Motor Vehicles: Theft
(asked on 2nd December 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts of motor vehicle from Network Rail owned car parks there were in each of the last five years; and how many of these resulted in a criminal prosecution.
According to British Transport Police (BTP) data, there have been 68 thefts of motor vehicles at the 20 Network Rail managed stations between January 2020 and up to and including the 2nd December 2024. Of these, 5 have resulted in criminal prosecution.
Year | BTP Recorded Number of Theft of Motor Vehicle Offences | Recorded Crime that led to prosecution at court (correct as of 03/12/2024) |
2020 | 7 | 1 |
2021 | 7 | 1 |
2022 | 20 | 2 |
2023 | 17 | 0 |
2024 (up to 02/12/2024 only) | 17 | 1 |
During 2020 and 2021 passenger numbers were reduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so train station car parks were also likely less occupied during this time.