The number of recorded offences where a vehicle has been stolen during robberies and domestic burglaries is given in the table.
The collection of these supplementary data began in 2007-08. Figures are not available prior to this date. These data are normally used for management information only and are not subject to the detailed checks that apply for National Statistics. These 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.
Domestic burglaries Robberies PFA 2007-082 2008-093 2007-082 2008-093 Avon and Somerset 335 453 33 51 Bedfordshire 248 294 26 26 British Transport Police 0 0 0 10 Cambridgeshire 138 192 52 11 Cheshire 349 468 23 41 Cleveland 27 123 1 16 Cumbria 28 28 0 0 Derbyshire 285 277 17 21 Devon and Cornwall 63 82 6 4 Dorset 52 56 4 2 Durham 81 170 1 6 Dyfed-Powys 25 28 0 0 Essex 579 723 79 78 Gloucestershire 96 4— 5 4— Greater Manchester 1,851 2,359 627 613 Gwent 63 94 0 2 Hampshire 159 279 23 16 Hertfordshire 407 566 16 25 Humberside 4— 249 4— 22 Kent 278 368 37 23 Lancashire 338 336 30 29 Leicestershire 225 277 20 23 Lincolnshire 90 142 2 13 London, City of 0 4— 0 4— Merseyside 783 1,109 92 131 Metropolitan Police 2,479 3,144 1,000 845 Norfolk 16 22 1 1 North Wales 63 89 6 4 North Yorkshire 201 274 4 7 Northamptonshire 310 423 27 33 Northumbria 153 366 23 28 Nottinghamshire 434 481 47 33 South Wales 4— 4— 4— 4— South Yorkshire 605 665 45 54 Staffordshire 252 208 32 18 Suffolk 43 21 1 0 Surrey 157 200 5 8 Sussex 25 61 0 11 Thames Valley 843 1,091 40 49 Warwickshire 173 156 28 17 West Mercia 178 69 12 3 West Midlands 1,134 956 377 365 West Yorkshire 2,113 2,440 112 108 Wiltshire 62 62 4 7 England and Wales 15,741 19,401 2,858 2,754 1 The data given in this table are normally used for management information only and are not subject to the detailed checks that apply for National Statistics. These data are provisional and may be subject to change. 2 42 police forces provided data for 2007-08. 3 41 police forces provided data for 2008-09. 4 Police force unable to provide data.