To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorbikes have been reported as stolen in each London borough in each of the last five years. (82819)

In the recorded crime statistics, thefts of a motorbike cannot be separately identified from other vehicle thefts. Some statistics for motorbike thefts were published in the Bike Theft Index 2005. A copy of this document is available at:

http://www.secureyourmotor.gov.uk/downloads/biketheftlores.pdf

Home Office Findings 269 entitled ‘The extent of motorcycle theft’ gives national statistics for 2001-03 and is available at:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/r269.pdf