Parcel theft
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003618/H
Version Date: 11/09/2025
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
| REQUEST 1: | |||||
| What would you like to know?: Q. How many instances of parcel theft (i.e. parcels stolen from someone's doorstep, porch or lobby) were reported between the following dates: 01/01/2021 - 13/08/2025? I would like this information to be broken down by calendar year, and with the results for 2025 so far separate | |||||
| Year | Total | ||||
| 2021 | 284 | ||||
| 2022 | 395 | ||||
| 2023 | 351 | ||||
| 2024 | 437 | ||||
| 2025 | 282 | ||||
| Total | 1749 | ||||
| REQUEST 2: | |||||
| What would you like to know?: Q. Please could you share a breakdown of these instances by month for each of the date ranges provided (i.e Jan 2021, Feb 2021 etc through to Aug 2025 so far) | |||||
| Month and Year - 2021 | Total | ||||
| January | 24 | ||||
| February | 10 | ||||
| March | 24 | ||||
| April | 24 | ||||
| May | 29 | ||||
| June | 22 | ||||
| July | 23 | ||||
| August | 22 | ||||
| September | 25 | ||||
| October | 28 | ||||
| November | 27 | ||||
| December | 26 | ||||
| Total | 284 | ||||
| Month and Year - 2022 | Total | ||||
| January | 27 | ||||
| February | 27 | ||||
| March | 22 | ||||
| April | 33 | ||||
| May | 25 | ||||
| June | 25 | ||||
| July | 32 | ||||
| August | 27 | ||||
| September | 30 | ||||
| October | 30 | ||||
| November | 54 | ||||
| December | 63 | ||||
| Total | 395 | ||||
| Month and Year - 2023 | Total | ||||
| January | 40 | ||||
| February | 20 | ||||
| March | 32 | ||||
| April | 20 | ||||
| May | 26 | ||||
| June | 23 | ||||
| July | 30 | ||||
| August | 20 | ||||
| September | 25 | ||||
| October | 18 | ||||
| November | 29 | ||||
| December | 68 | ||||
| Total | 351 | ||||
| Month and Year - 2024 | Total | ||||
| January | 30 | ||||
| February | 19 | ||||
| March | 23 | ||||
| April | 31 | ||||
| May | 24 | ||||
| June | 23 | ||||
| July | 39 | ||||
| August | 32 | ||||
| September | 30 | ||||
| October | 37 | ||||
| November | 60 | ||||
| December | 89 | ||||
| Total | 437 | ||||
| Month and Year - 2025 | Total | ||||
| January | 47 | ||||
| February | 33 | ||||
| March | 42 | ||||
| April | 36 | ||||
| May | 40 | ||||
| June | 29 | ||||
| July | 31 | ||||
| August | 24 | ||||
| Total | 282 | ||||
| REQUEST 3: | |||||
| What would you like to know?: Q. What is the total reported value of stolen parcels for the date range provided, broken down by calendar year (and for 2025, the results so far). If not all reported thefts have had the value of the good provided, please could you share the information for the number of parcel thefts that do have a monetary value attached and the total cost of those? | |||||
| Property Original Value | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Amount Reported | 5 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Total Value | £2,136 | £12,679.99 | £8,355.83 | £5,728.97 | £34,952 |
| Property Current Value | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Amount Reported | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
| Total Value | £30 | £4,421.55 | £21,012.52 | £4,458.96 | £8,182.64 |
| The property value field is not regularly completed as it is not mandatory and, when it is completed, sometimes the ‘original value’ field is complete and sometimes the ‘current value’ field is complete. The two tables have been provided to reflect the data available. | |||||
| REQUEST 4: | |||||
| What would you like to know?: Q. Please could you share a breakdown of these costs by month for the date range provided? (If this element of the request is going to be too time consuming, please get back in touch with me as I would not want the whole FOI to be rejected over one question) | |||||
| Property Original Value | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| January | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £34,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| February | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| £90.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £100.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £130.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| £200.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £1,800.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| March | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| £16.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £367.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £550.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £879.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £11,500.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| April | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| £30.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| £96.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £1,000.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| May | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| £30.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £34.97 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £52.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £129.95 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| £170.00 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| £1,195.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| June | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| £125.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £219.95 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £510.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £600.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| July | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £3,700.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| August | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| £43.98 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £119.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| September | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| £17.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £200.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £999.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| October | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £500.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| £79.99 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £150.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £181.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| £240.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £300.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £900.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,099.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,199.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Property Current Value | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| January | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| £45.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £2,599.99 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £11,800.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| February | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| £179.66 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £200.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £300.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £680.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £899.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| £1,553.99 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| March | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| £70.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £2,200.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| April | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| £9.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £30.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| £425.