Construction Site Thefts 2012-2013 Report Lancashire The data for this report was obtained by submitting FOI requests to the UK s police forces. The police forces were asked: 1) Number of incidents of thefts from construction sites within the Lancashire jurisdiction, 2) Items stolen during construction site thefts, 3) Value of goods stolen during each theft, 4) Methods by which criminals gained access to construction sites in order to carry out the theft/s. The data they provided has been copied into separate reports for each area.
Description Value Value 1 box 32 dry lining screws 1 box 3" wood screws 1 box of yellow handled screw drivers 0.00 1 Makita petrol saw 495 1 pallet of Kingspan insulation 60 1 x Hilti TE6E SDS drill red body, black handles. 250 1/4 tonne of lead 400 1000 litres of red diesel. 1,000 110v electric extension lead 50 12 meters of 12 inch lead 200 12" inch blue 2104 grinder, model Tec Premium Fast Cut 80 18v Makita 4 1/2 inch grinder 0 18v Makita cordless drill marked in black marker 160 18v Makita hammer drill marked in black marker 140 18v Makita impact driver marked in black marker 160 2 Makita batteries 50 2 open ended (combination) spanners 40 2 x 2 metre drums of 3 core 95mm copper wire with brass coupling 14,000 2 x bright orange Stihl saws 1,200 2 x dry wall screw guns 600 2 x electric generators 140 2 x orange coloured Stihl saws 1,200 2 x red and black Hilti GX nail guns in cases 800 2 x sets of keys 2 2 x TS410 Stihl saw with diamond tipped blade 660 2 x windows to vehicle 200 20 litre drum containing 20 litres of red diesel 15 200 litres diesel 500 24v cordless Bosch drill blue in colour 200 2x tin snips 20 3 Dewalt 18v batteries 60 3' spirit level in yellow 35 3 ton Lifton Neuson dumper truck (yellow and grey) 40,000 3 x bolster chisels silver/grey in colour 30 3 x Stabila small spirit levels in yellow 75 3/4 drive socket set, model draper expert 245 30 meters of 15mm copper pipe 100 30 meters of 22mm copper pipe 120 30 metres of 22mm copper piping 100 4 x calder lead sheeting unused. 1,000 50g pouch of amber leaf tobacco 14 6 x 24mm ratchet spanners 360 6 x 30mm ratchet spanners 360 6 x water cylinders 3,500 600 metres of electrical copper cable 6mm and 2.5 mm. 300
7 reels of electrical 2 core wire, 1 reel of single core earth wire two boxes of brass and copper plumbing fittings 1 9" angle grinder Approx. 20-30 metres of copper armoured cable 200 Battery charger and 2 x 18v batteries 130 Battery operated Makita drill 170 Black plain desk top speakers 25 Black tool bag (B&Q brand) containing large amount of hand tools 350 Bosch 180 jigsaw 100 Bosch floor nailer 230 Builder s tub 10 Cement mixer 300 Claw hammer and rubber handled lump hammer 0 Copper piping 300 Copper piping and water meter. 50 DAB Makita radio with battery 210 Damage to internal supporting wall 5,000 Damage to internal window 100 Damage to lime mortar covering window gaps 5,000 Damage to UPVC door 300 Damage to window and various interior construction work 700 Dewalt cordless drill 120 Dell lap top in black and grey 200 Dewalt 12v hammer drill 250 Dewalt 18v hammer drill 400 Dewalt cordless drill 12.5 volt & case 125 Dewalt drill 18v with charger and battery 200 Dewalt table chop saw 400 Diesel syphoned from dumper 40 Door to metal storage container 4,000 Drill bits 0 Fes tool circular saw 500 Fes tool jigsaw 200 Fes tool planer 200 Front metal grill of Land Rover 0 Gap 3.5kva power generator 299 Gas meter 250 Gold Blatt Diana gun and hopper plus accessories 50 Green Bosch Electriv 110v jig saw 80 Grid discs 20 High-vis bomber jacket 30 Hilti 450 sds drill 500 Hilti breaker 900 Honda generator 500 Hop up work platform 200
