FOI 1252-2025/26- Mobile phone thefts

Request:

Clarification

I hadn't considered the other crimes such as robbery. I would like to include those other crimes then please, though what I don't want to include burglaries or where the phone was taken from the home,

Original request

Q1. For each of the last three calendar years (2023, 2024, 2025) could you please provide the number of offences record for theft from a person where the item stolen is recorded as a mobile phone. 

Response:

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of crimes *excluding burglary recorded between 01 January 2023 and 31 December 2025 where there is property linked with the type of ‘mobile phone & accessories’ with an involvement of ‘stolen’ or ‘stolen recovered’, broken down by calendar years.

The below table shows the count of property on the above crimes

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.