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| May | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| £34.97 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £290.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £1,300.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| July | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| £372.56 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £400.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £1,249.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,800.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| September | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| £45.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £100.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £900.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,300.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| October | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| £20.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £43.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £110.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £500.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,012.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| November | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| £539.99 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £600.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| December | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| £150.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £240.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £549.99 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| £799.00 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| £900.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,099.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,259.52 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| £1,500.00 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| REQUEST 5: | |||||
| What would you like to know?: Q. What is the most common time of day for parcel thefts to be reported? I would like this information to be broken down by calendar year (based on the date ranges provided) | |||||
| A. 06:00 - 09:00 | |||||
| B 09:01 - 17:00 | |||||
| C 17:01 - 22:00 | |||||
| D 22:01 - 06:00 | |||||
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Most common Time Frame | B | B | B | B | B |
| REQUEST 6: | |||||
| What would you like to know?: Q. Could you let me know the number of thefts, broken down by month, that have led to an arrest? | |||||
| Person Link Involvement | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| January | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Arrested;No further action | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;No further action;Suspect | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Suspect;Pre-charge advice;Police bail conditional - investigation | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| February | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Arrested;Adult conditional caution;Named | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Named | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Not charged CPS;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| March | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Named | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Postal requisition / Summons issued | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Not charged CPS;Postal requisition / Summons issued | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| April | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Arrested;No further action;Perpetrator;Suspect;Subject of use of force | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;No further action;Stop and search | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Arrested;Police bail conditional - investigation | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Arrested;Released under investigation | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| May | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Arrested;Adult conditional caution;Named;No further action;Suspect | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Arrested;Postal requisition / Summons issued | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| June | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Named;No further action | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| July | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Other;PNC/LEDS - Circulated wanted;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Postal requisition / Summons issued;Suspect | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| August | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Mental Health - S136 Detained;Named;No further action | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arrested;Named;No further action | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Arrested;Postal requisition / Summons issued;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| September | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Arrested;Named;No further action | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;No further action | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Arrested;Police bail unconditional - investigation;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| October | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Suspect;Warrant executed | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| November | - | - | 1 | 14 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| Arrested;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| December | - | - | 4 | 2 | - |
| Arrested;Charged | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Arrested;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Arrested;Submitted - CPS charging decision;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 9 |
| Q. Following on from this, please could you also provide the number of parcel thefts, by month, that have resulted in a charge? | |||||
| Person Link Involvement* | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| January | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | - | 2 | |
| February | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arrested;Charged;Named | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Arrested;Not charged CPS;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | |
| March | - | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Named | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Postal requisition / Summons issued | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Arrested;Not charged CPS;Postal requisition / Summons issued | - | 1 | - | - | |
| July | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Other;PNC/LEDS - Circulated wanted;Suspect | - | 1 | - | - | |
| August | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | |
| September | - | - | 4 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | 3 | - | |
| October | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Named;Suspect;Warrant executed | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Charged;Suspect;Named | 1 | - | - | - | |
| November | - | - | 14 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | - | 14 | - | |
| December | - | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;No further action;Suspect | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Arrested;Charged;Suspect | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 25 | 4 | |
| *There were no charges in 2021. | |||||
| Q. And finally, the number of parcel thefts, by month, that have led to a successful conviction? Please could you also provide the sentence (if this is going to be too time consuming, please just provide the number of convictions) | |||||
| Conviction data is not held by Dorset Police, this information is held by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service. | |||||