FOI 003356 Tool Thefts (2011-2022)

Request Number: 003356/22
Date of Decision: 28 October 2022
Subject Area: Statistics
Decision: Disclosed

Request

I request the following information relating to tool theft in the period 2011-2022. I require this information in calendar years.

 

1.         How many crimes have been reported regarding tool theft, including theft of a vehicle containing tools?

2.         What was the reported value of the tools stolen each year?

3.         How many of the tool theft cases reported led to prosecution?

Reply

YEAR	TOTAL
2018	915
2019	790
2020	339
2021	195
2022	85

2.         No information held.

3.         No information held, please contact the CPS.

Please be aware these results are from a search of crimes where the “Stolen Property” field matches “Machinery or tools”

Dates searched were 01/01/2018 – 31/07/2022

Please also be aware that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

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