FOI 0863-2025/26- Crimes at places of worship

Request:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following recorded crime statistics held in your force's databases for the period 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2024 (or latest available):

Q1. Crimes recorded at Christian places of worship

Please provide the number of recorded crimes where the premises type / location category is recorded or coded as:

Church

Chapel

Christian place of worship

Churchyard / graveyard associated with a church

Please provide totals broken down by calendar year.

If your force uses alternative terms or codes for churches, please use your own premises-type code and specify the term used.

Q2. Total crimes recorded (all premises types)

For the same period, please provide the total number of crimes recorded at all premises types, by calendar year.

(This allows for proportional comparison.)

Q3. Recording practice clarification

If your force does not record premises type in a searchable field, please confirm: whether premises type is stored in any structured field, whether it is searchable, the earliest date from which it becomes searchable (if applicable).

Important notes to avoid Section 12

Respone:

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 & Q2. Please see the tables below showing all crimes recorded between 01 January 2010 and 31 December 2025 with the MO location of Church/religious building and churchyard. As well as those with all other locations, broken down by calendar year.

Q3. N/A

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.