Most car crimes remain unsolved

More than half of vehicle crimes this year remain unsolved, with only 0.2 per cent resulting in the offender going to prison or receiving a caution.

This is according to figures released by the ONS and interpreted by Click4reg.com.

It found there have been 375,001 vehicle crimes in England in 2019, out of which 217,236 (approximately 58 per cent) had the outcome “investigation complete; no suspect identified”.

While a fairly big percentage of these crimes have remained under investigation (19 per cent), in eight per cent of the total crimes (14,066) the police were unable to prosecute the offender. In only 0.2 per cent cases the offender is given community sentence, a caution or is sent to prison.

Perhaps it comes to no surprise that the area most hit is London, with the Metropolitan Police investigating a significant 98,177 cases of vehicle crimes this year – making for 26 per cent of all crimes this year. In second place are the areas found under the police constabulary of the West Midlands Police, with 27,265 (seven per cent) vehicle crimes occurring in 2019.

When it comes to the safer areas, you are less likely to be a victim of vehicle crimes in the areas covered by the police constabulary of Dyfed-Powys Police, where only 836 vehicle crimes occurred this year.

The West Midlands proved to be the least successful area in solving crimes, with 25,425 out of 27,265 (93 per cent) vehicle crimes ending with no suspect is identified when the case is closed.

Meanwhile, January was the worst month with crime, with a whopping 41,029 crimes reported in the first month of 2019.