2025/28650 - Dog Theft 2022-2025

REQUEST

I am submitting a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could provide the following data held by your authority:

Please provide the number of reported dog thefts in your jurisdiction for each of the past three full calendar years (2022, 2023, and 2024), as well as for 2025 to date.

The data should be broken down by month and year, allowing us to understand any annual and seasonal trends.

If available, I would also like a geographic breakdown of these reported thefts using the most detailed level possible (such as postcode, neighbourhood, or police ward), with the location format clearly stated.

Please also include, if recorded:

A breakdown by breed of the dogs reported stolen during the same period.

The location type where the theft occurred (e.g., at home, in a local park, from a vehicle, etc.).

The time of day when the incidents occurred (morning, afternoon, evening, overnight, or more specific times if available).

The number of dogs reported stolen that were later found, rescued, or reclaimed.

If you use specific crime codes or tags to record dog theft, or if there is a distinction between attempted and completed thefts in your data, please include any explanatory notes or definitions.

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