Radar Sensor Theft

Request Number: FOI/15940

Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Burglary and Theft

Subject: Radar Sensor Theft

Request and Answer: 
Please can you provide me with the following information:

Question 1
Reports of theft of VW (Volkswagen) Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) radar sensors from 1st January 2024 - 5th October 2025.  Broken down by month.

Question 2
How many arrests?  (Broken down by month).

Answer
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) does not hold information in relation to your request. Enquiries made in relation to your request failed to locate any records relevant to your questions based on the information you have provided. 

A search of all recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences where property of ‘Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)’ or ‘radar’,  was classified as stolen, during the period 1st January 2024 - 31st August 2025 did not retrieve any records in the property details. The information was not contained in the property common name or property remarks fields. 

Please note: This information is 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.

Accordingly, we have determined that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does not hold the information to which you seek access.