Classic car crimes - 1079/18

Date Responded 09 November 2018

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

You asked:

How many classic cars have been reported stolen to your police force so far in 2018?
How many classic cars were reported stolen to your police force between 2017 and 2009? Please provide a year-by-year breakdown.
How many stolen cars (of any age) has your police force recovered so far this year, and between 2017 and 2009? Please provide a year-by-year breakdown.
What was the total number of cars, of all ages, reported stolen to your police force in 2018 (to date), and from 2017 to 2009? Please provide a year-by-year breakdown.

In Response:

We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and I provide a response for your attention.

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held in part by Northumbria Police.

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

1. and 2. We cannot accurately identify what is or is not a classic car as the age of the vehicle that has been stolen is not recorded.

3. 2018 up to 05/11/2018

Year	Recovered
2009	1315
2010	903
2011	722
2012	591
2013	526
2014	488
2015	607
2016	657
2017	579
2018	484
Total	6872

4. 2018 up to 05/11/2018

Year	Stolen
2009	1833
2010	1364
2011	1094
2012	815
2013	711
2014	672
2015	805
2016	881
2017	925
2018	819
Total	9919

Disclaimer

Due to the different methods of recording information across 43 forces, a specific response from one constabulary should not be seen as an indication of what information could be supplied (within cost) by another. Systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. For this reason responses between forces may differ, and should not be used for comparative purposes.

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