UK Car Theft Report 2018

64,111. That's the number of stolen vehicles reported in the UK in 2018. Car theft is a big problem that no driver ever wants to face. But which areas in the UK are the worst for car theft? And is this type of crime rising year-on-year? Find all the stats in our UK Car Theft Report 2018.

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United Kingdom

Car theft is a global issue, and the United Kingdom certainly isn't exempt from this kind of crime. View which areas of the UK are targeted the most by car theft below, alongside a whole range of other data, such as which car models are most likely to be stolen.

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Total thefts from 2016 to 2018

  • 2018

    64,111

  • 2017

    60,732

  • 2016

    27,489

2018
Total Thefts

  • Enfield

    1,880

  • Leeds

    1,452

  • Thurrock

    1,316

2018
Most Common Vehicles Stolen

  • Ford Fiesta

  • Ford Transit

  • VW Golf

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