Crimes in Doctors Surgeries/Health Centres - 530/22

Date Responded 27 April 2022

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

You asked:

You asked:

1. Please disclose the total number of recorded crimes that were committed in doctors surgeries or health centres in each of the following years:
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22

2. Please provide a breakdown of how these recorded crimes in doctors surgeries or health centres were categorised in each of the same years, i.e. please disclose the number of crimes that were recorded as assaults, the number that were recorded as harassment etc

In Response:

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
1&2

Crime

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

Assault without injury

6

5

4

3

2

Burglary - Business and Community

5

19

2

1

3

Criminal damage - Business and Community

13

9

8

3

3

Criminal damage - Other

4

1

7

3

5

Criminal damage - Residential

 

1

   

1

Drug - Possession

1

       

Fraud and forgery

2

 

1

   

Harassment

6

7

13

2

4

Less serious violence against the person

1

1

2

 

1

Miscellaneous crime

 

1

1

   

Modern Slavery

   

1

   

Sexual offences

1

4

7

1

1

Other theft and handling

15

9

6

3

5

Other violence

9

3

2

1

1

Public disorder

30

39

23

15

10

Shoplifting

1

       

Theft from the person

1

     

1

Theft of a pedal cycle

1

2

   

1

Total

96

101

77

32

38

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