How many e-scooters and scramblers have been seized by PSNI

Date asked:
Board Member:Nuala McAllister
Question type:Written

Question

How many e-scooters and scramblers have been seized by PSNI, broken down by districts in the last three years? Happy for this to be financial years, or annually. 

Answer

Total Number of Seizures by Year 
2024 - 4 electric scooters were seized by the PSNI. 
2025 - 25 scooters were seized by the PSNI. 
2026 - 22 scooters FYTD have been seized by the PSNI. 

Break down by District 
2024 – Belfast City - 2 
Mid and East Antrim – 2

2025 – Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon - 3 
Antrim & Newtownabbey - 2 
Ards & North Down - 1 
Belfast City - 16 
Newry Mourne & Down - 1 
Fermanagh & Omagh - 2 

2026 – Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon - 1 
Antrim & Newtownabbey - 1 
Ards & North Down - 5 
Derry City & Strabane - 3 
Newry Mourne & Down -1 

*Please note the term E scooter covers E bikes, E Scooters and E Scramblers, It does not cover EAPC or combustion engine scramblers and we have no way of categorising those within vehicle recovery.

Nuala McAllister - Alliance