Tool shed theft
Our Ref: NY09187
Our Ref: NY09187
Date: 11/09/2024
Freedom of Information request reference Number: NY09187
I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the York and North Yorkshire Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning (OPFCC) on 4th September 2024.
Question/ Request:
I would like to request the following data, broken out by calendar year (and local authority location if possible), for the past 5 years:
1. What are the most commonly stolen tools from sheds in the UK (by local authority area).
2. The total number of reports of stolen tools from sheds in the UK (by local authority area)
3. What are the weather conditions of the days sheds have been broken into?
4. The total number of shed break ins reported in the UK (by local authority area)
5. The total number of tools stolen according to police definition (by local authority area).
6. The number of convictions from tools stolen and shed break ins according to police definition (by local authority area).
Answer/ Response:
I wish to advise you that there is no information held by the OPFCC in order to answer your request.
This is because the information is held by North Yorkshire Police and not the OPFCC.
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the OPFCC.
You can submit a freedom of information request to North Yorkshire Police using the below link:
Request information | North Yorkshire Police
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that the OPFCC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.