Vehicle Thefts 2020-2021

Date of request: 18 May 2021
Reference: 666/21

Request

How many cars were reported stolen to Avon and Somerset Police in the period between and inclusive of May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021?
How many cars reported stolen to Avon and Somerset Police in the period between and inclusive of May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021 were successfully recovered by the force?
A list of cars by manufacturer and model reported stolen to Avon and Somerset Police in the period between and inclusive of May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021

Response

Between 1^st May 2020 and 30^th April 2021 here were a total of 1,863 occurrences of ‘theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle.’ Of this number 727 vehicles were recorded as ‘car.’ Please note however 324 occurrences do not have a vehicle type listed.

Of those with a property type of car the following positive outcomes were identified;

Found	Recovered by other agency	Recovered by owner	Recovered by police	Returned to owner	Seized by police (once located)
295	19	57	122	27	11

Please find attached a breakdown of the makes and model of those recorded as vehicle type ‘car’. This figure may show higher than the number of occurrences should more than one vehicle have been involved.