FOI Drone Thefts (0426-2022/23)

Request

Q1. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022, the total number of drones reported as stolen within your force area and their corresponding dates.

Q2. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, please specify the make and model of each drone (if recorded).

Q3. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, please briefly breakdown and classify the type of theft, such as Theft from Motor Vehicle (TFMV), Burglary Domestic, Burglary Commercial, Robbery etc for each of the occurrences.

Q4. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, please detail the cost of the stolen item(s).

Q5. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, how many have been recovered and how many have led to a conviction?

Q6. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, how many have identifying features recorded, such as a serial number?

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Please note, the data below has been collated by interrogating our recording systems for all crimes where the word/phrase ‘drone’, ‘unmanned’, ‘uav’ or ‘uas’ appears in the property stolen fields. Our data may not reflect the full true picture as these phrases are not mandatory within our crime recording systems.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Q1. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022, the total number of drones reported as stolen within your force area and their corresponding dates.

Year	Stolen Items recorded as DRONE
2015	4
2016	4
2017	2
2018	1
2019	6
2020	2
2021	1
2022	0

Q2. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, please specify the make and model of each drone (if recorded).

Year	Make/Model Recorded Where Recorded
2015	Only 1 recorded make – “ATOM 1”
2016	No makes/models recorded
2017	Only 1 recorded make – “P4”
2018	No makes/models recorded
2019	Only 1 recorded make – “DJI Mavic 4”
2020	Only 1 recorded make – “MAVIC MINI”
2021	No makes/models recorded
2022	N/A

Q3. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, please briefly breakdown and classify the type of theft, such as Theft from Motor Vehicle (TFMV), Burglary Domestic, Burglary Commercial, Robbery etc for each of the occurrences.

Year	Crime Type Recorded
2015	2 Shoplifting 1 Theft From Vehicle 1 Theft - other
2016	4 Shoplifting
2017	2 Shoplifting
2018	1 Shoplifting
2019	2 Residential Burglary 3 Shoplifting 1 theft - other
2020	2 Theft Other
2021	1 Shoplifting
2022	N/A

Q4. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, please detail the cost of the stolen item(s).

Year	Value of Stolen Drone (where recorded)
2015	£120 £150 £75 £60
2016	£39.99  £79.98  £59.99  £49.99
2017	£400 £24.99
2018	£19.99
2019	£1350 £600 £35 £750
2020	£600 £3000
2021	£50
2022	N/A

Q5. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, how many have been recovered and how many have led to a conviction?

Year	Recovered Stolen Drones
2015	2 Recovered
2016	1 recovered
2017	1 recovered
2018	1 recovered
2019	2 recovered
2020	0 recovered
2021	0 recovered
2022	N/A

 

Year	Persons Convicted  in Drone Theft Cases
2015	2
2016	1
2017	1
2018	0
2019	0
2020	0
2021	0
2022	N/A

Q6. Between 1st January 2015 and 31st July 2022 of those reported, how many have identifying features recorded, such as a serial number?

Year	Recorded Identifying Features
2015	1 (serial number)
2016	0
2017	0
2018	0
2019	0
2020	0
2021	0
2022	N/A

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.