FOI 439255
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 439255
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 24th October 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
How many vehicle thefts were recorded in your jurisdiction between January and September 2025?
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested.
How many vehicle thefts were recorded in your jurisdiction between January and September 2025?
|
Vehicle theft offence by month |
Number of offences |
|
Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle (code 37/2) |
45 |
|
January |
8 |
|
February |
3 |
|
March |
7 |
|
April |
3 |
|
May |
7 |
|
June |
7 |
|
July |
1 |
|
August |
4 |
|
September |
5 |
|
Theft of a motor vehicle (code 48) |
1,022 |
|
January |
107 |
|
February |
127 |
|
March |
97 |
|
April |
118 |
|
May |
112 |
|
June |
121 |
|
July |
132 |
|
August |
97 |
|
September |
111 |
|
Grand Total |
1,067 |
Caveat: The totals are the number of vehicle theft offences not the number of vehicles stolen: an individual offence may include the theft of more than one vehicle. Vehicles stolen as part of another offence (e.g. burglary) will not be included in the figures.
The search looks at all recorded crimes within a live police records management system. Volumes may be different compared against previous or subsequent requests as offences can be reclassified and other information used to identify reports can be modified. The report only includes recorded notifiable crimes, excluding crime related incidents and crimes that have been reviewed and changed to no crime.