HC Deb 19 May 2003 vol 405 cc648-9W
Mark Tami

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the five most common makes and models of vehicles stolen in each police authority were in the last five years. [113028]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

The Home Office publishes an annual Car Theft Index showing which models and makes of car are most at risk of being stolen in England, Scotland and Wales. The following tables are based on data used to construct the Car Theft Indices published in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. No such index was published in 1998. The 2003 Index will be published towards the end of this year.

No breakdown of the information contained in these indices is available by police authority area, and producing one would involve disproportionate cost.

Top five cars with highest risk of theft in 2001
Make Model Variant Year Theft rate1 Number stolen
Vauxhall Astra Mk2 SX 1990–92 117 129
Ford Orion Other 1987–89 108 329
Vauxhall AstraMk2 SR and Sri 1987–89 106 607
Vauxhall AstraMk2 L 1987–89 105 4,945
Vauxhall AstraMk2 L Pre-1987 101 1,073
1 Theft rate is the number of cars stolen per 1,000 registered.

Source:

2002 Index

Top 5 cars with the highest risk of theft in 2000
Make Model Variant Year Theft rate1 Number stolen
Vauxhall AstraMk3 Merit 1989–91 141 57
Vauxhall AstraMk2 SX 1989–91 121 142
Rover Metro Other 1989–91 102 3,027
Ford Granada Mk2 Other Pre-1986 98 138
Vauxhall AstraMk2 L Pre-1986 98 811
1 Theft rate is the number of cars stolen per 1,000 registered.

Source:

2001 Index

Top 5 cars with the highest risk of theft in 1999
Make Model Variant Year Theft rate1 Number stolen
Nissan/Datsun Laurel/Skyline All Pre 1985 109 169
Porsche 911 All 1988–90 99 51
Vauxhall AstraMk2 GTE 1985–87 93 866
Ford Orion Other 1988–90 92 775
Porsche 911 All 1997–99 92 60
1 Theft rate is the number of cars stolen per 1,000 registered.

Source:

2000 Index

Top 5 cars with the highest risk of theft in 1998
Make Model Variant Year Theft rate1 Number stolen
Toyota Carina All Pre–1984 154 407
Ford Orion Other 1987–89 114 612
Daimler All All 1987–89 110 50
Proton Persona All 1993–95 97 38
Nissan Bluebird All Pre-1984 96 394
1 Theft rate is the number of cars stolen per 1,000 registered.

Source:

1999 Index

Top 5 cars with the highest risk of theft in 1996
Make Model Variant Year Theft rate1
Vauxhall Cavalier SR, SRI, STD 1980–82 106
Vauxhall Cavalier SR, SRI, STD 1983–85 96
Vauxhall Cavalier SR, SRI, STD 1986–88 95
Austin/Morris Metro MG 1986–88 94
Vauxhall Cavalier LS, LI, LX 1986–88 93
1 Number stolen was not published for 1996

Source:

1997 Index