FOI 425975
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 425975
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 7th August 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act, relating to vehicle thefts in your force area from 1st January 2020 to the most recent available data in 2025:
Q1. The number of recorded vehicle thefts (theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle – Home Office offence code 48), broken down by calendar year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date).
Q2. The number of those vehicles that were subsequently recovered, broken down by year if available.
Q3. The five most commonly stolen vehicle makes and models across the full period (2020–2025 to date).
Q4. If available, the three most common location types where vehicle thefts occurred (e.g. on-street, driveway, car park).
Q5. If held, the top three postcode districts in your force area with the highest number of vehicle thefts across the period (2020–2025 to date), including total theft numbers for each.
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Q1. The number of recorded vehicle thefts (theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle – Home Office offence code 48), broken down by calendar year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date).
|
Calendar Year |
Total number of vehicle theft offences (Home Office code 48) |
|
2020 |
966 |
|
2021 |
920 |
|
2022 |
1,352 |
|
2023 |
1,515 |
|
2024 |
1,614 |
|
2025 (Jan-Jul) |
819 |
|
Grand Total |
7,186 |
Q2. The number of those vehicles that were subsequently recovered, broken down by year if available.
|
Number of individual stolen vehicles with a status of 'recovered' or 'found' |
Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
|||||
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||
|
FOUND |
29 |
26 |
47 |
54 |
56 |
21 |
233 |
|
RECOVERED |
247 |
222 |
334 |
428 |
340 |
133 |
1,704 |
|
Grand Total |
276 |
248 |
381 |
482 |
396 |
154 |
1,937 |
Q3. The five most commonly stolen vehicle makes and models across the full period (2020–2025 to date).
|
Five most commonly stolen vehicle makes (where vehicle make has been recorded) |
Number of individual stolen vehicles |
|
FORD(EUROPE) |
1275 |
|
LAND ROVER |
552 |
|
VAUXHALL |
406 |
|
VOLKSWAGEN |
355 |
|
BMW(CARS) |
348 |
|
Models of top 5 most commonly stolen vehicles |
Number of individual stolen vehicles |
|
BMW(CARS) |
348 |
|
116 |
16 |
|
118 |
22 |
|
118 I M SPORT |
9 |
|
120D |
3 |
|
120D M SPORT |
5 |
|
120I M SPORT |
2 |
|
123D M SPORT |
2 |
|
125I M SPORT |
1 |
|
2 Series |
2 |
|
316 |
5 |
|
318 |
9 |
|
320 |
10 |
|
320CD M SPORT |
3 |
|
320D |
31 |
|
320I |
6 |
|
320I EDITION M SPORT |
1 |
|
325 |
1 |
|
325CI M SPORT |
3 |
|
325I |
2 |
|
330 D |
3 |
|
330D M SPORT |
10 |
|
330E |
1 |
|
335D |
9 |
|
335I |
1 |
|
4 Series |
14 |
|
435 I M SPORT |
1 |
|
440I GRAN COUPE |
6 |
|
520 |
2 |
|
520D |
5 |
|
520D M SPORT |
6 |
|
520I |
2 |
|
523I |
1 |
|
525 D |
1 |
|
525D M SPORT |
1 |
|
528I |
1 |
|
530 |
3 |
|
530D |
2 |
|
530D M SPORT |
4 |
|
530I |
1 |
|
535D |
2 |
|
640I SE TURBO AUTO |
4 |
|
650I |
3 |
|
730 |
1 |
|
730D |
3 |
|
750I |
1 |
|
I3 |
2 |
|
I8 |
2 |
|
M COUPE |
3 |
|
M140I |
4 |
|
M2 ALL VARIANTS |
2 |
|
M3 COUPE |
1 |
|
M4 ALL VARIANTS |
8 |
|
M6 |
2 |
|
Vehicle Model not recorded |
49 |
|
X1 SDRIVE 18D SE |
5 |
|
X3 |
12 |
|
X5 |
28 |
|
X6 |
7 |
|
Z3 |
1 |
|
Z4 |
1 |
|
FORD(EUROPE) |
1275 |
|
