The top ten car theft hotspots in the UK exposed – and the motors crooks can’t get enough of
Find out the places your car is most likely to be nicked and the models thieves love
THE favoured hunting grounds for Britain’s car thieves have been exposed, providing a warning to all motorists to take extra car when parking in the regions.
Not remarkably, London was the hub for vehicle theft in 2016, having held the title for the last five years.
While the nation’s capital has remained consistently risky for car owners, two thousand sixteen witnessed a number of fresh areas pop up as crimson zones for crooks.
Results published by Tracker, the UK’s lead producers of vehicle location technology, demonstrated Essex to be 2nd on the list of thieving hotspots, followed closely by the West Midlands.
Greater Manchester appeared to clean up its act slightly, moving from 2nd place in two thousand fifteen all the way down to seventh on last year’s rankings.
TRACKER’S TOP TEN REGIONS FOR CAR THEFT IN 2016
- London and Greater London
- Essex
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire/Kent (tie)
- West Yorkshire/Kent (tie)
- Surrey
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside
- South Yorkshire
- Lancashire
The vehicle recovery company also documented the cars criminals were most likely to target, displaying luxury Four×Four models to be more at risk than any other type on the market.
The BMW X5 was reported as the most stolen vehicle in Britain, claiming its eighth title in nine years.
Coming in a close 2nd was the Range Rover Sport, which was the most common victim of theft in 2015.
British motor bandits displayed a favouritism for German styling, with sixty per cent of the list being made up of vehicles from the western European nation.
TRACKER’S TOP TEN MOST STOLEN CARS IN 2016
- BMW X5
- Range Rover Sport
- BMW M3
- Mercedes-Benz C Class
- Mercedes-Benz E Class
- BMW three Series
- Range Rover Autobiography
- Range Rover Vogue
- Land Rover Defender
- BMW five Series
Despite the above-average price of most of the vehicles on the list, Andy Barrs, head of police liaison at Tracker, noted that the average price of all cars stolen in two thousand sixteen had dropped, suggesting thieves were also targeting more affordable cars, rather than just luxury models.
“The average value of vehicles stolen and recovered dropped to £16,436, down from over £19,000 in 2015,” Barrs said.
“Thieves also target more affordable, yet popular brands, such as Ford, Vauxhall, and VW models which are stolen in even greater numbers.”
Tracker reported that their technology assisted in over £11.Five million worth of stolen vehicles being recovered and returned to their owners in 2016.
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