But, police recorded crime data provide a good measure of offences at sub-national level, where the sample size of the CSEW is not large enough to yield estimates with reasonable levels of precision.įurther discussion on the strengths and limitations of the two main sources is available in the “Which source provides the better measure of vehicle-related theft?” section.
The CSEW provides a better measure of national trends in vehicle-related theft. The taking of vehicles during robberies (often termed car-jacking) is included within the robbery offence group. In comparisons with the CSEW it is included in the attempted vehicle theft category but in some instances could be viewed as criminal damage or even as nuisance, for example, when a car window is smashed with high value items visible on the seat but the items are not stolen. The CSEW cannot separately identify this category. “Interfering with a motor vehicle” offences as presented in the crime statistics bulletins are equivalent to offences formally referred to as “vehicle interference and tampering”. “interfering with a motor vehicle”, which includes crimes where, while damage has been caused to the vehicle as part of an attempt to steal either the vehicle or its contents or take the vehicle without consent, the specific intent of the offender is not obvious 1 for example, a car door may be damaged, which shows an attempt was made to open it, but it cannot be determined if the intent was to steal the car or some contents within it. “theft from a vehicle”, which refers to targeting property in or on the vehicle (this includes attempts) “aggravated vehicle taking”, where a vehicle once taken is known to have been driven dangerously, damaged, or caused an accident “theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle”, where the vehicle is taken without the consent of the owner or other lawful authority this includes incidents where there is intent to permanently deprive the owner or where intent is not evident, typically including “joyriding” where the car is later recovered The police recorded crime category of vehicle offences covers private and commercial vehicles (although does not distinguish between the two) and comprises: If parts or contents are stolen as well as the vehicle being moved, the incident is classified as theft of vehicle. “attempted thefts of and from vehicles”, which does not differentiate between attempted thefts of and attempted thefts from vehicles as it is often difficult to ascertain the offender’s intention
“theft of vehicles”, where the vehicle is driven away illegally, whether or not it is recovered
“theft from vehicles”, which refers to both theft of parts and accessories of motor vehicles and to theft of contents CSEW offences cover cars, vans, motorbikes, motor-scooters or mopeds used for non-commercial purposes published in three categories: The CSEW is a household survey and as such, includes offences against private households only but relates to vehicles owned by any member of the household (company cars are included). How is vehicle-related theft defined and measured?īroadly speaking, a person commits a vehicle-related theft if they steal or attempt to steal a motor vehicle, parts or accessories from a vehicle, or anything from inside a vehicle.įigures on vehicle-related theft offences are included in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data, although the information available from each source and their coverage differ.
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