FOI 454314
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 454314
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 26th January 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
Specifically, I would like to obtain the following data:
1.The number of reported mobile phone thefts at each festival in your area for the years:
2025
2024
2023
- The number of total thefts, not limited to mobile devices, at each festival in your area for the years:
2025
2024
2023
- If available, please also provide:
- The number of stolen phones that were later recovered or found for each year from each Festivals
- A breakdown of the models of stolen phones (if this information is recorded) for each year from each festival.
Reply
West Mercia police hold some of the requested information.
Caveat; We do not have any markers to indicate that a crime has occurred at a festival and have instead relied upon a keyword search of the incident summary.
Whilst we do have a field for recording stolen property this is not routinely used, and it cannot be relied upon. A keyword search has been used to identify potentially relevant theft offences.
1.The number of reported mobile phone thefts at each festival in your area for the years:
2025 - 2
2024 - 1
2023 - 7
- The number of total thefts, not limited to mobile devices, at each festival in your area for the years:
2025 - 5
2024 - 7
2023 - 11
- If available, please also provide:
- The number of stolen phones that were later recovered or found for each year from each Festivals
- A breakdown of the models of stolen phones (if this information is recorded) for each year from each festival.
No information held. We are unable to confirm how many mobile phones were recovered or found from each festival and this is not recorded on our crime management system.