Car crime down over last decade
Theft or damage to cars and vans has dropped by a third since 2001.
Changing rates of crime in the UK have been highlighted by new research, which shows that in the past decade motor vehicle theft and damage has declined year on year apart from slight rises in 2006 and 2008.
Based on Home Office figures published in June 2011, the Castle Cover Crime Index is presented as an easy-to-use infographic that highlights the fluctuations in a range of offences across England and Wales over the last 10 years.
It includes categories for motor vehicle theft and damage, burglary and household theft, theft from the person and bicycle theft.
The most notable rising trend is that of bicycle theft. On the other hand, motor vehicles are a lot less likely to be subject to an insurance claim than they were ten years ago, as incidents dropped by almost one third over the decade. Burglary, while initially falling, seems to be on the increase, while personal theft has dropped by a quarter.
Telegraph