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FOI T1630/24 - Catalytic Converter Thefts

We can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

We are able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

You asked:

1. Please provide information on the total number of thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles recorded between 1st January 2019 (inclusive) and 31st December 2023 (inclusive) in your force area.

2. Please also provide a breakdown of the number of catalytic converter thefts in each year (excluding 2020) during this time period.

3. Please also provide a breakdown of the number of thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles split by make and model of the vehicle within each year during this time period.

Make / Model

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Total

Alfa Romeo

1

-

-

-

-

1

Audi

-

-

-

1

-

1

BMW X3

-

1

-

-

-

1

Citroen Berlingo

1

-

1

-

-

2

Citroen C3

-

-

2

-

-

2

Fiat E240

1

-

-

-

-

1

Ford Transit

-

-

-

-

1

1

Honda

-

2

4

2

2

10

Honda Accord

1

2

-

-

-

3

Honda Civic

1

2

7

2

-

12

Honda CR-V

-

3

2

3

-

8

Honda Elysion

-

-

1

-

-

1

Honda HRV

-

-

1

-

-

1

Honda Jazz

-

11

11

9

3

34

Hyundai Getz

-

-

-

1

-

1

Lexus

-

-

2

1

-

3

Lexus 300

-

-

1

-

-

1

Lexus RX400H

-

1

-

-

-

1

Mazda MX5

-

-

-

1

-

1

Mercedes Benz Sprinter

-

-

-

1

1

2

Mini One

1

-

-

-

-

1

Minibus

-

-

-

1

-

1

Mitsubishi

-

-

1

1

1

3

Mitsubishi Colt

1

-

5

5

1

12

Mitsubishi Outlander

-

-

1

-

-

1

Not stated

2

11

11

12

3

39

Peugeot 206

-

-

1

-

-

1

Peugeot 307

-

-

-

-

1

1

Peugeot Boxer

-

1

-

-

-

1

Renault Clio

-

-

12

2

6

20

Rover 416

-

-

-

1

-

1

Saab

-

-

-

-

2

2

Seat Alhambra

-

1

-

-

-

1

Seat Ibiza

-

1

-

-

-

1

Toyota Prius

-

-

-

1

-

1

Toyota

1

-

3

-

-

4

Toyota Auris

-

-

-

-

1

1

Toyota Hilux

1

-

-

-

-

1

Toyota Prius

1

1

2

-

-

4

Toyota Yaris

-

-

1

-

2

3

Vauxhall Astra

-

-

1

-

-

1

Vauxhall Zafira

-

1

-

-

-

1

Volvo 960

-

-

-

1

-

1

Volvo S40

1

-

-

-

-

1

VW Beetle

-

-

1

1

1

3

VW Golf

-

1

-

-

-

1

Total

13

39

71

46

25

194

4. Please also provide a breakdown of the number of thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles split by the city/town they were stolen from within each year during this time period.

District / Sector

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Total

South Tyneside

-

-

1

1

1

3

Boldon and East Shields

-

-

-

1

-

1

River and West Shields

-

-

1

-

1

2

Gateshead

1

4

5

6

4

20

Birtley

1

1

-

-

2

4

Gateshead Central & Quays

-

2

-

1

-

3

Gateshead East and Felling

-

-

-

1

-

1

Gateshead and Whickham

-

1

2

1

1

5

Gateshead West and Blaydon

-

-

-

3

-

3

Low Fell and Allerdene

-

-

3

-

1

4

Newcastle

4

15

23

14

3

59

Benwell and Elswick

-

1

3

3

1

8

Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon

-

-

1

-

-

1

Byker and Walker

2

1

5

5

-

13

Fenham and Scotswood

-

-

3

1

2

6

Gosforth and Great Pk

-

2

3

1

-

6

Jesmond and Heaton

2

10

8

4

-

24

Newcastle Central

-

1

-

-

-

1

North Tyneside

2

13

26

13

9

63

Killingworth

-

3

5

2

3

13

North Shields

1

2

7

4

1

15

Wallsend

1

4

2

2

5

14

Whitley Bay

-

4

12

5

-

21

Northumberland

4

1

13

9

2

29

Alnwick

-

-

1

-

-

1

Ashington

1

-

2

-

-

3

Bedlington

-

-

-

1

-

1

Blyth

-

-

1

2

1

4

Cramlington

3

1

5

1

-

10

Hexham

-

-

-

1

1

2

Morpeth

-

-

4

2

-

6

Prudhoe

-

-

-

2

-

2

Sunderland

2

6

3

3

6

20

Houghton

-

1

1

-

1

3

Sunderland Central

1

1

2

-

1

5

Sunderland North

-

1

-

2

3

6

Sunderland West

1

-

-

-

-

1

Washington

-

3

-

1

1

5

Total

13

39

71

46

25

194