FOI 610/25 Tool Theft
Date: 25/06/25
Enquiry Reference: 610-25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
I am following up on a previous request made by my colleague regarding tool theft data. Based on the feedback received, we understand the original request may have been too expansive. We have therefore refined the scope to make the request more manageable.Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
- The number of reported tool thefts, broken down by year (2020–2024 inclusive), for each of the following categories:
- Tools stolen from vehicles
- Tools stolen from residential properties
- Tools stolen from construction sites
- For the most recent 12-month period available (e.g. May 2024–April 2025), a monthly breakdown of the above categories.
- If held, the annual outcomes for reported tool thefts (for each year from 2020 to 2024), including:
The following is based on the property name containing ‘tool’, with a role code of ‘Stolen’. Note, that the analyst has used ‘dwelling’ as the location description for residential properties.
- The number of reported tool thefts, broken down by year (2020–2024 inclusive), for each of the following categories:
- Tools stolen from vehicles
- Tools stolen from residential properties
- Tools stolen from construction sites
|
Question 1 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
45 - Theft from a Vehicle |
247 |
232 |
338 |
308 |
292 |
|
Tools stolen from Dwelling |
102 |
92 |
164 |
87 |
87 |
|
Tools stolen from Construction sites |
9 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- For the most recent 12-month period available (e.g. May 2024–April 2025), a monthly breakdown of the above categories.
|
May 2024 - April 2025 |
May-24 |
Jun-24 |
Jul-24 |
Aug-24 |
Sep-24 |
Oct-24 |
Nov-24 |
Dec-24 |
Jan-25 |
Feb-25 |
Mar-25 |
Apr-25 |
|
45 - Theft from a Vehicle |
15 |
18 |
5 |
35 |
26 |
33 |
14 |
27 |
22 |
17 |
19 |
22 |
|
Tools stolen from Dwelling |
5 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
|
Tools stolen from Construction sites |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
If held, the annual outcomes for reported tool thefts (for each year from 2020 to 2024) – This is the crime status of a crime.
|
Outcomes from reported stolen tool thefts |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
1: Charged |
15 |
18 |
26 |
24 |
27 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
12 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
4 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
16 |
15 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
24 |
27 |
42 |
36 |
26 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
26 |
19 |
30 |
18 |
16 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
351 |
362 |
481 |
439 |
347 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
12 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3: Adult caution |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
4: TIC (taken into consideration) |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
8: Community resolution |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
New |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
463 |
449 |
599 |
536 |
431 |
Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we hold. Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker