February 04, 2026 | Incident and Crime Statistics , Burglary and Theft
Request Number: FOI/16631
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Burglary and Theft
Subject: Tool Theft 2024-2025
Request and 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 hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request
FOI request to UK police forces:
Question 1
Please state how many reports of tool theft you have recorded in your region, in each of the following calendar years: 2024 and 2025. Please provide data broken down by month:
Question 2
Please state how many reports of tool theft from vehicles you have had recorded in your region, in each of the following calendar years: 2024 and 2025. Please provide data broken down by month:
If you are unable to provide monthly breakdowns as requested above, please still provide the yearly total. If it is not possible to provide all the information requested, please provide as much as possible in the time available, prioritising the 2025 calendar year. Please also provide advice and/or assistance as to where to find this information if it is publicly available or how I can refine my request.
Answer
Please see the attached tables, they are based on all recorded Burglary, Robbery and Theft offences where property described as Tools or Machinery was classified as Stolen, during the period January 2024 to December 2025.
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.