Tool theft 2023 - 2024

13th November 2024

Our Ref: FOI2024/07235

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2024/07235   

I write in connection with your request for information received on 16th October.  I note you seek access to the following information:

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

Please may you provide me with: the latest information held on crime relating to tool theft in the Cambridgeshire area between October 2023 and October 2024 (or the most recent 12-month period you have available).

Information should include,

1) Total number of instances of tool theft reported across the year =

2) Total value of tools theft reported across the year =

3) Average value of tools theft reported within the year timeframe =

4) Any additional breakdown of where the tool theft took place (for example, number of thefts from vehicles, number from home, number from a workplace, number from a construction site) =

I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.

Response - Following enquiries with Cambridgeshire Constabulary please see our response below.

The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.