2022/25574 - Pick Pocketing Hotspots
REQUEST
I wish to enquire about reported pick pocketing hot spots within the Gwent policing area during the month of December. Could you please supply to following information:
- The ten (10) locations (local authorities) within your policing area, where your force has received the highest number of reported pickpocketing crimes, during the month of December, between the years 2017-2021
- The total number of reported pickpocketing crimes in each of the top ten (10) locations specified, during the month of December between 2017-2021
- The total loss of value from pickpocketing crimes in each of the top ten (10) locations specified, each year during the month of December between 2017-2021
- The item(s) that are reported to be stolen the most within each top five locations
RESPONSE
There is no offence for “Pick-pocketing”, Gwent police has instead used “Thefts from Person”. There are only 5 local authorities in Gwent, and so instead will provide the number of ‘theft from the person’ offences recorded within each neighbourhood, ordered by highest number to lowest. Number 1 and 2 have been answered in the same answer. For the value of the items stolen, if there is a range given, the highest figure in that range has been selected.
The table below shows the number of recorded offences with the title of ‘Theft from the person’ in each December from 2017 – 2021, split down by neighbourhood. This data also includes attempted thefts. The following offences have been included within the data provided below. Data correct as of 04/11/2022.
- and 2.
- The response to this question is based on where data was available within the crime record. Therefore, the true total is likely to be higher than that provided.
- The response to this question is based on where data was available within the crime record. Where more than 1 top item had the same number, both items have been provided.
