FOI 0238-2025/26 Stolen Watches
Request
Q1. How many watches were recorded as stolen in 2023 and 2024? Please provide figures for each year.
Q2. What was the combined value of these watches? Please provide figures for each year.
Q3. What number of watches recorded as stolen in 2023 and 2024 were recovered?
Q4. What number of watches reported stolen in 2023 and 2024 involved some form of violence against the owner/person wearing the watch?
Q5. What number of watches reported stolen in 2023 and 2024 have resulted in the fatality of the victim?
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of crimes recorded in the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 where there is a watch linked as ‘stolen’ or ‘stolen, recovered’, broken down by calendar year and crime type.
|
Crime Type |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Burglary |
38 |
31 |
69 |
|
Fraud |
5 |
4 |
9 |
|
Robbery |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Theft: All Other Theft |
36 |
34 |
70 |
|
Theft: Shoplifting |
5 |
4 |
9 |
|
Theft: Theft From Person |
10 |
1 |
11 |
|
Vehicle Offences |
7 |
7 |
14 |
|
Violence Against The Person |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
104 |
81 |
185 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the total value of all stolen watches, as recorded in the ‘current value’ and ‘original value’ fields. Please note however, that this is not a mandatory field, and relies upon an officer populating this information. However, where a value is recorded this has been provided.
|
Current Value (£) |
Original Value (£) |
|
378,396.15 |
250,441.93 |
Q3. Of the data provided at Question 1, the number of watches recorded as ‘recovered’, broken down by calendar year and crime type.
|
Crime Type |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Burglary |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Fraud |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Theft: All Other Theft |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
3 |
2 |
5 |
Q4. 2, based on a manual review of all Violence Against the Person and Robbery offences.
Q5. 0.
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