FOI 1131-2025/26- Tool theft
Request:
Q1. How many cases of theft that involved theft of tools in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025?
Q2. Can you also provide a breakdown of all outcome types for the recorded cases in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in particular for these two outcomes:
- Investigation complete – no suspect identified
- Charged/Summonsed
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Q1 & Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of crimes recorded between 01 January 2019 and 31 December 2025 where there is tool/s linked as stolen or stolen recovered, broken down by calendar year and crime outcome.
|
Calendar Year |
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|
Outcomes |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
21 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
32 |
16 |
139 |
|
02-Caution – youths |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
03-Caution – adults |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
08-Community Resolution |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
|
09-Not in public interest (CPS) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
13 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
21 |
30 |
33 |
143 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
26 |
40 |
19 |
14 |
42 |
33 |
27 |
201 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
17 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
8 |
76 |
|
17-Prosecution time limit expired |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
764 |
542 |
436 |
379 |
412 |
447 |
393 |
3373 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Not yet assigned |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
26 |
|
Total |
853 |
638 |
497 |
440 |
511 |
563 |
503 |
4005 |
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.