Downloads
2004 Car Theft Index:
The Car Theft Index shows which makes and models of car are most at risk of being stolen in England, Scotland and Wales, but does not attempt to highlight regional trends. It is based on 2003 theft data taken from the Police National Computer (PNC) and on information provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on the number of cars on the road.
Not all models of car are included in the Index. (pdf)
2006 Car Theft Index:
The Car Theft Index shows which makes and models of car are most at risk of being stolen in England, Scotland and Wales, but does not attempt to highlight regional trends. It is based on 2005 theft data taken from the Police National Computer (PNC) and on information provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on the number of cars on the road.
Not all models of car are included in the Index.(pdf)
Vehicle Crime Review 2005:
A Home Office Report on vehicle and vehicle related crime prepared under the auspice of the National Audit Office.(pdf)
Theft of vehicle number plates: A problem analysis 2006
A report developed by the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science
…According to the British Crime Survey (BCS), in 2004/05 number plates were stolen in 1.9% of all thefts from vehicles, and in 5%of thefts where vehicle external parts are taken. Number plate thefts as measured by the BCS have increased from 3 in every 10,000 motor vehicle owners interviewed in 2002/03, to 10 in every 10,000 vehicle owners in 2004/05.This, against a backdrop of reducing thefts from vehicles generally, suggests something is driving up the problem. (pdf)
AVCIS Annual Report 2009:
A summary of the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) activity in 2009 and an overview of key issues pertaining to vehicle crime and vehicle enabled crime within the UK. (pdf)
AVCIS Problem Profile 2007: An Evaluation of vehicles stolen for export
This report aims to highlight the ongoing significant problem of both high value and low value/high volume exports of cars stolen from within the UK and from elsewhere within the EU to Africa, Asia, and the Middle East (pdf)
The Park Mark The ‘What is’ Poster for bureau bulletin boards (issued by the safer parking guide) (pdf)

