Stolen vehicles 2020 - 2024

23rd April 2025

Our Ref: FOI2025/02622

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/02622

I write in connection with your request for information received on 24th March.  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

I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.

Response: Following searches made within the Constabulary please see our response below:

Question 1

Number of unique reported car thefts (passenger cars only)

Between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2024

Broken down by calendar year

Question 2

Number of cars recovered after being stolen

Between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2024

Broken down by calendar year

Question 3

Number of incidents resulting in a charge/summons

Between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2024

Broken down by calendar year

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.