Crimes on church property 22/2026
FOI Reference: 22/2026
Request:
1. How many crimes have been recorded by your force involving theft from/at churches or from/at church property from January 1 2025 - December 31 2025?
a) If possible, please could you clarify how many of the thefts recorded relate to lead being taken from the church roof?
2. How many crimes have been recorded by your force involving assault (physical/violent) at churches or on church property from January 1 2025 - December 31 2025?
3. How many crimes have been recorded of vandalism by your force on churches or on church property from January 1 2025 - December 31 2025?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
| Year |
Theft from Churches/Church grounds |
Involved theft of lead from Church roof |
|
2025 |
15 |
2 |
(Key word search conducted on all theft offences for church in occurrence address and church & Lead in the summary of the offence).
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
| Year |
Assault at Churches/Church grounds |
|
2025 |
3 |
(Key word search conducted on all Assault offences for church in occurrence address and church in the summary of the offence).
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
| Year |
Vandalism at Churches/Church grounds |
|
2025 |
7 |
(Key word search conducted on all Criminal Damage offences for church in occurrence address and church in the summary of the offence).
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 15/01/2026)
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