FOI 437737
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 437739
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 16th October 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding vehicle theft in your police force area. Please provide the following, broken down by calendar year for the last three full calendar years (2022, 2023 and 2024). Please also provide information from and 2025 to-date up until 31/09/2025). If data is not available up until then, please specify when the 2025 data runs until.
1 - The total number of recorded incidents of theft of a motor vehicle in your area
2 - The total number of arrests made where the principal offence recorded was theft of motor vehicle
3 - The top three locations (for example towns, districts, or wards) in your force area with the highest number of recorded motor vehicle thefts each year
4 - Of the vehicles reported stolen (theft of motor vehicle), how many were subsequently recovered, broken down by year if available
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Primary Offence Sub Group |
Calender Year |
01/01/25-30/09/25 |
Grand Total |
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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AGGRAVATED VEHICLE TAKING |
103 |
82 |
88 |
45 |
318 |
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THEFT OR UNAUTH TAKING OF A MOTOR VEH |
1352 |
1515 |
1612 |
1023 |
5502 |
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Grand Total |
1455 |
1597 |
1700 |
1068 |
5820 |
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Three Wards (Beat locations) which highest number of vehicle thefts reported in each calender year |
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01/01/2025-30/09/2025 |
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Abbey Ward |
18 |
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Cathedral Ward |
26 |
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Church Hill Ward |
22 |
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2024 |
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Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts ED |
32 |
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Cathedral Ward |
34 |
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Blakebrook & Habberley South Ward |
28 |
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2023 |
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Belbroughton & Romsley Ward |
34 |
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Cathedral Ward |
31 |
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The Nedge Ward |
25 |
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2022 |
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Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts ED |
26 |
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Cathedral Ward |
35 |
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Blakebrook & Habberley South Ward |
24 |
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Number of vehicles linked to above crimes which have a current status of "Recovered" |
Calender Year |
01/01/25-30/09/25 |
Grand Total |
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2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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352 |
443 |
367 |
155 |
1317 |
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Table 1 |
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Number of Arrests for Theft of Motor Vehicle |
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Calendar Year |
Jan-Sep 2025 |
Total |
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Reason for Arrest |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Aggravated Vehicle Taking |
22 |
25 |
30 |
6 |
83 |
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Theft - Attempted Theft Of A Motor Vehicle |
37 |
26 |
17 |
8 |
88 |
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Theft - Of Motor Vehicle |
181 |
247 |
225 |
144 |
797 |
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TWOC - Take a motor vehicle without the owners consent |
48 |
85 |
95 |
56 |
284 |
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Total |
288 |
383 |
367 |
214 |
1252 |
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Table 2 |
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Number of Arrests Linked to Theft of Vehicle Crimes |
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Calendar Year |
Jan-Sep 2025 |
Total |
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Primary Offence Sub Group |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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AGGRAVATED VEHICLE TAKING |
37 |
32 |
25 |
10 |
104 |
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THEFT OR UNAUTH TAKING OF A MOTOR VEH |
117 |
171 |
113 |
53 |
454 |
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Total |
154 |
203 |
138 |
63 |
558 |