FOI 0250-2024/25 - Thefts from gardens
Request
Q1. How many reports of thefts from domestic gardens have you received in each of the past two years and YTD included
Year Value
2024 year to date
2023
2022
Q2. What were the top 10 things stolen from domestic gardens in the past two years and YTD?
Year Items
2024 year to date
2023
2022
Q3. How many of these reports included thefts of outdoor plants / trees?
Year Value
2024 year to date
2023
2022
Q4. How many of these reports included theft of ornaments/structures?
Year Value
2024 year to date
2023
2022
Q5. What was the reported value of the plants / trees stolen? (£ sterling)
Year Value
2024 year to date
2023
2022
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Q1. Please see the table below the total amount of theft: all other or theft: bicycle theft crimes where the MO location description of dwelling and either a MO location subtype or MO location specific description of garden, between 01 January 2022 to 27 June 2024, broken down by calendar year and original value.
|
Calendar year |
Count |
Original Value |
|
2022 |
195 |
£25,477.85 |
|
2023 |
249 |
£27,171.19 |
|
2024 |
137 |
£5,351 |
|
Total |
581 |
£58,000.04 |
Value is not mandatorily recorded, however where it is recorded as original value it has been included in the above table.
Q2. Please see the table below the total amount of theft: all other or theft: bicycle theft crimes where the MO location description of dwelling and either a MO location subtype or MO location specific description of garden, between 01 January 2022 to 27 June 2024, broken down by item type stolen.
|
Item type |
Total |
|
Garden furniture |
51 |
|
Other garden equipment |
37 |
|
Plants shrubs trees turf |
36 |
|
Other household article |
17 |
|
Other general property item/Misc |
15 |
|
Water sports equipment |
12 |
|
Plumbing materials & supplies |
11 |
|
Oil |
11 |
|
Other metal |
11 |
|
Clothing/Footwear |
10 |
|
Appliance |
10 |
|
Total |
221 |
Q3 & Q5. Please see the table below the total amount of theft: all other or theft: bicycle theft crimes where the MO location description of dwelling and either a MO location subtype or MO location specific description of garden, between 01 January 2022 to 27 June 2024, whereby plants, shrubs, trees and turf has been stolen and the original value.
|
Item |
Count |
Original Value |
|
Plants shrubs trees turf |
36 |
£411 |
|
Total |
36 |
£411 |
Value is not mandatorily recorded, however where it is recorded as original value it has been included in the above table.
Q4. Please see the table below the total amount of theft: all other or theft: bicycle theft crimes where the MO location description of dwelling and either a MO location subtype or MO location specific description of garden, whereby structures/ornaments have been stolen, broken down by original value.
|
Structures/Ornaments |
Count |
Original Value |
|
Agricultural fencing |
1 |
£0 |
|
Fencing/Gates |
8 |
£130 |
|
Furniture & fittings |
6 |
£0 |
|
Garden furniture |
51 |
£4329 |
|
Greenhouse |
3 |
£500 |
|
Pool/Pond equipment |
2 |
£350 |
|
Shed |
1 |
£0 |
|
Total |
72 |
£5309 |
Value is not mandatorily recorded, however where it is recorded as original value it has been included in the above table.
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.