HOW many burglaries occurred on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day last year?

In 2024, Devon and Cornwall Police recorded eight, four and eight burglaries on each of the respective festive holidays, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows.

The force also recorded 11 burglaries on New Year’s Day in 2024, the FOI request shows.

Last year’s figures were less than 2023.

In 2023, there were a total of 41 recorded burglaries across Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

In the past five years there have been 213 recorded burglaries, with the most being committed in 2021.

New Year’s Day saw the most burglaries between 2020 and 2025 at 77.