{"id":35351,"date":"2026-05-13T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/35351\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:01:15","slug":"birmingham-drivers-warned-as-top-10-most-stolen-car-brands-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/35351\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham drivers warned as top 10 most stolen car brands named"},"content":{"rendered":"

Figures suggest a particular car is becoming a growing target for thieves\"Police<\/p>\n

Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster.<\/p>\n

Drivers in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands have been told the car brands most commonly targeted by thieves.<\/p>\n

Thousands of motors were nicked from driveways and streets across the region last year – though overall vehicle crime is coming down in the region.<\/p>\n

Owners of common targets may want to step up security to help protect their cars.<\/p>\n

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Latest figures made for interesting reading. Of the top 10 most commonly stolen cars in the region, reports were down compared with 2024 for all but one of them.<\/p>\n

That was Toyota, and suggests the brand is becoming a growing target for criminals. Thefts of the electric Toyota C-HR Dynamic HEV CVT have surged nationally.<\/p>\n

The Japanese manufacturer was second on the list overall behind Ford which remains the number one most nicked.<\/p>\n

The Ford Fiesta has been the UK’s most nicked car for years.<\/p>\n

Other top targets include BMW, Nissan, Mercedes and Land Rover, though thefts of all of these are down on previous years.<\/p>\n

There were 2,375 thefts of Fords recorded in the region in 2025, with the total down almost 20% on 12 months earlier.<\/p>\n

A total of 1,099 Toyotas were nicked, a rise of 7.6%.<\/p>\n

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Thefts recorded in the West Midlands in 2025<\/p>\n

Ford – 2,375 (down 19.4%)Toyota – 1,099 (up 7.6%)BMW – 781 (down 11.6%)Nissan – 753 (down 12%)Mercedes – 633 (down 29%)Land Rover – 483 (down 37%)Volkswagen – 445 (down 16%)Vauxhall – 437 (down 18.8%)Audi – 412 (down 31%)Jaguar – 283 (down 4%)<\/p>\n

As a whole across the West Midlands, thefts are down 15.5% over the last two years.<\/p>\n

West Midlands Police<\/a> and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster said: \u201cWhile there is still more work to do, I welcome this continued reduction in vehicle theft across the West Midlands, with offences falling by 15.5% over the past two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis progress reflects the determined action of West Midlands Police, working alongside partners and local communities, to tackle crime, target offenders and protect the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we cannot be complacent. While Ford vehicles remain the most stolen, we are seeing increases in other brands \u2013 particularly Mitsubishi \u2013 which is a clear reminder that criminals are constantly adapting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why I will continue to hold policing to account to tackle vehicle crime and call on vehicle manufacturers to continue to strengthen security measures, helping to better protect drivers and reduce opportunities for crime.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Figures suggest a particular car is becoming a growing target for thieves Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[61,619,5,6,992],"class_list":{"0":"post-35351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-crime","9":"tag-motoring","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-west-midlands-police"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116566929083849203","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}