Electric car charging vandalism 783/2024

FOI Reference: 783/2024

Request:

The number of electric car charging vandalism incidents since 2019, listed by year and month, and if possible listed by public and private chargers. This includes theft, cable cuts, and intentional damage to the electric car charging points.

 

Response:

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

Date	Public / Private	Offence Type	Item
Jul-23	Public	Criminal Damage	Electric charging point
Between Apr24 - Jun24	Private	Theft	Electric car charging cable

                                              

                                                           

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 28/08/2024)