FOI release

Mobile phone thefts and robberies by area, 2021 to 2026

Case reference FOI2026/02051

Received 7 October 2026

Published 4 November 2026

Request

Please provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am only asking for information held in structured fields on your crime recording system (such as offence type, property type, date and location). I am not asking you to read crime reports or free-text notes. For each calendar year 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and for 1 January to 30 September 2026: 1. The number of recorded crimes where a mobile phone was recorded as stolen property. 2. The figures in question 1, split by crime type: robbery of personal property, theft from the person, theft from a vehicle, burglary, and other theft. 3. The figures in question 1, split by ward. If ward is not available, please use postcode district or the smallest area you routinely use (such as neighbourhood policing area). 4. The figures in question 1, split by month. 5. How many of the crimes in question 1 resulted in a charge or summons. 6. If recorded in a structured field, the make of phone stolen (for example Apple, Samsung, Google). 7. If recorded in a structured field, the type of location (for example street, public transport, licensed premises, event venue). 8. If readily available, the figure in question 1 for 2019. Please provide the information in a spreadsheet (Excel or CSV).

Response

see attached

Documents

• 26-02051 .xlsx (16.0 KB)

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