Stolen vehicles 202-2024
23 April 2025
Request under the freedom of information act 2000 ref no's: FOI2025/02601
I write in connection with your request for information received on 24th March. I note you seek access to the following information:
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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Following enquiries within Bedfordshire Police Force please see our response below.
Recorded crime
Number of Stolen vehicles
Dates between: 1.1.2020 - 31.12.2024
|
Stolen Property |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
Stolen VEHICLES |
1118 |
1074 |
1232 |
1208 |
1314 |
5946 |
|
Not Recovered |
792 |
754 |
976 |
1041 |
1084 |
4647 |
|
Recovered |
326 |
320 |
256 |
167 |
230 |
1299 |
|
Grand Total |
1118 |
1074 |
1232 |
1208 |
1314 |
5946 |
Recorded crime
Number of Stolen vehicles
Dates between: 1.1.2020 - 31.12.2024
|
Stolen Property |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
Stolen vehicles |
1118 |
1074 |
1232 |
1208 |
1314 |
5946 |
|
1 - Charged/Summons |
56 |
41 |
26 |
39 |
23 |
185 |
|
2 - Caution |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
|
3 - Caution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
4 - TIC |
15 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
40 |
|
8 - Community Resolution |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
10 - Prosecution not in the Public Interest |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
|
13 - Prosecution Prevented |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14 - Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
61 |
53 |
41 |
46 |
57 |
258 |
|
15 - Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
104 |
121 |
119 |
80 |
84 |
508 |
|
16 - Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
82 |
96 |
80 |
75 |
77 |
410 |
|
17 - Prosecution time limit expired |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18 - Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
792 |
748 |
951 |
944 |
1041 |
4476 |
|
20 - Dealt with by Partner Agency |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Unsolved |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
28 |
40 |
|
Grand Total |
1118 |
1074 |
1232 |
1208 |
1314 |
5946 |
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.