FOI 615/25 Van Thefts
Date: 26/06/25
Enquiry Reference: 615- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Total number of van thefts recorded in the last five years in the area (broken down by year)
This is the number of thefts from vans, not thefts of vans.
Based on HO offence 45 – Theft from a Vehicle.
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|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Volume |
71 |
66 |
74 |
76 |
46 |
The average cost of the theft over the past five years in the area (broken down by year)
As you can see from the % answered, prior to 2024, we did not record the cost regularly
Below is the cost of the original property
Volumes ranged from 32p to £20,000. Using the average is not a reliable method due to the extremes in the data
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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Average Original Property Value |
£718.91 |
£1,094.49 |
£672.70 |
£497.05 |
£584.89 |
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% answered |
25% |
52% |
59% |
37% |
80% |
The most commonly stolen item categories over the past five years (broken down by year)
More than one item can be stolen per van, hence volumes won’t match.
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Commonly Stolen Items |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Bicycle |
2 |
1 |
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General |
1 |
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Securities |
11 |
14 |
20 |
17 |
10 |
|
General - Machinery or tools |
48 |
38 |
70 |
47 |
29 |
|
General - Personal accessories |
17 |
14 |
22 |
15 |
14 |
|
General - Street furnishings |
1 |
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General - Vehicle parts & accessories |
16 |
19 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
|
General - Personal communication device |
7 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
|
General - Computers/Electronic devices |
6 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
|
General - Building & building materials |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
General - Security & safety equipment |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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|
General - Documents & packaging materials |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
General - Household articles |
10 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
|
General - Photographic |
1 |
1 |
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General - Home entertainment |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
General - Scientific or optical devices |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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General - Fuel |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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|
General - Sporting equipment |
1 |
1 |
|||
|
General - Other general property item |
4 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
|
General - Garden |
1 |
6 |
3 |
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General - Agricultural |
1 |
||||
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General - Jewellery |
1 |
||||
|
General - Medical equipment/Records |
1 |
||||
|
General - Chemicals/Solvents & accelerants |
2 |
6 |
|||
|
General - Cosmetics/Toiletries |
1 |
||||
|
General - Infrastructure & utilities |
1 |
||||
|
Grand Total |
135 |
121 |
157 |
119 |
84 |
The most commonly broken into van models in the past five years (broken down by years.
The manufacturer is not always recorded in the data
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Manufacturer |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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FORD |
22 |
24 |
25 |
28 |
14 |
|
VAUXHALL |
12 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
|
RENAULT |
4 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
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CITROEN |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
MERCEDES-BENZ |
3 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
PEUGEOT |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
|
MERCEDES |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
VOLKSWAGEN |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker