The available information relates to the number of thefts of pedal cycles recorded by the police and is given in the following tables.
Number of offences English Region and Wales 1997 North East Region 6,892 North West Region 16,882 Yorkshire and the Humber Region 16,672 East Midlands Region 13,553 West Midlands Region 12,173 East of England Region 16,287 London Region 17,433 South East Region 21,408 South West Region 13,101 Wales 4,691 Total 139,092
Number of offences English Region and Wales 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 North East Region 5,372 5,996 5,283 4,795 North West Region 14,584 15,069 12,628 11,744 Yorkshire and the Humber Region 14,542 14,375 11,942 11,336 East Midlands Region 13,125 12,661 10,709 10,088 West Midlands Region 11,051 10,907 9,093 8,634 East of England Region 15,471 15,765 13,144 12,333 London Region 17,350 18,909 14,673 14,674 South East Region 20,203 21,057 17,355 15,882 South West Region 12,376 12,009 9,962 9,555 Wales 4,483 4,492 3,720 3,672 Total 128,557 131,240 108,509 102,713 1 The coverage was extended and counting rules revised from 1998-99. Figures from that date are not directly comparable with those for 1997. 2 The data in this table is prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for later years.
Number of offences English Region and Wales 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 North East Region 4,141 4,587 4,457 4,419 4,285 4,048 3,995 North West Region 10,705 10,862 10,880 11,744 11,810 11,243 11,014 Yorkshire and the Humber Region 10,104 10,060 8,782 9,568 9,183 8,664 8,574 East Midlands Region 8,526 8,751 8,695 8,813 8,829 8,668 8,101 West Midlands Region 7,021 7,149 6,499 6,999 7,157 6,852 6,377 East of England Region 11,518 12,783 13,465 14,004 13,224 12,501 12,364 London Region 16,239 19,616 19,636 21,574 18,962 17,471 18,579 South East Region 14,540 15,901 16,910 18,349 18,191 16,683 17,461 South West Region 8,795 9,252 9,536 10,308 10,839 10,115 9,743 Wales 3,429 3,559 3,709 3,287 3,312 3,343 3,288 Total 95,018 102,520 102,569 109,065 105,792 99,588 99,496 1. The data in this table takes account of the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These figures are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.