Stolen Vehicles (Hansard, 15 February 1996)

HC Deb 15 February 1996 vol 271 c698W 698W

22. Mr. Robert Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on stolen vehicle recovery rates. [13874]

§ Mr. Maclean
Figures for 1994 show that 59 per cent. of stolen vehicles recorded by the police in England and Wales were recovered. This is the same percentage as that recorded in 1993. Vehicle theft fell by 10 per cent. in 1994 as compared with 1993.