Quad Thefts/Livestock Thefts

Request Number: FOI/15704

Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Burglary and Theft

Subject: Quad Thefts/Livestock Thefts

Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act, we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.

Request 1
The Police Fermanagh and Omagh area have published on Facebook that there has been a significant increase in quad thefts in the region.

Can the PSNI provide me with the total number of quads stolen in the past 12 months in Northern Ireland per month and region?

Answer
Agricultural Crime – the agricultural crime figures in this bulletin represent offences of burglary, robbery and theft where the victim is involved in an agricultural-based activity. Agricultural crime covers burglary, robbery and theft offences where the property or vehicles stolen have an agricultural link (e.g. farm equipment, agricultural vehicles, livestock) or where the location was agricultural (e.g. farm, farmhouse). This information is identified from both drop down pick lists and free text searches using key agricultural-related words.

Please Note: This is management information based on data extracted from a live system and may be subject to change. It is dependent on the information having been input into the system in such a way as to identify those records that are relevant.

The following table is based on all recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences that make up the agricultural crime data series, where either property or a vehicle identified as a quad was classified as stolen, during the period 1st July 2024 and 30th June 2025.  Quads have been identified where the vehicle description is quad or where quad is indicated within the make, model, common name or remarks fields. Figures provided are only up until 30th June and data for 2025 and may be subject to change.

Quad Thefts by District

Quad thefts by month

Request 2
The total number of livestock stolen in Northern Ireland in the past 12 months? If possible, can this be broken down into livestock type (sheep, cattle etc.) and per month

Answer
The following data is based on all recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences that make up the agricultural crime series where property identified as an animal was classified as ‘stolen’ during 1st July 2024 and 30th June 2025.

Request 3
With the current high value of livestock and farmers housing cattle in the next few months, have the PSNI any advice for farmers in relation to reducing livestock theft especially those who have livestock housed in buildings located at out farms.

Answer
This is not a valid request for recorded information under FOIA. However, please see advice and assistance where we can provide you with a link to the PSNI website where there is published information on Rural Crime Prevention.

Advice and Assistance
Please see link; Rural Crime Prevention https://www.psni.police.uk/safety-and-support/keeping-safe/rural-crime-prevention