Motor Vehicles: Theft
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 9717, when she expects the data generated by the freight crime flag pilot in Cambridgeshire and Warwickshire Police forces to have been quality assured by her Department; and whether she plans to publish the resulting data.
Answered by Sarah Jones
This Government is highly aware of the rising frequency of freight crime and the significant and damaging impact it can have on businesses and drivers. We are determined to crack down on it.
The incidence of freight crime, where criminals are ripping the sides of lorries and taking the goods inside, is frightening for those dedicated HGV drivers across the UK, and the perception this crime is low risk and high reward is unacceptable.
Working in collaboration with policing, the Home Office agreed to the creation of a freight crime flag which was attached to any applicable crime. The flag was piloted across two police forces and both forces have now completed their manual data returns. An assessment will be made of the effectiveness of the pilot where potential next steps will be considered. There is currently no plan to publish this data.
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