Leeds and Bradford Motorcycle Theft Figures

We’ve carried out a new Freedom of Information Act request covering motorcycle thefts in postcode areas beginning with BD and LS for 1st April 2015 – 31st March 2016, and 1st April 2016 – 31st March 2017. As before the recovery and prosecution  rates are extremely low. The figures are as follows:

First the recovery rates:

	2015-16	2016-17
Recovered	449	509
Not recovered	554	603
Total	1003	1112
Recovery rate	44.77%	45.77%

And in a graph:

If your bike is stolen you’ve got a less than 46% chance of seeing it again.

Next, the actions taken after theft:

	2015-16	2016-17
Investigations ongoing	103	50
Charged or summonsed	26	36
Cautioned	5	5
Community resolution	1	1
Investigation complete/evidential difficulties/no suspect ID	868	1020
Total	1003	1112

The chances of something actually happening to bike thieves is less than 10%. And in a graph:

We’re not happy with these very low rates and we’re working with the police to do what we can to improve things. We’ll keep you posted about what happens.