Theft from motor vehicles
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/0680
Version Date: 05/06/2023
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:
The number of police reported crimes, and their outcomes, under the following categories:
• Theft from a vehicle
The table below shows offences recorded as Theft From Motor Vehicle:
|
Year |
Count |
|
2019 |
3182 |
|
2020 |
2969 |
|
2021 |
2860 |
|
2022 |
3127 |
The table below shows a geographical breakdown of the offences above:
|
Location |
Count |
|
Bournemouth |
6184 |
|
Poole |
2428 |
|
East Dorset |
899 |
|
West Dorset |
756 |
|
Christchurch |
600 |
|
North Dorset |
507 |
|
Purbeck |
395 |
|
Weymouth |
328 |
|
Not recorded |
39 |
|
Out of Force |
2 |
The table below shows the outcomes of the offences above:
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Charged |
125 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
42 |
|
Police - formal action not in public interest |
7 |
|
Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
1 |
|
Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
2 |
|
Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
1 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
400 |
|
CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
24 |
|
Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
222 |
|
Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
53 |
|
Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
|
Investigation complete no suspect identified |
11180 |
|
Alternate offence charged |
10 |
|
Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
6 |
|
Youth conditional caution |
1 |
|
Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
3 |
|
Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
17 |
|
Adult conditional caution |
3 |
|
Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
1 |
|
TIC (taken into consideration) |
11 |
|
Offender has died |
1 |
|
Community resolution |
3 |
|
Youth restorative disposal |
2 |
|
New |
20 |
|
RTC - NFA |
1 |
- Theft of a motor vehicle
The table below shows offences recorded as Theft of Motor Vehicle:
|
Year |
Count |
|
2019 |
896 |
|
2020 |
696 |
|
2021 |
670 |
|
2022 |
902 |
The table below shows a geographical breakdown of the offences above:
|
Location |
Count |
|
Bournemouth |
1202 |
|
Poole |
785 |
|
East Dorset |
275 |
|
West Dorset |
256 |
|
Weymouth |
201 |
|
Christchurch |
149 |
|
Purbeck |
149 |
|
North Dorset |
137 |
|
Not recorded |
10 |
The table below shows the outcomes of the offences above:
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Charged |
75 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
72 |
|
Police - formal action not in public interest |
10 |
|
Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
2 |
|
Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
1 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
200 |
|
CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
19 |
|
Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
242 |
|
Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
302 |
|
Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
3 |
|
Investigation complete no suspect identified |
2140 |
|
Alternate offence charged |
16 |
|
Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
4 |
|
Youth caution |
6 |
|
Youth conditional caution |
2 |
|
Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
13 |
|
Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
20 |
|
Adult conditional caution |
5 |
|
Community resolution |
1 |
|
Youth restorative disposal |
2 |
|
New |
27 |
|
RTC - NFA |
1 |
|
CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
1 |
Vehicle interference
The table below shows offences recorded as Interfering with a motor vehicle:
|
Year |
Count |
|
2019 |
351 |
|
2020 |
236 |
|
2021 |
192 |
|
2022 |
290 |
The table below shows the geographical breakdown of the offences above:
|
Location |
Count |
|
Bournemouth |
579 |
|
East Dorset |
58 |
|
North Dorset |
32 |
|
Poole |
227 |
|
Purbeck |
37 |
|
West Dorset |
61 |
|
Weymouth |
29 |
|
Christchurch |
46 |
The table below shows the outcomes of the offences above:
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Charged |
46 |
|
Summonsed/postal requisition |
1 |
|
Police - formal action not in public interest |
1 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
37 |
|
CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
|
Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
38 |
|
Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
14 |
|
Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
|
Investigation complete no suspect identified |
913 |
|
Alternate offence charged |
5 |
|
Youth caution |
2 |
|
Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
2 |
|
Adult caution |
1 |
|
TIC (taken into consideration) |
1 |
|
Community resolution |
2 |
|
New |
2 |
|
CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
1 |
For every calendar year 2019-2022, broken down by year, offence, and by the smallest possible geographic unit (preferably postcode or LSOA).