Defibrillator thefts

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/007953/J

 Version Date: 15/04/2025

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Processing:

Crimes recorded on crime information system – NICHE

Cancelled crimes included, Non notifiable crimes excluded

Qliksense Report: Crime and Outcomes

Filtered by crimed date: 28 March 2023 to 18 March 2025

Offence Group: Robbery, Burglary (Residential, Buisness and Community), Theft from the Person, Shoplifting, Other Theft      

MO/Summary Searched for: defibrillator

Qliksense Report: MO text Report

Offence Group: Robbery, Burglary (Residential, Buisness and Community), Theft from the Person, Shoplifting, Other Theft      

MO data: defibrillator

Missing details (crimed date, location) matched from Crime and Outcomes

Data Limitations:

We do not currently have a property and as such, items stolen during theft offences are not easily identifiable.

Furthermore, it's possible the theft may be linked to a more serious offence, in which case, only the more serious offence would appear in our search.

Data provided is reliant on the item stolen being recorded in the MO/Summary and the principal crime committed being that of a theft, robbery or burglary.

Data is also reliant on the accurate spelling of the word.                                                                                                                     

Please provide the following information for each calendar year from March 28 2023 to the present:

The number of reported cases of defibrillator theft.

The number of defibrillators stolen in these incidents (if available).

• 2023 (from 28/03/2023) – 3

Number stolen

• Occurrence 1 – 1
• Occurrence 2 – 1
• Occurrence 3 - 1

• 2024 – 11

Number stolen

• Occurrence 1 - 1
• Occurrence 2 - 1
• Occurrence 3 - 1
• Occurrence 4 - 1
• Occurrence 5 - 1
• Occurrence 6 - 1
• Occurrence 7 - 1
• Occcurence 8 - 1
• Occurrence 9 - 1
• Occurrence 10 - 1
• Occurrence 11 - 1

Any relevant statistics on arrests, charges, or convictions related to these thefts (if available).

None of these offences resulted in an arrest or a charge.

Please note that the Force does not hold data regarding convictions. This information will be held by the courts.

If it is possible to break this data down by district, area, or location within your jurisdiction, that would be appreciated.