"Almost 90% of vehicle thefts reported to the Metropolitan Police were unsolved, leading to calls for a national "crack team" to deal with the issue. According to data from the House of Commons library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, the London police force is the worst performing in the country on car crime. The research showed that 88.5% of car thefts in the capital went unsolved, with the City of London Police on 81.5%."
"The Met said car crime had a "significant impact on victims and communities", adding it had reduced car crime in the capital by almost 15% over the last eight months. A spokesperson for the force said the number of recorded vehicle crimes including theft reduced by 14.7% from 71,929 between April and December 2024 to 61,362 in the same period this year."
"The party has called for the formation of a specialist team, based at the National Crime Agency, which could pool data from automatic number plate recognition cameras, insurance records and intelligence from police forces and border control to target organised car crime networks. The data showed there were 121,825 thefts of motor vehicles recorded across police forces in England and Wales of which 92,958 were closed with no suspect identified."
Almost 90% of vehicle thefts reported to the Metropolitan Police were recorded as unsolved, with a 88.5% unsolved rate in the capital and 81.5% in the City of London Police. Recorded vehicle crimes including theft fell by 14.7% from 71,929 to 61,362 between April-December 2024 and the same period this year, and overall motor vehicle thefts across England and Wales numbered 121,825, of which 92,958 were closed with no suspect. The Liberal Democrats call for a specialist National Crime Agency team to pool ANPR, insurance and policing intelligence. The Home Office says more prevention and legal measures are being introduced.
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