Birmingham Airport mobile phone thefts (FOI ref: 1617A/25)

Request

The number of mobile phones reported stolen at Birmingham Airport for each calendar year from 2020 to 2024 (inclusive).

1. If possible, please break the data down by:
• Terminal or area within the airport (e.g. arrivals, departures, security, retail zones)
• Whether the theft was categorised as pickpocketing, bag theft, or other
2. If your system permits, please also include:
• The number of thefts that resulted in a charge or arrest
• The mobile phone type by brand and or model

We clarified with you on 04 August 2025, and you responded the same day. Your amended request reads:

Q1. The number of thefts of mobile phone recorded crimes at the location Birmingham Airport were reported from April 2023 - 31^st Dec 2024.

Q2. Please provide the outcomes for the results in Q1

Response

Please find our response below.

Please note, this information has been extracted using the specific wording of your request, and covers Birmingham Airport only. It may not capture other entities within the complex, such as shops, hotels, car parks, lounges, etc. This is because the location may have been recorded differently.

Please note that this data should be interpreted with caution. Comparing numbers of incidents/crimes can be misleading and does not necessarily indicate the likelihood of someone being a victim of crime. In addition, the number of incidents/crimes recorded in an area over a period of time can be influenced by a number of factors. Consequently, statistics on incidents/crimes for one period may not necessarily be a good indicator of future incidents in that area. 

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 considered 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 considered when those data are used.  

If you decide to write an article / use the enclosed data we would ask you to take into consideration the factors highlighted in this document so as to not mislead members of the public or official bodies, or misrepresent the relevance of the whole or any part of this disclosed material.