Mopeds with L plates 780/2025

FOI Reference: 780/2025

Request

Question 1: Please provide the number of crime or incident reports recorded by your force in which mopeds with L plates are specifically mentioned, for each of the past five calendar years, please provide the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 

Question 2: Where available, please provide a breakdown by:

i.) Offence type of crime or incident reports recorded by your force in which mopeds with L plates are specifically mentioned for:

• Theft - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 
• Assault - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 
• Dangerous driving - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 
• Driving without a licence - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

ii.) Whether the moped involved in the offences relating to Question 2, i.) was recorded as a suspect vehicle, a stolen vehicle, or otherwise involved:

• Suspect vehicle - please provide both the proportion and number of records for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 
• Stolen vehicle - please provide both the proportion and number of records for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 
• Otherwise involved - please provide both the proportion and number of records for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 

If this request exceeds the appropriate cost limit, please advise how it may be refined to bring it within the limit.

Response

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested, this is due to the fact that ‘L plates’ are not recorded on our system. Therefore, there’s no data available.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 28/08/2025)