Motor Vehicles: Theft
(asked on 16th December 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many thefts of motor vehicles from railway station car parks there were in each of the last five years; and how many of those thefts resulted in a criminal prosecution.
According to British Transport Police (BTP) data, there have been 1,853 thefts of motor vehicles from rail station car parks between January 2020 and up to and including the 2nd December 2024. Of these, 69 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 | 215 | 20 |
2021 | 192 | 7 |
2022 | 482 | 25 |
2023 | 483 | 11 |
2024 (up to 02/12/2024 only) | 481 | 6 |
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.