FOI 1358-2023/24- Theft from vans

Request:

Q1. How many thefts have taken place from vans: A list of all thefts where the offence category is Theft from a Motor Vehicle and the vehicle type is Van or Panel Van.

Q2.Please can you provide these details broken down by the make and model of each vehicle

Q3. As well as a breakdown of the category of items stolen (e.g. Tools, equipment, personal items etc)

Q4. How many vans have been stolen: A list of all thefts where the offence category is Theft of a Motor vehicle and the vehicle type is Van or Panel Van.

Q5.Please can you provide these details broken down by the make and model of each vehicle.

I would like this information to cover the following time periods:

1st January 2024 – 29th February 2024

1st January 2023 – 31st December 2023

1st January 2022 – 31st December 2022

Response: 

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Q1   Please see the table below the total number of thefts from vans between 01 January 2022 to 29 February 2024, broken down by calendar year and van type.

	Calendar Year
Vehicle type	2022	2023	2024	Total
Panel van	78	71	15	164
Van	20	33	8	61
Total	98	104	23	225

Q2.  Please see the table below the total number of vans stolen recorded between 01 January 2022 to 29 February 2024, broken down by calendar year and make and model of vans.

	Calendar Year
Make/Model	2022	2023	2024	Total
CITROEN
BERLINGO	8	2	0	10
DISPATCH	4	2	0	6
RELAY	0	5	0	5
FIAT
DOBLO	0	1	0	1
DUCATI	0	0	2	2
FIORINO	1	0	0	1
SCUDO	0	0	3	3
FORD
NOT RECORDED	1	2	0	3
TRANSIT	39	25	6	70
FORD UK
TRANSIT	0	3	0	3
IVECO
DAILY	0	0	1	1
LAND ROVER
DEFENDER	0	3	0	3
MERCEDES - BENZ
NOT RECORDED	1	0	0	1
SPRINTER	2	0	0	2
VITO	6	3	0	9
NISSAN
NV200	0	1	0	1
NOT RECORDED	1	5	0	6
OPEL
NOT RECORDED	2	0	0	2
PEUGEOT
BOXER	0	19	1	20
EXPERT	7	2	0	9
NOT RECORDED	0	0	1	1
PARTNER	5	0	0	5
RENAULT
MASTER	0	1	0	1
TRAFIC	1	18	1	20
VAUXHALL
MOVANO	0	2	0	2
VIVA	0	0	1	1
VIVARO	14	6	5	25
VIVARO 2900 DTI LWB	1	0	0	1
VOLKSWAGEN
CADDY	2	0	0	2
CRAFTER CR35 TRENDLINE	0	1	0	1
TRANSPORTER	3	3	2	8
Total	98	104	23	225

Q3. Please see the table below showing the totl number of items stolen between 01 January to 29 February 2024 broken down by calendar year, van type and item.

	Calendar Year
Vehicle type	2022	2023	2024	Total
Panel van
Building & building materials	1	-	-	1
Cash/Valuables	3	1	-	4
Chemicals/Solvents & accelerants	-	2	-	2
Computers/Electronic devices	5	3	-	8
Documents & packaging materials	1	-	-	1
Electric	-	2	-	2
Fuel	1	1	-	2
Garden	8	1	-	9
Home entertainment	3	2	2	7
Household articles	1	1	-	2
Jewellery	-	1	-	1
Machinery or tools	41	44	12	97
Other alcohol	1	-	-	1
Other general property item	3	-	-	3
Personal accessories	3	5	-	8
Securities/ID	3	-	-	3
Security & safety equipment	-	1	-	1
Sporting equipment	1	3	-	4
Vehicle parts & accessories	3	4	1	8
Van
Business equipment	-	1	-	1
Cash/Valuables	1	3	-	4
Computers/Electronic devices	-	2	-	2
Garden	5	-	-	5
Household articles	1	-	-	1
Machinery or tools	11	13	8	32
Other general property item	-	1	-	1
Personal accessories	-	6	-	6
Personal communication device	-	1	-	1
Securities/ID	-	1	-	1
Sporting equipment	1	1	-	2
Vehicle parts & accessories	1	4	-	5
Total	98	104	23	225

Please note that items stolen is not mandatorily recorded, however where it is recorded it has been included above.

Q4. Please see the table below the total number of vans stolen between 01 January 2022 to 29 February 2024, broken down by calendar year and van type.

	Calendar Year
Vehicle type	2022	2023	2024	Total
Panel van	26	23	4	53
Van	6	19	3	28
Total	32	42	7	81

Q5.  Please see the table below the total number of theft from van crimes recorded between 01 January 2022 to 29 February 2024, broken down by calendar year and make and model of vans.

	Calendar Year
Make/Model	2022	2023	2024	Total
CITROEN
BERLINGO	0	0	1	1
NOT RECORDED	0	1	0	1
RELAY	0	3	0	3
FIAT
DOBLO	0	0	1	1
FORD
NOT RECORDED	1	0	0	1
TRANSIT	20	29	2	51
MERCEDES - BENZ
SPRINTER	2	1	2	5
VITO	1	0	0	1
NISSAN
NOT RECORDED	1	0	0	1
NOT RECORDED	0	1	0	1
PEUGEOT
BOXER	2	3	0	5
PARTNER	0	2	0	2
POLARIS
NOT RECORDED	0	1	0	1
RENAULT
KANGOO	0	1	0	1
VAUXHALL
COMBO	0	0	1	1
VIVARO	3	0	0	3
VOLKSWAGEN
CADDY	1	0	0	1
NOT RECORDED	1	0	0	1
Total	32	42	7	81

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.