HP 610 laptop in black. 2,000 Ipod docking speaker 70 JCB heavy duty breaker (petrol) 500 JCB telly handler (fork truck dashboard panel) 150 Joint knife 10 Large piece of brass and pieces of copper 200 Large quantity of copper wiring - exact measure unknown. Used to connect electrics of warehouse. 1 Macallister cordless drill 100 Makita 4 1/2 grinder 100 Makita breaker 200 Makita breaker power tool in blue metal case 200 Makita chopshaw 700 Makita circular saw 110 Makita core drill 200 Makita hand grinder 100 Makita screw gun 120 Makita site radio 198 Matabo cordless drill 100 Metal internal compound gates 250 Metal site entrance gates 250 Misc bunch of keys. 10 Nokia mobile phone unknown model 50 Olympus digital camera unknown model number, black in colour 50 Orange Plaslode nail gun 600 Orange Stihl saw 1,100 Padlock to site office door 50 Patio door handle 100 Petrol generator 500 Petrol mixer 200 Plaslode nail guns x 2 1,000 Qty of scrap copper 100 Quantity of electrical cable 2,000 Quantity electrical and alarm system cabling 1,000 Quantity of copper cable 50 Quantity of copper water piping used to convey water into warehouse. Exact quantity unknown. 1 Quantity of copper wire not connected to the mains 500 Quantity of lead 1,000 Red and black Hilti screw gun in case 400 Red Hilti 36v cordless drill 525 Red Honda KVA 110v generator 1,000 Red jerry can containing petrol 20 Ryobi impact driver 100
Secan drill- mortar mixer model 5340p 110v mixer 300 Set of car keys 1 Sets of keys for various items 1 Small black safe approx. 1 foot square with keypad containing various documents etc. 50 Small computer make and description unknown at this stage 100 Stainless steel sink unit 120 Stanley level 20 Steel electric water heater and attached copper piping 150 Stihl chainsaw 350 Stihl saw 450 Stihl stone saw orange in colour 200 Timber panel in shed - 1ft by 4ft hole 50 Tool box containing mixed tools 200 Two steel wall-mounted air conditioning units 600 Unknown amount of copper piping 500 Unknown amount of electricity cable 0 Unknown make black digital camera 30 Unknown quantity of three core copper cable off cuts. 1 Vaillent boiler 500 Various copper piping 300 Water heater 100 Wacker plate 1,500 Wacker plate fitted with diesel engine black framework and an orange handle 600 Wheel barrow 50 Wheel barrow 10 White Renault Kangoo Maxi ll Plus DCI 10,000 Wickes hammer drill 0 Wooden casing and door 200 X2 Stihl petrol saws 990 Yellow Brokk 40 front arm drill bit extension to hydraulic remote control mini dozer 4,000 Yellow Dewalt 18v battery circular saw (16" blade) 350 Yellow Dewalt 18v battery impact driver drill 100 Yellow Dewalt 18v hammer drill 100 Yellow Dewalt chop saw 400 Yellow Dewalt nail gun 600 Yellow Dewalt nail gun in black box 250 Yellow extension lead 10 Yellow Stihl TS400 saw 500 Total Value 123,859
Entry Method Bodily Pressure 3 Bodily Pressure, Climbed 2 Bodily Pressure, Door pulled back forced frame 1 Bodily Pressure, Forced Lock 1 Bodily Pressure, Forced Lock, Insecure 1 Bodily Pressure, Removed Lock, Forced Lock 2 Bodily Pressure, Sneak In 1 Climbed 7 Door pulled back forced frame 2 Failed Attempt 3 Forced Lock 5 Forced Lock, Climbed 1 Insecure 3 Insecure, Sneak In 3 Removed Lock 2 Removed Lock, Forced Lock 5 Removed Lock, Forced Lock, Climbed 1 Removed Lock, Forced Lock, Sneak In 1 Smash Glass, Climbed 2 Smash Glass, Remove Lock 1 Unknown 9 Number of Crimes TOTAL 56