Lost/stolen/unaccounted for police equipment & written off police vehicles

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.0035226

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. How many a) tasers b) batons c) PAVA spray and d) handcuffs have been lost, stolen, or are currently unaccounted for in your force in each of the last 5 years.

2. How many police vehicles have been 'written off' by your force in every year since 2015. Here, I would define 'written off' as no longer being roadworthy due to damage, or damaged beyond the point that repairs make financial sense.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - How many a) tasers b) batons c) PAVA spray and d) handcuffs have been lost, stolen, or are currently unaccounted for in your force in each of the last 5 years.

There have been 103 uniform items and serialised items of personal protective equipment (PPE) (handcuffs, batons, warrant card holders, body armour etc.) have been reported lost since June 2022, which is when the process for reporting these items as lost or stolen was launched. The yearly breakdown is as follows:

2023 - 50.
2022 (from June) - 53.

Q2 - How many police vehicles have been 'written off' by your force in every year since 2015. Here, I would define 'written off' as no longer being roadworthy due to damage, or damaged beyond the point that repairs make financial sense.

Year	No. of Collisions
2017	38
2018	72
2019	72
2020	64
2021	47
2022	49*
2023	145
2024	29

* Please note that the 2022 data only runs from July, this is due to a restructure in Fleet Services and an interim service being operated, during this time no data was retained.