Dog theft
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2980
Version Date: 25/03/2025
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
To obtain this data we have used our dog theft database
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act Data concerning the theft of dogs within your area over the period 2019-2024.
In particular, I would like this information broken down by LSOA area and by year.
This table shows the number of recorded offences:
|
Location |
Calendar Year |
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|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|
Bournemouth Central |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Bournemouth East |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
Bournemouth North |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
Bridport |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Christchurch |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Dorchester |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
East Dorset |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
North Dorset |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
Poole North |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Poole South |
2 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
Purbeck |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
Weymouth & Portland |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
22 |
33 |
26 |
21 |
27 |
22 |
I wish to be able to show the number of dogs stolen by year by LSOA area.
This table shows the number of dogs stolen, please note some occurrences have multiple dogs stolen:
|
Location |
Calendar Year |
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|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|
Bournemouth Central |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Bournemouth East |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
Bournemouth North |
6 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
Bridport |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Christchurch |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Dorchester |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
East Dorset |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
North Dorset |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
Poole North |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Poole South |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
Purbeck |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
Weymouth & Portland |
3 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Total |
24 |
35 |
29 |
33 |
30 |
28 |
If possible, I would like to know the breed of dog stolen.
|
Breed |
Calendar Year |
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|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|
Alsatian |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
American Bulldog |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
American Bullmastiff |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Belgian Malinois |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Bulldog |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Chihuahua |
1 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Cockapoo |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
Cocker Spaniel |
|
2 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
Collie |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
Dogue de Bordeaux |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
English Bulldog |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Flat Coat Retriever |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Fox Terrier |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
French Bulldog |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
German Shepherd |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
German Spitz |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Golden Retriever |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Husky |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Jack Russell |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Labrador |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Long-haired Dachshund |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Lurcher |
|
|
|
|
2 |
7 |
|
Malamute |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Maltese |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Mikipoo |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Mini Yorkshire Terrier |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Miniature Dachshund |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Mixed breed |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Old English Bulldog |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Old Tyme Bulldog |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Patterdale Terrier |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Pitbull |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pointer |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Pomeranian |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Pug |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Rottweiler |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
Shar Pei |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Spaniel |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Springer Spaniel |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
16 |
5 |
|
West Highland Terrier |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whippet |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
XL Bully |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
Yorkshire Terrier |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
24 |
35 |
29 |
33 |
30 |
28 |