Asian gold theft 464/2026

FOI Reference: 464/2026

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please disclose:

In your police force area, how many incidents of "Asian gold theft" have taken place in each of the calendar years, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

To clarify: "Asian gold theft" is the theft of gold from Asian families. Criminals are targeting Asian families knowing that many have gold, for cultural reasons. If you are unable to narrow the results down specifically to Asian families, I would also accept the number of thefts of gold from domestic properties.

Clarification requested:

Are you referring to incidents, crimes, or both?

Incident and crime definition/differences:

Please note an incident is different from a crime.  An incident is a record of contact made to a police force by an individual/member of public (usually via a 999 or 101 call) and a crime is where the threshold has been met for the police force to deem that a criminal offence has occurred as defined by law.

Clarification received

It would be useful, if possible, within the timeframe of the FOI regulations, to have both- not as one figure but two separate ones, if that makes sense?

Response

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

0 records were identified.

Please note: Any incidents that mention theft of gold would have been given a crime reference, therefore, only one figure applies.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 19/05/2026)