FOI 692/25

REQUEST

Thanks for your prompt reply to my FOI request.

Unfortunately the response does not answer either of my questions and is incorrect or not relevant.

The response states that the information I requested is available in the public domain via the link provided, but nowhere on the suggested link does it give the following:

"The number of police-recorded incidents involving reports of a firearm (including possession, threats

involving a firearm, or discharge of a firearm) within the Llancarfan area of the Vale of Glamorgan for the

calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date."

There following is also not included in the link, as per my request:

"1. A monthly or quarterly breakdown of these incidents

2. A general description of incident type (e.g. “suspected possession,” “threat,” “found firearm,” etc.)"

The information I am looking for is specific to gun crime and firearm possession and does not appear to be publicly available by other means, as the response suggests.

If the statistics about firearm incidents for 2022, 2023 and 2024 in the Llancarfan area are available anywhere online, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a link to such information.

The number of police-recorded incidents involving reports of a firearm (including possession, threats involving a firearm, or discharge of a firearm) within the Llancarfan area of the Vale of Glamorgan for the calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date.

1. A monthly or quarterly breakdown of these incidents

2. A general description of incident type (e.g. “suspected possession,” “threat,” “found firearm,” etc.)

PREVIOUS RESPONSE

As this is available in the public domain, we are therefore not obliged to provide this information as the following exemption applies:

Section 21 – Information Accessible by Other Means.

This is an absolute, class based exemption which means that a public authority is not required to consider the public interest in disclosure.

Under Section 16, the duty to provide advice and assistance, please see the below link:

St. Nicholas and Llancarfan | Your Area | South Wales Police | South Wales Police

CURRENT RESPONSE

A search has been completed using our crime and incident reporting system (NICHE RMS) for all occurrences, reported between 1^st January 2022 and 20^th May 2025 in the Llancarfan area, that are recorded under one of the following crime groups:

• Possession of firearms offences (ADR Text)
• Possession of firearms with intent (ADR Text)
• Other firearms offences (ADR Text)

This search retrieved no results.