FOI 0310-2025/26 - Tool thefts from vans
Request:
We're looking to conduct FOI requests with Police Constabularies across the UK around van theft rates over the past 2 years, the average cost of the theft, most commonly stolen item categories and most commonly broken into van models. Can we please request information on, if available:
Q1. Total number of tool thefts stolen from vans recorded in the last two years in the area (broken down by year)
Q2. The average cost of the tool theft from vans over the past two years in the area (broken down by year)
Q3. The month when tool thefts peak for each year ,based on the number of tool thefts from vans
Q4. Most commonly stolen item categories
Q5. Most commonly broken into van models.
Response:
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Q1 & Q3. Please see the table below showing the number of theft from vans between 01 January 2023 to 15 July 2025, broken down by calendar year and month.
|
Calendar Years |
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|
Month |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Jan |
5 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
|
Feb |
4 |
13 |
8 |
25 |
|
Mar |
5 |
25 |
3 |
33 |
|
Apr |
1 |
8 |
15 |
24 |
|
May |
12 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
|
Jun |
30 |
10 |
4 |
44 |
|
Jul |
18 |
4 |
5 |
27 |
|
Aug |
10 |
15 |
0 |
25 |
|
Sep |
11 |
52 |
0 |
63 |
|
Oct |
9 |
9 |
0 |
18 |
|
Nov |
5 |
31 |
0 |
36 |
|
Dec |
11 |
7 |
0 |
18 |
|
Total |
121 |
190 |
52 |
363 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of theft from vans between 01 January 2023 to 15 July 2025, broken down by calendar year, current value and original value.
|
Calendar Years |
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|
Current Value |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
100 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1000 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
|
10000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1100 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1200 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
140 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
1400 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
150 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
1500 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
160 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
180 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
185 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
190 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
200 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
2000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
20000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
250 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
2500 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
270 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
299 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
300 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
3000 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
330 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
40 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
400 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
450 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
500 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|
60 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
688.8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
70 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
700 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
7000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
750 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
800 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
8000 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
900 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
9000 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
9300 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Not recorded |
93 |
153 |
40 |
286 |
|
Total |
121 |
190 |
52 |
363 |
|
Calendar Years |
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|
Original Value |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
100 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
1000 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
110 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
120 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
130 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
150 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
1500 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
175 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
200 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
220 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
240 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
250 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
300 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
400 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
50 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
500 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
5000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
6457.84 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
700 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
75 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
80 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
85 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
885 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Not recorded |
102 |
163 |
48 |
313 |
|
Total |
121 |
190 |
52 |
363 |
Q4. Please see the table below showing the number of theft from vans between 01 January 2023 to 15 July 2025, broken down by calendar year and item category stolen.
|
Calendar Years |
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|
Category |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Agricultural |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Building & building materials |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Business equipment |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cash/Valuables |
7 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
Chemicals/Solvents & accelerants |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Computers/Electronic devices |
5 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
|
Documents & packaging materials |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Electric |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Fuel |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Garden |
1 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
|
Home entertainment |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
Household articles |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Infrastructure & utilities |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jewellery |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Machinery or tools |
64 |
129 |
28 |
221 |
|
Metal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Musical |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Other general property item |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Personal accessories |
13 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
|
Personal communication device |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
Scientific or optical devices |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Securities/ID |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Security & safety equipment |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Sporting equipment |
4 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
|
Street furnishings |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Vehicle parts & accessories |
13 |
11 |
6 |
30 |
|
Weapons |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
121 |
190 |
52 |
363 |
Q5. Please see the table below showing the number of theft from vans between 01 January 2023 to 15 July 2025, broken down by calendar year, make and model of van.
|
Calendar Years |
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|
Make & Model |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
CITROEN |
|
|
|
|
|
BERLINGO |
2 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
|
DISPATCH |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
|
RELAY |
5 |
0 |
13 |
18 |
|
FIAT |
|
|
|
|
|
DOBLO |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
DUCATI |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
NOT RECORDED |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
SCUDO |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
FORD |
|
|
|
|
|
CLASSIC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
NOT RECORDED |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
TRANSIT |
30 |
43 |
11 |
84 |
|
FORD UK |
|
|
|
|
|
TRANSIT |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
IVECO |
|
|
|
|
|
DAILY |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
LAND ROVER |
|
|
|
|
|
DEFENDER |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
MERCEDES - BENZ |
|
|
|
|
|
SPRINTER |
1 |
13 |
0 |
14 |
|
VITO |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
NISSAN |
|
|
|
|
|
NV200 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
NOT RECORDED |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
|
PEUGEOT |
|
|
|
|
|
BOXER |
21 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
|
EXPERT |
2 |
23 |
0 |
25 |
|
NOT RECORDED |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
PARTNER |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
RENAULT |
|
|
|
|
|
MASTER |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
TRAFIC |
18 |
31 |
0 |
49 |
|
SSANGYONG |
|
|
|
|
|
NOT RECORDED |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
TOYOTA |
|
|
|
|
|
HIACE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
HILUX |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
VAUXHALL |
|
|
|
|
|
ASTRA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
COMBO |
1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
|
CORSAVAN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
MOVANO |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
NOT RECORDED |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
VIVA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
VIVARO |
6 |
34 |
10 |
50 |
|
VOLKSWAGEN |
|
|
|
|
|
CADDY |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
CARAVELLE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
CRAFTER |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
CRAFTER CR35 TRENDLINE |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
TRANSPORTER |
3 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
|
Total |
121 |
190 |
52 |
363 |
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