Watch theft 883/2025
FOI Reference: 883/2025
Request:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the latest statistics you hold on thefts of watches valued at £3,000 or more within your force area.
Please include any notifiable offence types in which a qualifying watch was recorded as stolen (for example: theft from person, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime, etc.), where this can be filtered from your crime recording system.
1) Counts by time period
Total number of offences meeting the above criteria for:
01/01/2022–31/12/2022
01/01/2023–31/12/2023
01/01/2024–31/12/2024
01/01/2025–31/07/2025 (part year)
2) Geographic breakdown
For the same periods, a breakdown by your standard local geography (e.g., city, borough/district, LPA, or command unit). Please state which geography you are using.
3) Brand / model
For the same periods, where recorded, the most commonly stolen watch brands and models (e.g., Rolex Daytona, Omega Speedmaster, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak), with counts. If model isn’t consistently recorded, brand alone is fine.
4) Recoveries
For the same periods, the number of qualifying watches recovered (and, if recorded, how many were returned to owners).
5) Offence type (if readily available)
A breakdown by offence classification (e.g., robbery, theft from person, burglary), with counts for each period.
Due to time estimate response for FOI Request 829/2025 AMENDMENT to request received:
If you do a keyword search for: "Rolex", "Cartier", "Omega", "Patek Philippe", "Breitling", "Hublot", "Audemars Piguet", "IWC" and "Tudor", will this allow you to look at those reports and see how many were reported as stolen?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 – 1
2023 – 0
2024 – 1
2025 – 1
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 – Pembrokeshire – Milford Haven
2024 – Ceredigion – Aberystwyth
2025 – Ceredigion - Lampeter
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 – Rolex Datejust Wimbledon
2024 – Rolex (no model stated)
2025 – Rolex (no model stated)
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 – Watch returned (found by hotel staff)
2024 – 0
2025 – 0
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 – Theft (crime was cancelled)
2024 – Burglary
2025 – Theft
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 01/09/2025)
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