Festive Burglaries and Parcel Thefts

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003898/D
Version Date: 19/11/2025

The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Burglaries during the festive period

1. The total number of recorded burglaries that occurred on the following dates: 24 December, 25 December, 26 December, 31 December and 1 January for each year 2020-2025 (inclusive).

For burglaries during the festive period, if held, indicate whether a suspect was charged for each offence, or if the case remained unsolved and no suspect was identified. If charge outcome data is not readily available, please still provide the number of burglaries by date.

Parcel thefts

2. The total number of recorded parcel thefts between 1 January 2020 and 29 October 2025, broken down by month and year.
This data is based on keyword searches in the Occurrence Summary and OEL fields. I have provided a breakdown of these results, however, please note that these results indicate solely the presence of the keywords ‘parcel theft’, ‘parcel stolen’, ‘parcels’ and ‘parcel’ (or combination thereof) - this data has not been reviewed for relevance as reviewing would take over the appropriate limit

If doorstep parcel thefts are not recorded as a specific crime category, please provide the nearest available equivalent (for example, theft from a dwelling, theft from doorstep, or similar).

If no such category exists, please identify relevant incidents by conducting a keyword search of crime reports or incident logs using terms such as parcel, package, delivery, or doorstep, and provide the number of records identified.

If you are unable to provide the specified information exactly as requested, please do not refuse the request on that basis (for example, if you can answer question 1 but not 2). Please provide any data you have that is relevant to the request and explain why the other information cannot be provided.