FOI 19369-25 Parcel Thefts from Doorstep 10-2020 to 10-2025
Request to Northamptonshire Police
1. How many instances of parcel theft from a doorstep have been reported between the following dates:
01/10/2024-30/09/2025
01/10/2023-30/09/2024
01/10/2022-30/09/2023
01/10/2021-30/09/2022
01/10/2020-30/09/2021
2. If possible, can you share the number of reported instances of parcel theft from a doorstep for each month for each of the date ranges in question one. If too time consuming, please would you provide it for the most recent date range.
3. If possible, can you share what type of product were stolen most (E.G. mobile phone, air fryer) for the date ranges provided in question one.
4. If possible, can you share the total reported value of stolen parcels for the date ranges provided in question one.
5. If possible, can you share any data that you hold on which postal or parcel carrier delivered the parcels to the doorsteps of the incidents reported for each of the date ranges in question one.
Response
Unfortunately, Northamptonshire Police are unable to provide you with the information requested because it is not held in an easily retrievable format. Compliance with your request would require our analysts to manually review a minimum of 1439 occurrences across the specified period to establish if the parcel thefts occurred on a doorstep. We estimate this would take approximately 5 minutes per record, exceeding the appropriate cost limit of £450 which engages an exemption under s12(1) of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (the Act).
Accordingly, please accept this Refusal Notice under s17(1) of the Act.
We always strive to provide the highest level of service that we can with the finite resources at our disposal. However, due to the breadth of information you are requesting, we are unable to offer any advice or assistance as to how we can help you redefine your request to bring it within the cost parameters.