Shoplifting & burglary offender age 149/2025
FOI Reference: 149/2025
Request
The number of Shoplifting offences per year broken down by outcome
1a) How many were recorded as being committed by a child under the age of 10? And the outcome of this if recorded.
1b) How many were recorded as being committed by a child aged 10-17?
1c) How many were recorded as being committed by a person aged 18 and over?
The number of Burglary offences per year broken down by outcome
2a) How many were recorded as being committed by a child under the age of 10? And the outcome of this if recorded.
2b) How many were recorded as being committed by a child aged 10-17?
2c) How many were recorded as being committed by a person aged 18 and over?
If you could provide data broken down per year from 2019-2024 please and calendar year if possible.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-
Response Q1a - How many were recorded as being committed by a child under the age of 10? And the outcome of this if recorded.
|
2019 |
0 |
|
2020 |
0 |
|
2021 |
0 |
|
2022 |
0 |
|
2023 |
2 |
|
2024 |
1 |
All 3 cases were finalised as Outcome 11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility
Response Q1b - How many were recorded as being committed by a child aged 10-17?
|
2019 |
124 |
|
2020 |
43 |
|
2021 |
82 |
|
2022 |
128 |
|
2023 |
160 |
|
2024 |
169 |
|
Old Police recording system (Pre May ’23) - Shoplifting Outcomes for Ages 10-17 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 (to 12 May) |
|
10 Formal action not in public interest (Police) |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
3 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
4 |
|
15a Outcome type used inappropriately |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
34 |
12 |
32 |
47 |
4 |
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
1a Charged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
|
1b Reported for Summons |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1c Summons |
12 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21 Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest - police decision |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
22 Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2a Youth Caution |
8 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
|
2b Youth Conditional Caution |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
8b Youth Community Resolution |
5 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
1 |
|
8c Youth Restorative Disposal |
46 |
16 |
24 |
20 |
17 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
124 |
43 |
82 |
128 |
48 |
|
New Police recording system (Post May ’23) - Shoplifting Outcomes for Ages 10-17 |
2023 (from 13 May) |
2024 |
|
1: Charged |
0 |
4 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
8 |
9 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
2 |
0 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
2 |
1 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
0 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
12 |
33 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
18 |
26 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
3 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
3 |
2 |
|
2: Youth caution |
3 |
4 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
2 |
2 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
4 |
1 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue |
2 |
21 |
|
8: Community resolution |
10 |
13 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
43 |
39 |
|
Investigation ongoing |
0 |
11 |
|
Grand Total |
112 |
169 |
Response Q1c - How many were recorded as being committed by a person aged 18 and over?
To note, the volumes below also include shoplifting offences whereby the suspects over 18 or the age was unknown.
|
2019 |
1686 |
|
2020 |
1191 |
|
2021 |
1170 |
|
2022 |
1647 |
|
2023 |
1832 |
|
2024 |
1960 |
|
Old Police recording system - Shoplifting Outcomes for Ages 18 and Over |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 (to 12 May) |
|
10 Formal action not in public interest (Police) |
52 |
26 |
36 |
18 |
0 |
|
11 Named suspect under the age of criminal responsibility |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
12 Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
63 |
69 |
66 |
107 |
22 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
115 |
85 |
92 |
151 |
35 |
|
15b Person wanted on PNC |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
118 |
110 |
99 |
124 |
13 |
|
17 Prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
548 |
427 |
527 |
714 |
216 |
|
1a Charged |
256 |
157 |
151 |
242 |
85 |
|
1b Reported for Summons |
15 |
53 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
1c Summons |
146 |
65 |
38 |
59 |
8 |
|
1d Charged for alternative offence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
1e Summonsed for alternative offence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21 Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest - police decision |
20 |
9 |
10 |
25 |
0 |
|
22 Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
10 |
20 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
2a Youth Caution |
5 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|
2b Youth Conditional Caution |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3a Adult Caution |
48 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
3b Adult Conditional Caution |
4 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
2 |
|
4 Taken Into Consideration |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 Offender has died |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
6a PND for disorder |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8a Adult Community Resolution |
245 |
125 |
105 |
89 |
31 |
|
8b Youth Community Resolution |
7 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
4 |
|
8c Youth Restorative Disposal |
14 |
15 |
14 |
23 |
5 |
|
9 Prosecution not in public interest (CPS) (all offences) |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
189 |
|
Non-Standard (Non-Crime) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
1686 |
1191 |
1170 |
1647 |
614 |
|
New Police recording system - Shoplifting Outcomes for Ages 18 and Over |
2023 (from 13 May) |
2024 |
|
1: Charged |
136 |
257 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
40 |
33 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
12 |
12 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
0 |
1 |
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
0 |
1 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
104 |
194 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
2 |
2 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
100 |
186 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
52 |
84 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
9 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
676 |
974 |
|
2: Youth caution |
0 |
1 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
1 |
23 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue |
1 |
0 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
5 |
18 |
|
5: Offender has died |
1 |
0 |
|
8: Community resolution |
77 |
129 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
2 |
1 |
|
New |
7 |
35 |
|
Grand Total |
1218 |
1960 |
Response Q2a - How many were recorded as being committed by a child under the age of 10? And the outcome of this if recorded.
