Tool theft

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004167/A

Version Date: 02/02/2026

The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:

To obtain the below information, the Performance Analysis Department undertook searches for theft and theft from motor vehicle within the main crime group. Within the occurrence summary, keywords, %tool% and %tools% were searched for and within the general property type, machinery or tools were searched for.

Please note, the following results have not been manually reviewed but the keyword tool is mentioned in either the occurrence summary or the general property type; the presence of a keyword only indicates its presence in the occurrence summary or the general property type and not its relevance to a crime

1. Please state how many reports of tool theft you have recorded in your region, in each of the following calendar years: 2024 and 2025. Please provide data broken down by month
   
   2. Please state how many reports of tool theft from vehicles you have had recorded in your region, in each of the following calendar years: 2024 and 2025. Please provide data broken down by month
   
   If you are unable to provide monthly breakdowns as requested above, please still provide the yearly total. If it is not possible to provide all the information requested, please provide as much as possible in the time available, prioritising the 2025 calendar year.