United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 57012
Letter Boxes: Theft
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3 June 2025
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9 June 2025 · Answer
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9 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of postbox theft; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle it.
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3 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of postbox theft; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle it.
Source: Commons
9 June 2025
Answer
In the year ending December 2024, there were 7,998 ‘Theft of mail’ offences recorded by the police across England and Wales, a 24% increase compared with the previous year.The Government recognises the profound impact theft can have on individuals and wid...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-03/57012
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1808923
- uk · wq-1808923 · source updated 9 June 2025