B-MAX |
1 |
|
CI MOTOR HOME CUSONA |
1 |
|
C-MAX |
11 |
|
COUGAR |
3 |
|
ECO SPORT |
14 |
|
ECO SPORT ST-LINE |
4 |
|
ESCORT 1600 L |
1 |
|
FIESTA |
289 |
|
FIESTA (expired) |
1 |
|
FOCUS |
123 |
|
FOCUS SPORT |
2 |
|
FOCUS ST |
28 |
|
FUSION + |
4 |
|
GALAXY |
4 |
|
GRAND C-MAX |
2 |
|
GRAND TOURNEO ALL VARIANTS |
1 |
|
KA |
4 |
|
KUGA |
38 |
|
KUGA TITANIUM T |
14 |
|
MAVERICK |
1 |
|
MONDEO |
31 |
|
PUMA |
9 |
|
RANGER 4X4 DIESEL |
73 |
|
ROLLERTEAM AUTOROLLER 200 |
1 |
|
ROLLERTEAM AUTOROLLER 700 |
1 |
|
S-MAX 140 TDCI |
4 |
|
STREETKA |
1 |
|
TOURNEO 280 SWB |
1 |
|
TRANSIT |
539 |
|
TRANSIT CAB ONLY |
2 |
|
TRANSIT CONNECT |
28 |
|
Vehicle Model not recorded |
36 |
|
ZETEC S 30TH ANNIVERSARY |
3 |
|
LAND ROVER |
552 |
|
109 |
1 |
|
110 SERIES |
1 |
|
88 INCH 4 CYL |
4 |
|
90 DEFENDER |
33 |
|
90 SERIES |
3 |
|
DEFENDER |
37 |
|
DEFENDER 110 |
33 |
|
DEFENDER 130 |
2 |
|
DEFENDER 90 |
37 |
|
DISCOVERY |
157 |
|
FREELANDER |
23 |
|
LIGHT 4X4 UTILITY |
1 |
|
LR110 4C SW |
1 |
|
LR90 4C REG |
2 |
|
LR90 4C SW |
2 |
|
R ROVER SP ABIO SP TDV8 A |
2 |
|
RANG ROVER A-BIOGRAPHY A |
3 |
|
RANGE ROVER |
1 |
|
RANGE ROVER 25 DSE |
3 |
|
Range Rover Evoque |
59 |
|
RANGE ROVER SPORT |
88 |
|
RANGE ROVER VOGUE |
28 |
|
Vehicle Model not recorded |
27 |
|
VELAR ALL VARIANTS |
4 |
|
VAUXHALL |
406 |
|
ADAM |
3 |
|
AGILA |
5 |
|
ANTARA |
2 |
|
ASTRA |
108 |
|
ASTRAVAN |
1 |
|
BRAVA |
1 |
|
CAVALIER |
2 |
|
COMBO |
17 |
|
CORSA |
107 |
|
CORSAVAN 16V |
1 |
|
CROSSLAND X ANY MODEL |
2 |
|
FRONTERA |
1 |
|
GRANDLAND X ELITE NAV PREMIUM |
1 |
|
GRANDLAND X SE PREMIUM |
2 |
|
GRANDLAND X SRI NAV |
1 |
|
INSIGNIA |
33 |
|
MERIVA ACTIVE |
6 |
|
MOKKA |
13 |
|
MONARO V8 |
1 |
|
MONTEREY |
1 |
|
MOVANO 3500 CDTI LWB |
3 |
|
SIGNUM CLUB |
1 |
|
TIGRA |
3 |
|
VECTRA |
10 |
|
Vehicle Model not recorded |
11 |
|
VIVA |
1 |
|
VIVARO |
43 |
|
VIVARO 2700 CDTI 100 SWB |
3 |
|
VX |
1 |
|
ZAFIRA |
22 |
|
VOLKSWAGEN |
355 |
|
800 SPECIAL TD SWB |
1 |
|
Amarok |
5 |
|
ARTEON ALL VARIANTS |
1 |
|
BEETLE |
3 |
|
BEETLE CABRIOLET |
1 |
|
BORA |
2 |
|
CADDY |
27 |
|
CARAVELLE |
2 |
|
CRAFTER 30 BLUE TDI 109 S |
1 |
|
CRAFTER CR30 109 SWB |
1 |
|
CRAFTER CR35 109 LWB |
15 |
|
CRAFTER CR50 136 LWB S-A |
1 |
|
DELIVERY VAN |
1 |
|
FOX 55 |
2 |
|
GOLF |
124 |
|
JETTA |
1 |
|
KARMANN GHIA |
1 |
|
LUPO E |
1 |
|
PASSAT |
24 |
|
POLO |
51 |
|
SCIROCCO |
4 |
|
SCIROCCO BLUEMOTION TECH TDI |
2 |
|
SHARAN |
3 |
|
TIGUAN ALL VARIANTS |
7 |
|
TIGUAN ESCAPE FSI 4MOTION |
2 |
|
TOUAREG 174 TDI |
4 |
|
TOUAREG ALL VARIANTS |
5 |
|
TOURAN |
8 |
|
T-PORTER SHUT S130 LWB |
1 |
|
TRANSPORTER |
30 |
|
T-ROC |
1 |
|
Up |
4 |
|
URBAN FOX 55 |
1 |
|
Vehicle Model not recorded |
18 |
|
Grand Total |
2,936 |
Q4. If available, the three most common location types where vehicle thefts occurred (e.g. on-street, driveway, car park).
Unable to answer. Location Premises Type was searched to try to identify the most common location types where vehicle thefts occurred. Unfortunately, this field is not mandatory and not well used. Of the 7,186 offences, only 827 (12%) Location Premises Type fields were completed.
Q5. If held, the top three postcode districts in your force area with the highest number of vehicle thefts across the period (2020–2025 to date), including total theft numbers for each
Top 3 most common postcode areas for vehicle theft offences (Home Office code 48)Total number of vehicle theft offences
B98 403
DY10 337
DY11 288