FOI 391346
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 391346
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 25th February 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Please provide the following data for the period January 2020 – December 2024.
The total number of times police were called to motorway service areas within your force area during this period.
- A breakdown of the nature of the incidents (e.g., theft, violent crime, drug-related offences, anti-social behaviour, vehicle crime, public order offences).
- The number of arrests made at motorway services during this period, if available.
- If possible, a list of the specific motorway service areas included in the data.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested
Q1 A breakdown of the nature of the incidents (e.g., theft, violent crime, drug-related offences, anti-social behaviour, vehicle crime, public order offences).
Q3 If possible, a list of the specific motorway service areas included in the data.
|
Final Incident Type |
FRANKLEY MOTORWAY SERVICES AREA |
HOPWOOD MOTORWAY SERVICES |
STRENSHAM MOTORWAY SERVICES |
Grand Total |
|
AD-Alarm not attended |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
AS-Environmental |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
AS-Nuisance |
48 |
11 |
12 |
71 |
|
AS-Personal |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
CR-Assault |
16 |
11 |
4 |
31 |
|
CR-Burglary - Business and Community |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
CR-Burglary- Residential-home |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
CR-Crime Unlisted |
5 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
|
CR-Criminal Damage |
9 |
16 |
6 |
31 |
|
CR-Deception, Fraud and Forgery |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
CR-Make off without payment |
115 |
11 |
10 |
136 |
|
CR-Other Force/Agency |
7 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
CR-Public Order Offence |
9 |
9 |
4 |
22 |
|
CR-Rape |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
CR-Robbery |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
CR-Sexual Offence |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
CR-Shoplifting |
15 |
10 |
7 |
32 |
|
CR-Theft (not vehicle) |
66 |
11 |
5 |
82 |
|
CR-Theft from vehicle |
20 |
39 |
15 |
74 |
|
CR-Theft of vehicle |
8 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
|
CR-Threats to kill |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
CR-Vehicle Interference |
4 |
13 |
4 |
21 |
|
GE-Lost/Found Property/Person |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
GE-MAA-attended |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
GE-MAA-not attended |
9 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
|
GE-Messages |
22 |
24 |
8 |
54 |
|
GE-Other Agency |
6 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
|
GE-Police generated activity |
79 |
45 |
22 |
146 |
|
GE-Pre-planned event |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
GE-Stolen Vehicle Recovered |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
|
PS-Abandoned Call |
4 |
13 |
11 |
28 |
|
PS-Alarm - False Activation |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
PS-Animals/Wildlife |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
|
PS-Civil Dispute |
7 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
|
PS-Concern for safety |
89 |
39 |
17 |
145 |
|
PS-Domestic Incident |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
|
PS-Firearms |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
PS-Hoax Call |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
PS-Immigration |
18 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
|
PS-Missing Person (Misper) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
PS-Protest/demonstration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
PS-Sudden/Unexplained Death |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
PS-Suspicious circumstances |
79 |
87 |
32 |
198 |
|
PS-Suspicious package/object |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
TR-Highway Disruption |
188 |
178 |
78 |
444 |
|
TR-Rail/Air/Marine Incident |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
TR-Road Related Offence |
70 |
73 |
21 |
164 |
|
TR-RTC Damage Only |
23 |
33 |
14 |
70 |
|
TR-RTC Death/Injury |
10 |
8 |
1 |
19 |
|
Grand Total |
969 |
671 |
304 |
1944 |
Q2 The number of arrests made at motorway services during this period, if available.
Q3 If possible, a list of the specific motorway service areas included in the data.
|
Service Arrests |
Total |
|
FRANKLEY SERVICES, M5 |
144 |
|
HOPWOOD SERVICES |
90 |
|
STRENSHAM SERVICES M5 |
103 |
|
Grand Total |
459 |