Car crime in Lancaster: 12 areas with most vehicle break-ins and thefts in March, according to police

The figures* from data.police.uk, which include thefts, break-ins and vehicle tamperings, equate to almost 1,000 crimes a day.

West Midlands Police was found to have the highest vehicle crime rate in the country in March, recording 113.6 incidents per 100,000 people, whilst Dyfed-Powys Police in Wales, had the lowest, recording 8.5 incidents per 100,000.

Across England and Wales, police have so far closed 63% of March’s cases without identifying a suspect, 33% are still under investigation, and fewer than 1% have resulted in court action or a caution, although this is likely to rise as investigations progress.

In Lancaster, police recorded 35 vehicle crimes in March according to the figures, which also show the approximate location of each recorded crime.

The Lancaster Guardian has compiled a list of the neighbourhoods in the Lancaster district who had reported vehicle crime incidents last month.

*Three police forces, Greater Manchester, Devon and Cornwall and Sussex, had not supplied data for that month so the true number is likely to be much higher.