Car theft 322/2026
FOI Reference: 322/2026
Request:
- A yearly breakdown of the total number of ‘theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle’ offences reported in your policing area during the periods:
1st April 2019 - March 31st 2020
1st April 2020 - March 31st 2021
1st April 2021 - March 31st 2022
1st April 2022 - March 31st 2023
1st April 2023 - March 31st 2024
1st April 2024 - March 31st 2025
1st April 2025 - March 31st 2026
- Please provide all recorded outcomes for the results of Q1 above using the same yearly periods.
Q1 NOTE: This request is being sent on the 23rd March 2026. I have asked for the latest period to run until 31st March 2026 which I feel is an achievable request as the data for the period ending 31st March 2026 should be available by the time of your response.
Q2 NOTE: For forces in England and Wales please record the answers to Q2 using the same 22 outcomes as outlined in the Crime outcomes in England and Wales: Technical annex.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Financial Year |
Volume |
|
2019-20 (1st April 2019 - March 31st 2020) |
267 |
|
2020-21 (1st April 2020 - March 31st 2021) |
179 |
|
2021-22 (1st April 2021 - March 31st 2022) |
223 |
|
2022-23 (1st April 2022 - March 31st 2023) |
215 |
|
2023-24 (1st April 2023 - March 31st 2024) |
242 |
|
2024-25 (1st April 2024 - March 31st 2025) |
241 |
|
2025-26 (1st April 2025 - March 31st 2026) |
265 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Please note that the outcomes are recorded slightly different between different crime recording systems so have been split into two tables.
Old system:
|
`Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle’ Outcomes |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 (up to 11/05/2023) |
|
1a Charged |
15 |
18 |
9 |
13 |
3 |
|
1b Reported for Summons |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1c Summons |
12 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
|
1d Charged for alternative offence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
1e Summonsed for alternative offence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2b Youth Conditional Caution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
3a Adult Caution |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
3b Adult Conditional Caution |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3c Caution - Adult - alternate offence |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8a Adult Community Resolution |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8b Youth Community Resolution |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
9 Prosecution not in public interest (CPS) (all offences) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10 Formal action not in public interest (Police) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12 Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14 Victim declines/unable to support action - named suspect not identified |
15 |
3 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
|
15 Victim supports action but evidential difficulties |
39 |
23 |
16 |
25 |
2 |
|
15b Person wanted on PNC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16 Victim does not (or has withdrawn) support - named suspect |
40 |
48 |
45 |
44 |
4 |
|
17 Prosecution time limit expired |
0 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
|
18 Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
124 |
73 |
102 |
78 |
5 |
|
20 Other agency dealing |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21 Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest - police decision |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
22 Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
1 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
15 |
|
Grand Total |
267 |
179 |
223 |
215 |
30 |
Current system:
|
`Theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle’ Outcomes |
2023-24 (from 12/05/2023) |
2024-25 |
2025-26 |
|
1: Charged |
16 |
6 |
13 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2: Youth caution |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
3: Adult caution |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
8: Community resolution |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
11 |
8 |
10 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
34 |
45 |
42 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
40 |
40 |
36 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
88 |
93 |
107 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
2 |
22 |
46 |
|
Grand Total |
212 |
241 |
265 |
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 08/04/2026)
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