Written Question·Home Office·UIN 57012

Letter Boxes: Theft

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

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.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

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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