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Theft: Motorcycles

Answer

Through our policing reform programme, we are introducing the most significant changes to policing in nearly 200 years. A central aim of this agenda is to protect and revitalise neighbourhood policing, including by lifting national responsibilities from local forces so they can focus on tackling the crimes that matter most locally, such as motorcycle and other vehicle theft.

We are also strengthening the powers available to the police. Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are equipping officers with enhanced powers, including the ability to enter and search premises where stolen items that have been GPS tracked are reasonably believed to be located and where it is not practicable to obtain a warrant. This will enable the police to act more swiftly and effectively to recover stolen vehicles, including motorcycles.

We recognise the role of organised criminality in driving vehicle theft. Since 2024, the Home Office has committed almost £1 million (£970,000) in targeted funding through the National Vehicle Crime Reduction Partnership to strengthen the law enforcement response to organised vehicle theft. This has supported enforcement activity inland and at ports to disrupt stolen vehicles and parts being exported, including through additional staff, police training and specialist equipment. A further £300,000 will be invested this year to build on this progress.

In the year to December 2025, the police in England and Wales recorded 115, 431 incidents of theft of a motor vehicle, including motorcycles. This is a decrease of 8% across compared with the previous year.

Police recorded crime data is not available at the level of parliamentary constituency, however the Home Office collects data at a Community Safety Partnership level.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

12244

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Motorcycles Theft

Link

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