FOI Delivery Driver Crimes (0695-2024/25)
Request
I would like to request the following information, as per the suggestion for refinement of my previous request (0618.2024-25):
Q1. The number of incidents where the keywords recorded in the MO Summary field include: “delivery courier” OR “delivery driver” OR "courier" AND any of the following crimes:
HOMICIDE
Death - unlawful
Serious Injury – Unlawful
DEATH BY ILLEGAL DRIVING
Serious injury by illegal driving
Stalking and Harassment
Violence without Injury
Violence with Injury Assaults
Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in
Any place in England and Wales (whether or not in a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog
Racially / religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Making Off Without Payment
Public Disorder
Criminal Damage
grievous bodily harm
Please provide the data for the following years, separately, 2024 (year to date), 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. If necessary so as not to exceed the cost/time limit, please refine this to 2024, 2023 & 2022.
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
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Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of crimes recorded between 1 January 2019 and 12 November 2024, broken down by year, where the following terms are mentioned in the MO Remarks:
- Delivery Courier
- Delivery Driver
- Courier
Please note that I have provided all recorded crime types, as some of the crimes listed within your request are not recognised as crimes as per the Home Office Counting Rules.
|
Crime Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Arson & Criminal Damage |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Burglary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
Drug Offences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Fraud |
21 |
45 |
47 |
29 |
19 |
14 |
|
Misc Crimes Against Society |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Public Order Offences |
5 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
|
Robbery |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual Offences |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Theft |
24 |
17 |
33 |
31 |
18 |
24 |
|
Vehicle Offences |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
16 |
25 |
29 |
37 |
23 |
19 |
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 this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.