FOI 0229-2025/26 Jewellery Theft
Request
For the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, please provide:
Q1. The total number of cases of reported stolen jewellery, across all theft offence types. (Defined as watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, gold, etc).
Q2. If available, the total value of all jewellery that has been stolen.
If fulfilling this request exceeds the cost limit, please advise on how I may refine it to fall within the limits.
Please provide this information in an electronic format (Excel or CSV preferred).
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Decision
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of Theft crimes in the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, where there is ‘jewellery’ linked as either ‘stolen’ or ‘stolen, recovered’.
|
Crime Type |
Total |
|
Theft: All Other Theft |
85 |
|
Theft: Shoplifting |
33 |
|
Theft: Theft From Person |
6 |
|
Total |
124 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the value of all stolen jewellery, as recorded in the ‘current value’ and ‘original value’ fields. Please note however, that this is not a mandatory field, and relies upon an officer populating this information. However, where a value is recorded this has been provided.
|
Original Value |
|
100.00 |
|
85.00 |
|
30.00 |
|
230.00 |
|
15.00 |
|
2,000.00 |
|
60.00 |
|
250.00 |
|
1,745.00 |
|
2,000.00 |
|
10,310.00 |
|
799.00 |
|
399.00 |
|
3,000.00 |
|
50.00 |
|
145.00 |
|
75.00 |
|
5,000.00 |
|
4,500.00 |
|
2,500.00 |
|
700.00 |
|
700.00 |
|
100.00 |
|
80.00 |
|
45.00 |
|
130.00 |
|
29.00 |
|
2,250.00 |
|
400.00 |
|
50.00 |
|
749.00 |
|
55.00 |
|
Current Value (£) |
|
4,300.00 |
|
799.00 |
|
300.00 |
|
300.00 |
|
2,000.00 |
|
1,800.00 |
|
235.00 |
|
20,000.00 |
|
4,000.00 |
|
6,000.00 |
|
5,000.00 |
|
3,500.00 |
|
30.00 |
|
2,500.00 |
|
100.00 |
|
2,400.00 |
|
40,000.00 |
|
2,600.00 |
|
1,000.00 |
|
229.00 |
|
350.00 |
|
800.00 |
|
200.00 |
|
300.00 |
|
65.00 |
|
12.50 |
|
21.00 |
|
250.00 |
|
499.00 |
|
30.00 |
|
1,350.00 |
|
353.00 |
|
8,000.00 |
|
29.00 |
|
700.00 |
|
1,000.00 |
|
1,950.00 |
|
30,000.00 |
|
600.00 |
|
20.00 |
|
4,800.00 |
|
899.00 |
|
999.00 |
|
20.00 |
|
500.00 |
|
300.00 |
|
999.00 |
|
2,900.00 |
|
1,300.00 |
|
250.00 |
|
140.00 |
|
18.00 |
North Yorkshire Police have noted your preference in receiving this information in CSV/Excel format however, it is our responsibility to protect the personal data and other sensitive information which may be contained within our data sheets. As you may be aware excel data sheets may contain hidden information which may contain personal or sensitive information that, if exposed, could lead to a data breach. It is for this reason we have decided to provide you with the requested information in an alternative format.
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.