Theft from Person (FOI ref:621/26)

Request

For each of the last three calendar years (2023, 2024, 2025) could you please provide the number of offences record for theft from a person where the item stolen is recorded as a mobile phone.

Response

The data has been obtained by searching the Property Status field as ‘STOLEN’ and Property Description = ‘Mobile Phone’ and ‘Telephone’ for Offence Class THEFT FROM THE PERSON.

It is not mandatory to record property status and property description, and therefore, if this information has not been input by officers, it will not be recorded/ known to us or retrievable for the purposes of your request.

Therefore, figures provided 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.

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