Tool theft (FOI ref: 1124A/25)

Request

The number of reported tool thefts, broken down by year (2020–2024 inclusive), for each of the following categories:

• Tools stolen from vehicles
• Tools stolen from residential properties
• Tools stolen from construction sites

For the most recent 12-month period available (e.g. May 2024–April 2025), a monthly breakdown of the above categories.

If held, the annual outcomes for reported tool thefts (for each year from 2020 to 2024).

Response

1. The number of reported tool thefts, broken down by year (2020–2024 inclusive), for each of the following categories:

• Tools stolen from vehicles
• Tools stolen from residential properties
• Tools stolen from construction sites

Table1. Number of tool thefts from specified locations:

2. For the most recent 12-month period available (e.g. May 2024–April 2025), a monthly breakdown of the above categories.

Table2. Number of tool thefts from specified locations:

3. If held, the annual outcomes for reported tool thefts (for each year from 2020 to 2024).

Table3. Tool thefts from vehicles by Outcome:

Table4. Tool thefts from residential properties by Outcome:

Table5. Tool thefts from construction sites by Outcome:

Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that this data has been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request may be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting the data.

The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of data which has relevance to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.

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