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Theft of building materials
22nd April 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/02514
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/02514
I write in connection with your request for information received on 21st March. I note you seek access to the following information:
Please provide the following information:
1. The number of recorded thefts involving building materials stolen being stolen for each of the last 3 calendar years (2022–2024), broken down by year.
If available, please also include:
a. The type or description of materials stolen (e.g. timber, cement, bricks, plasterboard, etc.)
b. The location of where the materials were stolen from such as vans, construction sites, driveways etc.
c. The number of arrests and/or charges made in connection with these incidents.
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 searches conducted on the Crime recording system of the Constabulary please find the information you have requested in the attached PDF Document (added as content on this webpage below)
Attachments: CAMBS Annex A FOI2025-02514.
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.
CAMBS Annex A FOI2025-02514
***PLEASE NOTE***
The figures provided may not be 100% accurate, as items stolen are not routinely recorded by Cambridgeshire Constabulary, so we have therefore had to perform a keyword search using typical building materials. Furthermore the "Property Type" field is also not generally populated when a crime is recorded, but we have disclosed the data that is held.
|
- |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Number of Crimes* |
105 |
87 |
89 |
281 |
|
Crimes By Outcome |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Charge/Summons |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Community Resolution |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
4 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
|
Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
97 |
74 |
73 |
244 |
|
Total |
105 |
87 |
89 |
281 |
|
Crimes by Location Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Ambulance / Fire station / Police Station |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Betting Office |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Building Site / Development |
2 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
Car Park |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Childrens Home |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
College / University |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Commercial premises |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Farm / Agricultural Building |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Flat/Apartment |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Garage - Commercial |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Hotel / B&B / Guest house |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
House- Detached |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
House- End Terrace |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
House- Mid Terrace |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
Open Space / Common Land |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Outside |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Path |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Public House / Bar / Night Club |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Recycling Site / Tip / Dump |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Shop / Store / Supermarket |
7 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
|
Street / Road |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
Warehouse / Distribution Centre |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
Premises Type not present |
87 |
75 |
75 |
237 |
|
Total |
105 |
87 |
89 |
281 |
|
Crimes by Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Burglary - Business And Community |
21 |
20 |
16 |
57 |
|
EXPIRED - NOT FOR USE AFTER 31/03/23 - Burglary - Residential - Dwelling |
6 |
2 |
|
8 |
|
EXPIRED - NOT FOR USE AFTER 31/03/23 - Burglary - Residential - Non-Dwelling |
5 |
2 |
|
7 |
|
Making off without payment |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Residential Burglary of a Home (Dwelling) |
|
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
Residential Burglary of Unconnected Building (Non-Dwelling) |
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Theft by an Employee |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Theft from a motor vehicle |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Theft from shops and stalls |
12 |
10 |
11 |
33 |
|
Theft if not classified elsewhere |
52 |
47 |
50 |
149 |
|
Theft in a dwelling other than from automatic machine or meter |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Theft of a motor vehicle |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Theft of Mail |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
Theft or Unauthorised Taking of a Pedal Cycle |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
105 |
87 |
89 |
281 |
|
Listed stolen property items |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
BRICK |
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
BRICKS/BLOCKS |
1 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
|
CARPET |
2 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
CEMENT |
9 |
6 |
7 |
22 |
|
CONCRETE |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
|
COPPER PIPE |
27 |
22 |
34 |
83 |
|
FELT |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
FOAM |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
GRAVEL |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|
HARDCORE |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
INSULATION MATERIALS |
4 |
9 |
10 |
23 |
|
LAMINATE |
2 |
3 |
|
5 |
|
MATS / RUGS |
15 |
7 |
4 |
26 |
|
METAL-LEAD |
11 |
8 |
7 |
26 |
|
MISC CONST-PLASTIC |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
PLANKS |
6 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
|
ROOFING MATER-LEAD |
16 |
9 |
8 |
33 |
|
SAND |
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
SLABS |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
|
TILES |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
WALL TILES |
5 |
|
1 |
6 |
|
Total |
113 |
97 |
95 |
305 |