Mobile phone theft
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/23/1366
Version Date: 29/12/2023
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
We have extracted from Niche crime all theft occurrences that have the keyword *mobile* or *phone* within the summary.
I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My enquiry concerns the statistics on mobile phone thefts within your jurisdiction over the following periods:
1. November 2021 – November 2022
2. November 2022 – November 2023
Specifically, I would like to request the following details:
• The total number of mobile phones reported stolen in each of the specified time frames.
A breakdown of these incidents by location. Ideally, this would include the specific areas or neighbourhoods where these thefts were most prevalent.
|
Section Name |
1st Nov 2021 – 31st Oct 2022 |
1st Nov 2022 – 31st Oct 2023 |
|
Bournemouth Central |
262 |
238 |
|
Bournemouth East |
50 |
42 |
|
Bournemouth North |
55 |
44 |
|
Bridport |
5 |
9 |
|
Christchurch |
21 |
13 |
|
Dorchester |
23 |
19 |
|
East Dorset |
12 |
10 |
|
North Dorset |
15 |
12 |
|
Poole North |
26 |
32 |
|
Poole South |
35 |
37 |
|
Purbeck |
14 |
16 |
|
Weymouth & Portland |
38 |
27 |
|
Not recorded |
2 |
10 |
|
Total |
558 |
509 |
If possible, a categorization of the types of phones stolen (e.g., smartphone brands or models).
The property make/model columns will show the brand of phone stolen if recorded however these fields are not mandatory and the majority are not completed
|
Phone brand |
1st Nov 2021 – 31st Oct 2022 |
1st Nov 2022 – 31st Oct 2023 |
|
Apple I-Phone |
157 |
146 |
|
Alcatel |
0 |
1 |
|
Google Pixel |
2 |
8 |
|
Honor |
1 |
0 |
|
HTC |
0 |
1 |
|
Huawei |
4 |
1 |
|
Motorola |
1 |
3 |
|
Nokia |
2 |
0 |
|
One Plus |
0 |
3 |
|
OPPO |
5 |
3 |
|
Samsung |
32 |
35 |
|
Sony |
2 |
4 |
|
Verbatim |
0 |
1 |
|
Xiaomi |
0 |
1 |
|
ZTE |
1 |
0 |
|
Not recorded |
351 |
301 |
|
Total |
558 |
509 |