Car Theft In The UK
As crime stealthily encroaches all across the UK, vehicle theft has spiked alarmingly by 29% in 2023, intensified by the current cost of living crisis. Today’s car thieves employ sophisticated methods, posing heightened risks to your hard-earned vehicle. In these challenging times, robust vehicle security is not just a precaution, it’s a necessity.
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Police Force Area
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Household figures (mid-2020) rounded to 100
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Vehicle thefts per 1,000 households (year ending Dec 2021)
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Total vehicle thefts (year ending Dec 2021)
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Percentage change in vehicle thefts (from 2020 to 2021)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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London (Metropolitan Police and City of London)
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3,543,000
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11.1
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100,185
|
-9
|
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West Midlands
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1,148,800
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10.4
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Greater Manchester
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1,190,500
|
9
|
25,495
|
5
|
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South Yorkshire
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599,500
|
7.5
|
10,572
|
-4
|
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Bedfordshire
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267,900
|
6.9
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4,704
|
-17
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West Yorkshire
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964,400
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6.1
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14,358
|
-4
|
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Hertfordshire
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485,400
|
6
|
7,180
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0
|
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Essex
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768,400
|
5.9
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10,896
|
-6
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Warwickshire
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247,600
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5.4
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3,167
|
-18
|
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Cleveland
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245,100
|
5.2
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2,989
|
1
|
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Thames Valley
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964,200
|
4.9
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12,000
|
-18
|
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Hampshire
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839,500
|
4.9
|
9,760
|
22
|
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Nottinghamshire
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489,000
|
4.9
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5,714
|
-12
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Avon and Somerset
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737,300
|
4.9
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8,407
|
-4
|
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Leicestershire
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438,800
|
4.8
|
5,330
|
-20
|
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Dorset
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344,100
|
4.8
|
3,718
|
-4
|
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Merseyside
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632,500
|
4.7
|
6,726
|
-1
|
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Cambridgeshire
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345,600
|
4.7
|
4,028
|
-8
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
316,900
|
4.6
|
3,512
|
-25
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Surrey
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474,900
|
4.6
|
5,545
|
-7
|
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Kent
|
778,300
|
4.6
|
8,508
|
-14
|
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Lancashire
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643,600
|
4.4
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6,735
|
-1
|
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South Wales
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582,100
|
4.2
|
5,610
|
-14
|
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Northumbria
|
648,200
|
4.1
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6,082
|
-15
|
|
Derbyshire
|
461,800
|
4
|
4,229
|
0
|
|
Sussex
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750,100
|
3.8
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6,522
|
-3
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Gwent
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256,700
|
3.7
|
2,242
|
-9
|
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Staffordshire
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488,600
|
3.6
|
4,079
|
-8
|
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Durham
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283,900
|
3.4
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2,150
|
-16
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Humberside
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407,600
|
3.3
|
3,052
|
-20
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West Mercia
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556,600
|
3.1
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3,977
|
5
|
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Gloucestershire
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275,200
|
2.9
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1,838
|
-31
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Suffolk
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330,800
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2.9
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2,178
|
-18
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Lincolnshire
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332,400
|
2.8
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2,144
|
-10
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Wiltshire
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309,700
|
2.7
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1,947
|
-14
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Cheshire
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467,300
|
2.4
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2,604
|
-1
|
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Devon and Cornwall
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778,700
|
1.8
|
3,210
|
-7
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Norfolk
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398,800
|
1.8
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1,613
|
-15
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North Wales
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308,300
|
1.7
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1,225
|
-4
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North Yorkshire
|
360,900
|
1.7
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1,433
|
-22
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Cumbria
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227,000
|
1.5
|
727
|
-13
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Dyfed-Powys
|
231,200
|
1.2
|
623
|
-12
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