Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of thefts of goods and cargo from HGVs stationary at (a) rest stops and (b) other locations have been reported in the last 12 months.

The Home Office collects and published data on incidents of theft from commercial vehicles and theft of commercial vehicles as part of the Commercial Victimisation Survey. The department also collects data on the number of incidents of theft from vehicles, including from HGV’s, which have been reported to the police.

Neither source provides the information at the level of detail requested. The Home Office does not collect information on whether the vehicle was stationary at the time of the incident or the type of location.

Concerning trends in theft more generally, the latest estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales for the year ending December 2022 show that overall incidents of theft affecting the household population of England and Wales were down by 47% compared with the year ending March 2010.