FOI 5/26 Parcel Theft

Date:28/01/26 

Enquiry Reference: 5-26                                                                                

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.  Below is your request and our response.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information held by your police force.

1. Theft of parcels

For the most recent 12-month period for which data is available, please provide the total number of recorded crimes involving the theft of delivered parcels from:

- Residential doorsteps

- Designated "safe places" (e.g. porches, sheds, bins, garages).

Please include:

- A monthly breakdown

- The crime classification or offence code used to record these incidents.

Additional Information

If the term "porch piracy" is not used by your force, please interpret this request using the closest equivalent offence categories (for example, theft from outside a dwelling).

The analyst has created the below  based on the crime type ’42 – theft of Mail’, and to identify if the parcel was stolen from a doorstep of ‘safe place’, They have manually read through the MO comments of a crime.

To identify the type of place where the parcel was stolen from, the keyword in the table below is if it is featured in the MO Comments.

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.

The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.

If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The Freedom of Information Code of Practice (see below link) states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced. Public authorities are not obliged to accept internal reviews after this date.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-code-of-practice

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker