Dog theft/abduction 12/2026
FOI Reference: 12/2026
Request:
- What were the total number of dog theft/abduction crimes in 2024, and in 2025 (with monthly breakdowns if possible)?
- What was the outcome (charge/summons, community resolution, active investigation, evidential difficulties, no suspect identified) for each dog theft/abduction crime in 2024, and 2025?
- Please show how many of the recorded crime outcomes in 2024 and 2025 are under:
a) The Theft Act 1968
b) The Pet Abduction Act 2024
- How many dogs were listed with each dog theft/abduction crime in 2024 and 2025?
- Can details about stolen/abducted dog breed, gender, age, and location of theft (walk, home, garden, outside shop, from car etc) also be provided for 2024 and 2025 please?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
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Dog theft offences |
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Month/Year |
2024 |
2025 |
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Jan |
0 |
1 |
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Feb |
0 |
0 |
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Mar |
3 |
4 |
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Apr |
2 |
2 |
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May |
1 |
0 |
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Jun |
1 |
2 |
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Jul |
1 |
2 |
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Aug |
3 |
1 |
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Sep |
0 |
1 |
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Oct |
0 |
1 |
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Nov |
1 |
4 |
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Dec |
2 |
0 |
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Total |
14 |
18 |
There were 0 (Zero) offences under the Pet abduction act 2024.
Responses 2 & 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
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Dog theft offences |
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Outcome |
2024 |
2025 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
0 |
3 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
3 |
3 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
4 |
0 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
6 |
10 |
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Ongoing |
1 |
2 |
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Total |
14 |
18 |
There were 0 (Zero) offences under the Pet abduction act 2024.
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
In the offences listed above there was one instance of multiple dogs being stolen (2025-7 dogs) All other recorded offences involved only one dog being stolen.
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
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2024 |
Dog Breed |
Gender |
Age |
Location |
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1 |
Border Terrier |
Female |
3 |
Garden |
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2 |
Border collie |
Not stated |
8 |
Farm |
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3 |
Border collie |
Male |
Not stated |
Farm |
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4 |
Border collie |
Female |
6 |
Yard |
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5 |
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
Male |
12 |
House |
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6 |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Garden |
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7 |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
N/A |
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8 |
Cocker Spaniel |
Male |
Not stated |
Out Walking |
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9 |
French Bulldog |
Not stated |
Not stated |
House |
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10 |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Street |
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11 |
Staffordshire bull terrier |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
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12 |
deerhound crossed greyhound lurcher |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Garden |
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13 |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
House |
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14 |
Border collie |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Out Walking |
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2025 |
Dog Breed |
Gender |
Age |
Location |
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1 |
Border collie |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Yard |
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2 |
Lurcher |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Out Walking |
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3 |
Cocker Spaniel |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Farm |
|
4 |
Border collie |
Female |
5 |
Farm |
|
5 |
Spaniel Collie Cross |
Female |
Not stated |
Out Walking |
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6 |
Labrador |
Not stated |
1 |
Outside Shop |
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7 |
Jack Russell |
Femaile |
13 |
Garden |
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8 |
Border collie |
Not stated |
6 |
Farm |
|
9 |
Border collie |
Not stated |
1 |
Out Walking |
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10 |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Garden |
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11 |
Cavapoochon, Miniature Poodle, Cocker Spaniel, 4x Cockapoo |
Female, Male, Female, Female, 3x Cockapoo puppies Gender not stated |
3X Cockapoo puppies 13 weeks old other dogs not stated |
Yard |
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12 |
Border collie |
Male |
3 |
Farm |
|
13 |
Border collie |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Farm |
|
14 |
Golden Retriever |
Female |
Not stated |
Not stated |
|
15 |
Cavapoo |
Female |
Not stated |
Garden |
|
16 |
Greyhound |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Outside Shop |
|
17 |
Staffordshire bull terrier |
Not stated |
Not stated |
House |
|
18 |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Please note that the above data has been collated from reading each offence’s individual crime log, the above fields are not mandatory for the investigating officer to complete and therefore in order to find whether any of the above is mentioned the whole crime log has been thoroughly checked.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 15/01/2026)
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