February 16, 2026 | Incident and Crime Statistics
Request Number: FOI/16922
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Burglary and Theft
Subject: Tool theft reports 2023, 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.
Question 1
The total number of tool theft reports you recorded in 2023
Question 2
The total number of tool theft reports you recorded in 2024
Question 3
The total number of tool theft reports you recorded in 2025
Answer
The following table is based on all recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences where property described as machinery and tools was classified as stolen, during the period January 2023 - 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.
Recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences where property described as machinery and tools was classified as stolen
2023 2024 2025
364 264 236