Motor Vehicle Theft (FOI Request ref: 28/26)
Request
The total number of recorded incidents of theft of a motor vehicle in your area for calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Response
|
Offence Title and Home Office Code |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
037/01: Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
037/02: Aggravated vehicle taking |
132 |
166 |
155 |
453 |
|
037/02: Attempted - Aggravated vehicle taking |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
048/01: Theft of a motor vehicle |
13,715 |
12,705 |
11,532 |
37,952 |
|
048/01: Attempted - Theft of a motor vehicle |
251 |
276 |
705 |
1,232 |
|
130/01: Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle (does not include 'driving or being carried knowing motor vehicle has been taken ') |
724 |
664 |
665 |
2,053 |
|
131/03: Aggravated vehicle taking (driving/being carried) offences, causing damage to vehicle and/or property under £5000. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
14,822 |
13,811 |
13,058 |
41,691 |
“We do not underestimate the impact car crime has on people’s lives and we are working hard to bring offenders to justice. We know the huge inconvenience of vehicle crime on livelihoods, and personal lives. For more information and advice on keeping your home and property secure, visit: https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/crime-prevention “
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that this data has been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request may be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting the data.
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