Stolen cars - 1310/18

Date Responded 22 January 2019

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:

Within your constabulary, how many car thefts have there been annually in 2016, 2017 and 2018 (to date)?

Within your constabulary, which town or city has had the most car thefts in 2018 (to date) and how many thefts was this?

Within your constabulary, what are the three most common cars to be stolen in 2018 (to date)?

Please break this down to include the make and model of the most common cars that have been stolen and how many were stolen. For example – 365 Audi A3's were stolen during 2018. If you are unable to proved both make and model for safety issues, please provide the make (brand) in the same format as detailed.

Within your constabulary, in 2016, 2017 and 2018 (to date) , what is the total value of cars stolen broken down annually?

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 by Northumbria Police.

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

Year	Count
2016	856
2017	937
2018	978
2019	27
Total	2798

Area	2018
Houghton	53

Make and model	Count
FORD TRANSIT	125
FORD FOCUS	58
VAUXHALL CORSA	47
VAUXHALL ASTRA	41

Year	Count
2016	£1,188,568.00
2017	£2,261,479.00
2018	£2,302,665.00
2019	£95,000.00
Total	£5,847,712.00

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