- Police said 106,291 cars were taken last year but 666 offenders were found guilty
- The number marks a sharp increase on 2014 when car thefts hit a low of 70,063
- 99.4% of thieves escape justice and most sent to prison only go for nine months
At least 300 cars are stolen in Britain every day – but only 0.6 per cent of the thefts result in convictions.
Police said 106,291 vehicles were taken last year, a rise of 50 per cent in six years, according to the Office of National Statistics.
But the Ministry of Justice said only 666 offenders were found guilty, of which 243 were jailed.
This means 99.4 per cent of car thieves escape justice – and of the small number sent to prison, most were out within nine months.
Car thieves steal a £39,000 Mercedes from a driveway in Dudley, West Midlands, in under a minute without using a key
But because the theft figures, which were compiled by the AA, cover only police forces in England and Wales – and don’t include Greater Manchester Police – the true total is likely to be far higher than 106,291.
It marks a sharp increase on 2014 when car thefts hit a low of 70,063.
Insurers paid out a record £413million in claims for stolen cars last year – up from £376million in 2018.
The crime has been fuelled by a rise in keyless thefts in which crooks use hi-tech devices to unlock vehicles without breaking the locks or windows.
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