February 04, 2026 | Incident and Crime Statistics , Burglary and Theft
Request Number: FOI/16599
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Burglary and Theft
Subject: Vehicle Theft
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request
Please provide the total number of recorded incidents of theft of a motor vehicle in your area for calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025
Clarification Sought
Can you please clarify what you mean by your area? If you could please provide a specific area.
Clarification Received
Within your jurisdiction i.e. the area policed by yourselves. However, given your response, I made a quick enquiry and note the below.
It would therefore be helpful to be provided the figures for each of the 11 districts (below) which would give me the total for PSNI:
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast & Glens
Derry City & Strabane
Fermanagh & Omagh
Lisburn & Castlereagh
Mid & East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne & Down
Answer
Number of police recorded crime offences of Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and Aggravated vehicle taking by Policing District in Northern Ireland (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025)
Figures for 2025 are provisional as records from 1st April 2025 are subject to ongoing validation and quality assurance processes until publication in May 2026.
| Policing District | Offence | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast City | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 314 | 344 | 337 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 46 | 47 | 30 | |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh City | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 43 | 56 | 43 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 10 | 6 | 11 | |
| Ards & North Down | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 52 | 35 | 48 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Newry, Mourne & Down | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 103 | 100 | 92 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 26 | 25 | 14 | |
| Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 104 | 96 | 66 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 26 | 36 | 19 | |
| Mid Ulster | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 67 | 55 | 48 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 17 | 11 | 12 | |
| Fermanagh & Omagh | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 48 | 40 | 50 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Derry City & Strabane | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 94 | 97 | 77 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 29 | 25 | 18 | |
| Mid & East Antrim | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 7 | 12 | 8 | |
| Antrim & Newtownabbey | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 88 | 77 | 56 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| Northern Ireland | 48 Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle | 1,036 | 1,015 | 911 |
| 37.2 Aggravated vehicle taking | 194 | 200 | 154 |