Vehicle-related theft -- British Crime Survey data

Source: The British Crime Survey (BCS)

How the British Crime Survey (BCS) works

• For a variety of reasons, people do not always report crimes to the police - which means they don't get reflected in police recorded crime figures.
  
  
• The British Crime Survey (BCS) asks people about their actual experiences - and so gives us a more accurate picture of crime levels and trends across England & Wales. (more...)

Note: This BCS page is only about vehicle-related thefts and attempted thefts. For other types of theft, see Non-vehicle-related thefts - British Crime Survey data.

According to the BCS:

• In 2005/06 the number of vehicle-related thefts in England and Wales was around 1,731,000 - an 8% fall on the previous year.

Of these, around:

• 185,000 were thefts of vehicles
• 1,211,000 were thefts from vehicles
• 425,000 were attempted thefts
  
• Vehicle related offences peaked in 1995 at 4,350,000 incidents and has fallen by 60% between 1995 and 2005/06.
  
• In 2005/06 around 7% of vehicle-owning households experienced some type of vehicle related-theft.

More on this

• www.secureyourmotor.gov.uk - A website offering practical information and advice about vehicle crime.
  
• Crime in England and Wales 2005/06 - An annual publication that combines the results of the British Crime Survey with police recorded crime figures.
  
• Crime in England and Wales 2004/05: Supplementary tables - Nature of burglary, vehicle and violent crime.