FOI 20479
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0020479/26
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 16th July 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to request the following information relating to robberies involving specialist trading card shops, hobby stores, gaming venues, or other businesses that sell Pokemon cards.
For each calendar year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive, please provide:
The number of recorded robbery offences where:
the victim was a specialist trading card shop, hobby store, gaming venue, collectables retailer, or similar business selling Pokemon cards or trading card products; or the stolen items included Pokemon cards, trading cards, or sealed trading card products.
If available, the number of incidents in which Pokemon cards or trading card products were specifically identified as the motive for, or target of, the robbery.
Whether your force has observed any increase in robbery offences targeting businesses selling Pokemon cards or other trading card products during this period. If such analysis has been conducted, please provide any relevant figures, reports or assessments.
The number of individuals:
charged,
summonsed, and/or
prosecuted
in connection with the robbery offences identified above for each year.
The number of convictions resulting from those prosecutions, if held.
Any crime prevention guidance, intelligence assessments or internal communications produced since January 2021 concerning robberies or thefts linked to Pokemon cards or trading card products.
Where it is not possible to search specifically for "Pokemon cards", please provide information relating to trading card products, collectable card games, or specialist card retailers where available.
Reply
Nil return.