FOI 22613
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0022613
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 27th July 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide the following information relating to your police force area for the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
Motorcycle/Moped Theft:
The total number of recorded offences involving the theft (or unauthorised taking) of motorcycles, motorbikes and mopeds.
Suspect Age:
Where a suspect has been identified in offences relating to the theft (or unauthorised taking) of motorcycles, motorbikes and mopeds, please provide the number of identified suspects broken down by age, or by age bands if exact ages cannot be disclosed.
Moped-Enabled Crime:
The total number of recorded moped-enabled thefts (or offences flagged as moped-enabled) during the same period.
Reply
West Mercia Police have conducted searches and hold the information below in relation to your request.
Caveat: There is not separate offence for ‘theft of a motorcycle’ or ‘theft of a scooter’. Therefore, in order to obtain results for theft of a motorcycle or scooter, searches have been completed on the offences of:
- Aggravated Vehicle Taking.
- Theft or Unauthorised taking of a Motor Vehicle.
Vehicles stolen as part of another offence (eg burglary) will not be included in the figures.
The total number of recorded offences involving the theft (or unauthorised taking) of motorcycles, motorbikes and mopeds.
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Table 1: Number of motorcycle or moped thefts |
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Home Office offence title and code |
Number of offences |
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Aggravated Vehicle Taking (Code 37/2) |
3 |
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Theft or Unauthorised taking of a Motor Vehicle (Code 48) |
198 |
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Grand Total |
201 |
Suspect Age:
Where a suspect has been identified in offences relating to the theft (or unauthorised taking) of motorcycles, motorbikes and mopeds, please provide the number of identified suspects broken down by age, or by age bands if exact ages cannot be disclosed.
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Table 2: Suspects of motorcycle or moped thefts by age group |
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Suspect age group |
Number of suspects |
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under 18 years |
27 |
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18-21 years |
7 |
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22-29 years |
1 |
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30-39 years |
2 |
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40 years and over |
3 |
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Grand Total |
40 |
Moped-Enabled Crime:
The total number of recorded moped-enabled thefts (or offences flagged as moped-enabled) during the same period.
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Table 3: Moped-enabled offences |
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Home Office offence title and code |
Number of offences |
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Assault without Injury - Common assault and battery (code 105A) |
1 |
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Interference with a motor vehicle (code 126) |
2 |
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Other criminal damage to a vehicle (Under £5,000) (code 58C) |
1 |
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Theft from shops and stalls (code 46) |
1 |
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Theft of a motor vehicle (code 48) |
1 |
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Grand Total |
6 |