FOI release
Vehicle Component Theft
Case reference FOI2026/01900
Received 23 September 2026
Published 20 October 2026
Request
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting recorded crime data regarding vehicle component theft and vehicle stripping involving Electric (BEV), Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. Please provide the following recorded crime data covering the 24-month period from August 1st, 2024, to August 31st, 2026, in an open, structured format (CSV or Excel): 1. 2. 3. Total Incident Count: 4. The total number of recorded offences logged under Home Office Offence Classification 045 (Theft 5. from a Motor Vehicle) 6. where the vehicle involved is tagged or logged with a fuel type marker of EV, BEV, PHEV, or Hybrid.. 7. 8. 9. 10. Component Breakdown (Keyword Search/ Automated System: 11. If available via standard database tag queries or automated keyword searches within crime logs summaries (e.g., 12. "battery", 13. "charging cable", 14. "infotainment", 15. "screen", 16. "inverter", 17. "catalytic converter"), 18. a breakdown of the top stolen components recorded under these offences. 19. Section 12 Priority Clause If you estimate that complying with this request in full will exceed the statutory time limit under Section 12 FOIA: * * * Prioritise Point 1: * Provide the overall total incident count under Offence Classification 045 for EV/PHEV/Hybrids over the requested 24-month period using automated database field queries. * * * * Omit manual log reviews: * If extracting the component breakdown (Point 2) requires manual reading of individual officer text narratives that triggers a Section 12 refusal, please omit Point 2 and provide the automated query results for Point 1. *
Response
Q1 – as attached / monthly / yearly totals 01/08/2024 – 31/08/2026
Q2 – NIL occurrences of of EV, BEV, PHEV, or Hybrid being involved in theft from a vehicle.
Q3 -NIL occurrences of "battery", "charging cable", "infotainment", "screen", "inverter","catalytic converter” being the item stolen.
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