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United Kingdom · Motor vehicle theft

Recorded thefts of motorised vehicles or parts.· Offences recorded by the police: they depend on reporting and on recording practices, which were tightened from 2014 (violent and sexual offences rose with them)
115.4K
2025
−5.1 %vs 2024
min 70.1K 2013max 306.9K 2002
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Source: Office for National Statistics, ONS · Crime in England and Wales (police recorded crime)· Data 2025
Thefts or unauthorised takings of a motor vehicle (thefts from vehicles excluded), England and Wales, years April to MarchOffences recorded by the police: they depend on reporting and on recording practices, which were tightened from 2014 (violent and sexual offences rose with them)Upd. 07/2026
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