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Motorcycles: Crime

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 57522

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Metropolitan Police have made an assessment of trends in the level of mopeds with L-plates being used in criminal activities in London.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office holds data on the number of incidents of crime recorded by the police in London.

The Home Office does not hold data on whether a vehicle was used as part of the incident, the type of vehicle used, or whether the vehicle had an L plate fitted at the time of the incident.

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