Tool theft from vans

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/23/5258 

Version Date: 04/08/2023

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source                                                                                                

Crimes recorded on crime information system - UNIFI                 

Data Processing:  

Qlikview UNIFI - Property Report    

Filtered on Entered Dates: 01/01/2020 - 14/11/2022  

Filtered on Property Stolen Flag                             

Offence description: Theft from motor vehicle   

Filtered on Property Category Level 3                   

• TOOL BAG OR BOX
• TOOL BOX OR TOOL CHEST
• TOOLS OR ACCESSORIES

*Data Limitations:

Please note that identifying tools is reliant upon the ‘tool’ categories being selected.

Due to technical issues, data from the Property Report is currently only available to 14/11/2022

A yearly breakdown of the total number of reported thefts of tools and equipment from vans. Could you please provide a breakdown for the past three years, including 2020, 2021, 2022.

There is no marker / flag to indicate if a vehicle was a van, so the figures show the theft of tools from any vehicle 

A yearly breakdown of the number of reported thefts of tools and equipment from vans that were privately owned and, separately, business-owned. Could you please provide a breakdown for the past three years, including 2020, 2021, 2022.

There is no marker / flag that can be searched on to determine if the vehicle was privately owned

A yearly breakdown of the value of tools and equipment reported to have been stolen from vans that were privately owned and, separately, business-owned. Could you please provide a breakdown for the past three years, including 2020, 2021, 2022.

Please note: A value for stolen items is not always recorded