
2023 |
|
|
Item |
Volume |
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Bicycle - Mountain/Cross country |
69 |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture |
18 |
|
General - Garden - Fencing/Gates |
12 |
|
Bicycle - Other bicycle |
11 |
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General - Garden - Wheelie bin/Recycling bin |
11 |
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Bicycle - Mountain/Cross country - MOUNTAIN BIKE |
9 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment |
9 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf |
9 |
|
General - Garden - Wheelie bin/Recycling bin - WHEELIE BIN |
7 |
|
Bicycle - Electric |
7 |
|
2024 |
|
|
Item |
Volume |
|
Bicycle - Mountain/Cross country |
25 |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture |
9 |
|
General - Garden - Fencing/Gates |
7 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf |
6 |
|
General - Garden - Wheelie bin/Recycling bin |
5 |
|
General - Medical equipment/Records - Mobility aid/Wheelchair/Scooter |
4 |
|
General - Other general property item - Other general property item/Misc |
3 |
|
Bicycle - Other bicycle |
2 |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture - GARDEN FURNITURE |
2 |
|
General - Building & building materials - Ground work/Paving materials |
2 |
- How many of these reports included thefts of outdoor plants / trees?
I have highlighted in red those that include plant or tree in the property description in the top ten. Below are all the recorded theft crimes of plants, trees.
*Please note as above the value recorded is in a table below but results may be subject to inaccuracies.
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|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture - PLANT POT |
3 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - PLANT POT |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - PLANT POTS |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf |
|
9 |
6 |
15 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - . |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - 12 YEAR OLD SHRUB |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - ASTRO TURF |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - BAY BUSH |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - FLOWERS |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - HANGING BASKET |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - LAUREL BUSH |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - PLANT |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - PLANT POT |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - PLANT POTS |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - PLANTERS |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - PLANTS |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - POTTED TREES |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Plants, shrubs, trees, turf - TOP SOIL |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
21 |
13 |
7 |
41 |
- How many of these reports included theft of ornaments/structures?
Same as above but with the property containing ornament.
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|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture - GARDEN ORNAMENT |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture - ornaments |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
General - Garden - Garden furniture - RABBIT GARDEN ORNAMENTS |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - DOOR MAT AND ORNAMENTS |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - GARDEN ORNAMENT |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - GARDEN ORNAMENTS |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - ORNAMENT |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
General - Garden - Other garden equipment - ORNAMENTS |
2 |
4 |
|
6 |
|
General - Garden - Pool/Pond equipment - WATERFALL ORNAMENT |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Grave/Graveyard - Ornament/Urn/Ashes/Other - URN |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Household articles - Collectables/Ornaments/Figurines |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
General - Household articles - Collectables/Ornaments/Figurines - CHRISTMAS DECORATION |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Household articles - Collectables/Ornaments/Figurines - GARDEN ORNAMENT |
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
General - Household articles - Collectables/Ornaments/Figurines - GARDEN OWL ORNAMENT |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
General - Household articles - Collectables/Ornaments/Figurines - THERMOMETER |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
12 |
13 |
2 |
27 |
- What was the reported value of the plants / trees stolen? (£ sterling)
The below table shows the value of the item stolen when purchased.
*Again, care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data this is unreliable as it is not recorded in the majority of reports.
|
Original value in £ |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
6.5 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
7 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
20 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
25 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
30 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
40 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
50 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
75 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
80 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
200 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Not recorded |
11 |
10 |
5 |
26 |
|
Grand Total |
21 |
13 |
7 |
41 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker