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Vehicle thefts head list of truck crime reports
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-ruckPolis third quarter truck crime statistics not only gives the number
ind types of theft; it suggests areas to avoid. Dylan Gray reports.
DLLOWING THE RELEASE of its quarterly iport on truck crime between July and aptember 2007, TruckPol claims that the Dnstant increase in the number of reported cidents is actually a positive thing: it is eased with the procedures it has put in place increase the reporting of freight crime from 143 police forces.
The increase is dramatic in the third Jarter of 2007 there was an 81.6% increase in iported vehicle and load losses. The value of olen vehicles during this period was around 11.3m and the load value just under 09.5m. Vehicle thefts far outweighed any other type truck crime during the quarter, with a total 356 incidents reported to TruckPol. The ?cord most common crime was theft from )hicles. Next in line came other types of theft, !lowed by attempted theft.
The fact that hijacking even plays a part in is statistic is alarming, even though it makes ) only 3% of the total.
The police will no doubt be monitoring the pes of load being stolen to try to combat the ioblem more effectively. Top of the list of stolen ;ms are household goods; this could be iything from furniture and kitchen equipment toiletries and cleaning products. These are osely followed by electronics/electrical goods and alcohol. 20
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Surprisingly, cigarettes are fairly low down the pecking order, as e fuel and hazardous materials and chemicals. There have been a imber of cases where the trailer has been stolen for its raw material due rather than for what was in it.
This next statistic will no doubt be the most useful to hauliers: where A to go! The three main blackspots reporting the majority of thefts are Greater London, the West Midlands and Kent.
Safer areas for trucks include Humberside, Nottinghamshire, South wkshire and Suffolk. However, TruckPol points out that police forces at submitted fewer than seven reports of truck crime are not shown the graph. Along with worst areas for truck crime,TruckPol has also published a list of specific hotspots: • A34, Oxfordshire, lay-bys • Fleet MSA, M3, Hampshire
!Sutton Scotney MSA, A34, Hampshire
• MOTO MSA, M2, Gillingham, Kent • A46, Warwickshire, lay-bys • Hapsfors MSA, M56, Cheshire • A14, Northampton/Cambridge. lay-bys • A43, Northampton, lay-bys • Watford Gap MSA, Northampton
0A40, Ross on Wye, Hereford &Worcestershire. lay-bys