The number of cars reported as stolen and also recovered from 2020 to 2024
23 April 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/02607
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/02607
I write in connection with your request for information received on 24 March 2025. I note you seek access to the following information:
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
Q1. For each of the following calendar years, please provide the number of cars reported as stolen to the force.
a. 2020
b. 2021
c. 2022
d. 2023
e. 2024
Q2. For each of the following calendar years, please provide the number of cars recovered after being reported stolen.
a. 2020
b. 2021
c. 2022
d. 2023
e. 2024
Q.3. In each of the following calendar years, please state how many reports of a car being stolen led to a charge or summons.
- a. 2020
b. 2021
c. 2022
d. 2023
e. 2024
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Please Note - That while we have provided data held by our organisation, the quality and completeness of this data may be affected by the way it has been recorded or maintained. In some cases, data may be incomplete, inaccurately recorded, or not consistently linked across systems. While this data is generally available and sufficient for data-today operational use it is not always stored in a format that allows for easy or large-scale extraction. As such, compiling it for the purpose of this request may require significant manual effort, with a likelihood that this would exceed the 18-hour time limit set under the Freedom of Information Act.
Additionally, the Data has been extracted from crimes recorded under Theft of Motor Vehicle. Attempted Theft of Motor Vehicle and Unauthorised taking of a Motor Vehicle have not been included in the Data.
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Total Number of Car Thefts |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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Grand Total |
843 |
1017 |
1114 |
1195 |
1341 |
5510 |
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Total Number of Cars Recovered |
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Vehicle Status |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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STOLEN |
620 |
785 |
761 |
756 |
823 |
3745 |
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RECOVERED |
203 |
208 |
308 |
396 |
452 |
1567 |
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FOUND |
13 |
16 |
30 |
38 |
51 |
148 |
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Not Stated |
7 |
8 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
50 |
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Grand Total |
843 |
1017 |
1114 |
1195 |
1341 |
5510 |
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Car Theft Resulting in Outcome 1/1a Charged/Summonsed |
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Outcome Description |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed |
12 |
12 |
23 |
13 |
14 |
74 |
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Type 1a - Charged/Summonsed (Alternate offence) |
6 |
13 |
19 |
28 |
8 |
74 |
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Grand Total |
18 |
25 |
42 |
41 |
22 |
148 |
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights
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