|
2019 |
1 |
|
2020 |
1 |
|
2021 |
1 |
|
2022 |
1 |
|
2023 |
0 |
|
2024 |
0 |
All 4 cases were finalised as Outcome 11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility
Response Q2b - How many were recorded as being committed by a child aged 10-17?
|
2019 |
25 |
|
2020 |
37 |
|
2021 |
14 |
|
2022 |
35 |
|
2023 |
45 |
|
2024 |
61 |
|
Old Police recording system - Burglary Outcomes for Ages 10-17 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 (to 12 May) |
|
11 Named suspect under the age of criminal responsibility |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
9 |
13 |
7 |
16 |
2 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
9 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
1a Charged |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1b Reported for Summons |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1c Summons |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21 Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest - police decision |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2a Youth Caution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2b Youth Conditional Caution |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8b Youth Community Resolution |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
8c Youth Restorative Disposal |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Grand Total |
25 |
37 |
14 |
35 |
10 |
|
New Police recording system - Burglary Outcomes for Ages 10-17 |
2023 (from 13 May) |
2024 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
0 |
1 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
0 |
1 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
0 |
1 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
11 |
20 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
10 |
10 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
2 |
4 |
|
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
0 |
1 |
|
2: Youth caution |
2 |
2 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
0 |
1 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue |
0 |
7 |
|
2A: Alternate offence youth caution |
1 |
1 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
1 |
0 |
|
8: Community resolution |
2 |
1 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
6 |
6 |
|
New |
0 |
5 |
|
Grand Total |
35 |
61 |
Response Q2c - How many were recorded as being committed by a person aged 18 and over?
To note, the volumes below also include shoplifting offences whereby the suspects over 18 or the age was unknown.
|
2019 |
1605 |
|
2020 |
1348 |
|
2021 |
1277 |
|
2022 |
1248 |
|
2023 |
1194 |
|
2024 |
1466 |
|
Old Police recording system - Burglary Outcomes for Ages 18 and Over |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 (to 12 May) |
|
10 Formal action not in public interest (Police) |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
11 Named suspect under the age of criminal responsibility |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
12 Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
13 Victim or key witness dead/ too ill |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
48 |
56 |
63 |
54 |
19 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
144 |
147 |
116 |
156 |
28 |
|
15b Person wanted on PNC |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
84 |
80 |
109 |
101 |
21 |
|
17 Prosecution time limit expired |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
1167 |
941 |
890 |
757 |
187 |
|
1a Charged |
58 |
47 |
35 |
58 |
18 |
|
1b Reported for Summons |
11 |
18 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
1c Summons |
42 |
26 |
14 |
14 |
2 |
|
1d Charged for alternative offence |
8 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
|
1e Summonsed for alternative offence |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 Other agency dealing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
21 Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest - police decision |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
2a Youth Caution |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
2b Youth Conditional Caution |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
3a Adult Caution |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
3b Adult Conditional Caution |
3 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
3c Caution - Adult - alternate offence |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
4 Taken Into Consideration |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
5 Offender has died |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
8a Adult Community Resolution |
12 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
8b Youth Community Resolution |
4 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
|
|
8c Youth Restorative Disposal |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
9 Prosecution not in public interest (CPS) (all offences) |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Investigation Ongoing |
1 |
0 |
11 |
49 |
154 |
|
Grand Total |
1605 |
1348 |
1277 |
1248 |
437 |
|
New Police recording system - Burglary Outcomes for Ages 18 and Over |
2023 (from 13 May) |
2024 |
|
1: Charged |
24 |
60 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
7 |
6 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
1 |
3 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
0 |
1 |
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
0 |
3 |
|
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
0 |
1 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
33 |
62 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
9 |
3 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
98 |
203 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
57 |
107 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
0 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
498 |
883 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
8 |
13 |
|
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
0 |
2 |
|
2: Youth caution |
0 |
1 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
3 |
1 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
1 |
0 |
|
3: Adult caution |
0 |
3 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
2 |
4 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult caution |
0 |
2 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
0 |
2 |
|
4: TIC (taken into consideration) |
0 |
1 |
|
5: Offender has died |
1 |
1 |
|
8: Community resolution |
2 |
17 |
|
New |
11 |
87 |
|
Grand Total |
757 |
1466 |
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.
Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the 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 04/04/2025)
This is an amended response with additional outcome figures
(previously disclosed on 27/02/2025)
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