Vehicle Crime Stats and Figures

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

During 2026, England & Wales's police forces received 287,068 crime reports about vehicle crime. This is a decrease of 10% from 2025's figure of 318,996 reports of vehicle crime, giving an overall crime rate of 4.30 per 1,000 people in 2026 and a rate of 4.83 per 1,000 people for 2025.

The most dangerous cities for vehicle crime are Kensington and Chelsea, Haringey, and Newham, with crime rates of 11.82, 10.85, and 10.65 per 1,000 daytime population respectively. The most dangerous region for vehicle crime is West Midlands, which recorded a vehicle crime rate of 8.08 offences per 1,000 people in 2026. The second most dangerous area for vehicle crime is London, with a crime rate of 7.50, followed by Bristol in third, with a vehicle crime rate of 6.61 per 1,000 daytime population.

The safest area in England and Wales for vehicle crime is City of London, which had a crime rate of 0.38 in 2026. Next safest is Belfast City, followed by Norwich in third place, with crime rates per 1,000 daytime population of 1.29 and 2.58 respectively.

Top Towns & Cities for Vehicle CrimeOffences

Highest Vehicle Crime Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Kensington and Chelsea	11.82
2	Haringey	10.85
3	Newham	10.65
4	Enfield	10.49
5	Ealing	10.14
6	Bromley	9.54
7	Hillingdon	9.23
8	Birmingham	9.09
9	Milton Keynes	8.98
10	Barnet	8.82
11	Waltham Forest	8.81
12	Barking and Dagenham	8.46
13	Bradford	8.28
14	Redbridge	8.21
15	Lewisham	7.97
16	Hounslow	7.93
17	Greenwich	7.84
18	Croydon	7.71
19	Brent	7.68
20	Middlesbrough	7.48
21	Richmond upon Thames	7.44
22	Havering	7.43
23	Wandsworth	7.39
24	Wolverhampton	7.03
25	Northampton	6.98
26	Lambeth	6.86
27	Hammersmith and Fulham	6.84
28	Bristol	6.61
29	Harrow	6.56
30	Cardiff	6.54
31	Coventry	6.52
32	Luton	6.48
33	Leeds	6.47
34	Nottingham	6.10
35	Bexley	6.06
36	Hackney	5.95
37	Sheffield	5.94
38	Southampton	5.93
39	Camden	5.70
40	Leicester	5.62
41	Sutton	5.55
42	Southend-on-Sea	5.52
43	Southwark	5.52
44	Peterborough	5.45
45	Kingston upon Thames	5.42
46	Islington	5.32
47	Stoke-on-Trent	5.28
48	Portsmouth	5.20
49	Merton	5.08
50	Bournemouth	5.07
51	Westminster	4.90
52	Tower Hamlets	4.78
53	Kingston upon Hull	4.66
54	Liverpool	4.58
55	Newcastle upon Tyne	4.36
56	Derby	4.20
57	Reading	4.08
58	Swansea	3.21
59	Swindon	3.05
60	Brighton and Hove	2.80
61	Plymouth	2.68
62	Norwich	2.58
63	Belfast City	1.29
64	City of London	0.38

Lowest Vehicle Crime Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	City of London	0.38
2	Belfast City	1.29
3	Norwich	2.58
4	Plymouth	2.68
5	Brighton and Hove	2.80
6	Swindon	3.05
7	Swansea	3.21
8	Reading	4.08
9	Derby	4.20
10	Newcastle upon Tyne	4.36
11	Liverpool	4.58
12	Kingston upon Hull	4.66
13	Tower Hamlets	4.78
14	Westminster	4.90
15	Bournemouth	5.07
16	Merton	5.08
17	Portsmouth	5.20
18	Stoke-on-Trent	5.28
19	Islington	5.32
20	Kingston upon Thames	5.42
21	Peterborough	5.45
22	Southwark	5.52
23	Southend-on-Sea	5.52
24	Sutton	5.55
25	Leicester	5.62
26	Camden	5.70
27	Southampton	5.93
28	Sheffield	5.94
29	Hackney	5.95
30	Bexley	6.06
31	Nottingham	6.10
32	Leeds	6.47
33	Luton	6.48
34	Coventry	6.52
35	Cardiff	6.54
36	Harrow	6.56
37	Bristol	6.61
38	Hammersmith and Fulham	6.84
39	Lambeth	6.86
40	Northampton	6.98
41	Wolverhampton	7.03
42	Wandsworth	7.39
43	Havering	7.43
44	Richmond upon Thames	7.44
45	Middlesbrough	7.48
46	Brent	7.68
47	Croydon	7.71
48	Greenwich	7.84
49	Hounslow	7.93
50	Lewisham	7.97
51	Redbridge	8.21
52	Bradford	8.28
53	Barking and Dagenham	8.46
54	Waltham Forest	8.81
55	Barnet	8.82
56	Milton Keynes	8.98
57	Birmingham	9.09
58	Hillingdon	9.23
59	Bromley	9.54
60	Ealing	10.14
61	Enfield	10.49
62	Newham	10.65
63	Haringey	10.85
64	Kensington and Chelsea	11.82

Top Counties and Councils for Vehicle CrimeOffences

Highest Vehicle Crime Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	West Midlands	8.08
2	London	7.50
3	Bristol	6.61
4	South Yorkshire	6.27
5	West Yorkshire	5.69
6	South Glamorgan	5.54
7	Bedfordshire	5.22
8	Essex	4.97
9	Warwickshire	4.65
10	Hertfordshire	4.35

Lowest Vehicle Crime Rates

Position	Name	Crime Rate
1	Greater Manchester	-
2	City and County of the City of London	0.38
3	Down	0.57
4	Tyrone	0.65
5	Londonderry	0.73
6	Fermanagh	0.85
7	Armagh	0.91
8	Isle of Wight	1.07
9	Antrim	1.09
10	Herefordshire	1.22