The available information is given in the following table. Statistics relating to the number of recorded offences of vehicles stolen during robberies or domestic burglaries are only available for 2007-08.
These data are normally used for management information only and are not subject to the detailed checks that apply for National Statistics. The data are provisional and may be subject to change.
The Policing Green Paper announced that Sir David Normington, Permanent Secretary to the Home Office, would lead a review of the strategic data collection burden placed by the Home Office on police forces in England and Wales. Sir David's report was published on 16 February. As a result, the Home Office propose to cease the collection of data on vehicles stolen during robberies and domestic burglaries during Phase 2 between 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010.
Police force area Stolen during a robbery Stolen duringa domestic burglary Avon and Somerset 33 335 Bedfordshire 26 248 Cambridgeshire 52 138 Cheshire 23 349 Cleveland 1 27 Cumbria 0 28 Derbyshire 17 285 Devon and Cornwall 6 63 Dorset 4 52 Durham 1 81 Dyfed-Powys 0 25 Essex 79 579 Gloucestershire 5 96 Greater Manchester 627 1,851 Gwent 0 63 Hampshire 23 159 Hertfordshire 16 407 Humberside n/a n/a Kent 37 278 Lancashire 30 338 Leicestershire 20 225 Lincolnshire 2 90 London, City of 0 0 Merseyside 92 783 Metropolitan Police 1,000 2,479 Norfolk 1 16 North Wales 6 63 North Yorkshire 4 201 Northamptonshire 27 310 Northumbria 23 153 Nottinghamshire 47 434 South Wales n/a n/a South Yorkshire 45 605 Staffordshire 32 252 Suffolk 1 43 Surrey 5 157 Sussex 0 25 Thames Valley 40 843 Warwickshire 28 173 West Mercia 12 178 West Midlands 377 1,134 West Yorkshire 112 2,113 Wiltshire 4 62 England and Wales 2,858 15,741 n/a = Not available