FOI T1759/24 - Crimes at Churches
We can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
We are able to disclose the located information to you as follows with the below noted as to search methods used to produce the response provided.
- The data has been collated by searching for crime where the Location field was 'Church’, 'Church Hall, and 'Church Yard'.
- At point 1, the HO Group category for Theft & Handling Stolen Goods was used to produce the data.
- At point 2, crimes were searched for property item type 'Lead' to produce the data.
- At point 3, the HO Group categories Robbery, Sexual Offences and Violence Against the Person was used to produce the data.
- At point 4, the HO Group category Criminal Damage was used to produce the data.
You asked:
I would like to ask about crimes recorded by Police at churches or on church property under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. How many crimes have been recorded by your force involving theft from/at churches or from/at church property from January 1 2022- December 30 2024?
96
2. If possible please could you clarify how many of the thefts recorded relate to lead being taken from the church roof?
17
3. How many crimes have been recorded by your force involving assault (physical/violent) at churches or on church property from January 1 2022- December 30 2024?
53
4. How many crimes have been recorded of vandalism by your force on churches or on church property from January 1 2022- December 30 2024?
178