Phishing scams

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 24/1631

Version Date: 07/03/2024

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:

 

Data source:

Force crime recording system – Niche

 

Data limitations/caveats:

Results below have been returned via a keyword search; this means that data is dependent on the presence of the keyword, with the exact spelling of the keyword entered in the search criteria.

The number of people who have reported being a victim of phishing scams for the years 2019,2020,2021,2022 and 2023. 

The table below shows a count of crimes recorded which contain the keywords *phishing* or *email scam* within the occurrence enquiry log. 

Year	Count
2019	83
2020	111
2021	137
2022	116
2023	78

How many of these reports how many are related to phishing scam links pretending to be “Royal Mail”? Of these cases can I have a breakdown of the outcome and/or current stage of investigation?

Of the crimes above, none had a keyword match of *royal mail*.