FOI 1012-2025 / Oct 2025 / Crimes at Tesco Extra, Bedworth
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 1012-2025
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 8th October 2025 as follows:
A list of all crimes recorded within Tesco Extra, Bedworth, between 1st January 2024 and 30th September 2025.
Can this include all crimes committed within the store and in the customer car park.
I would like these crimes categorised by the date and time they occurred, and the type of crime (i.e. Burglary Other Building, Theft, Criminal Damage, Assault, Public Order offences, etc)
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below. When reviewing the information please note the following:
- Searches were conducted of the Crime Recording System for all offences with the location stated as postcode CV12 8SY. The resulting records were then reviewed to determine whether they occurred in the store / carpark.
Response: Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Warwickshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you, the applicant, with a notice which:
(a) States that fact,
(b) Specifies the exemption in question and
(c) States (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
The exemption applicable to some of the information is:
Section 40(2) – Personal Information
Section 40 is an absolute class-based exemption, which does not require evidence of the harm disclosure would cause and does not require consideration of a public interest test. That being said, where Section 40(2) is engaged, in order to make the exemption absolute there needs to be evidence that a Data Protection Principle would be breached by disclosure.
This exemption is engaged where disclosure of information relates to personal data of a third party or could lead to the identification of an individual, either from that information alone or combined with any other information from within the Police Service or public domain. In this case, providing the exact date and time of an incident at one specific location could lead to the identification of an individual. Such a disclosure would breach individuals’ rights under the Data Protection Act 2018, in particular Article 5(1) of the GDPR which states that personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a refusal notice under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to the breakdown requested and please find the information I am able to provide set out below in an uncorrelated format which is shows the number of offences recorded by year and month and the offence breakdown across the entire period.
|
Year and month |
Total |
|
2024 |
|
|
Jan |
7 |
|
Feb |
4 |
|
Mar |
1 |
|
Apr |
5 |
|
May |
5 |
|
Jun |
1 |
|
Jul |
9 |
|
Aug |
2 |
|
Sep |
6 |
|
Oct |
2 |
|
Nov |
3 |
|
Dec |
3 |
|
2025 |
|
|
Jan |
2 |
|
Feb |
4 |
|
Mar |
3 |
|
Apr |
2 |
|
May |
2 |
|
Jun |
8 |
|
Jul |
3 |
|
Aug |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
74 |
|
Offence Type |
Total |
|
ARSON AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
11 |
|
BURGLARY |
1 |
|
DRUG OFFENCES |
1 |
|
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
1 |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
6 |
|
THEFT |
37 |
|
VEHICLE OFFENCES |
5 |
|
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON |
12 |
|
Grand Total |
74 |
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB