Crimes mentioning mopeds with L plates
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008644/D
Version Date: 19/08/2025
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Data Processing:
CRIMES
Qlikview UNIFI - Crime and Enquiries Freetext Search 2019 -2022 (14/11/2022)
Crime/Enquiry Entered Date 01/01/2019 - 14/11/2022
Keyword search for *moped*
Data Exported
Excel filter search (of results of Moped search) in Complete Crime/Enquiry Log Texts for "L Plate" and "Learner Plate"
Qliksense MO Text Search Report
No Dates Selected
MO Filters Sheet
Format: Free Text
Sub Type: Free Text Keywords
Data Exported
Keyword search for *moped*
Excel filter search (of results of Moped search) in MO Data for "L Plate" and "Learner Plate"
Qliksense Crimes & Outcomes Report
No Dates Selected
Include No Crimes: No
Notifiable Crime Only: No
Data Exported
Excel filtered on Crimed Date: 01/04/2020 - 31/12/2024
Data Limitations:
Restricted crime data excluded
No crimes /Cancelled crimes excluded
Caveats/Limitations
No crimes/Cancelled Crimes excluded
Question 1: Please provide the number of crime or incident reports recorded by your force in which mopeds with L plates are specifically mentioned, for each of the past five calendar years, please provide the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Count |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Total | 25 |
Question 2: Where available, please provide a breakdown by:
i.) Offence type of crime or incident reports recorded by your force in which mopeds with L plates are specifically mentioned for:
• Theft - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Theft Count |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Total | 11 |
• Assault - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Assault Count |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | 4 |
| Total | 8 |
• Dangerous driving - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
One offence in 2020 was the only result.
• Driving without a licence - please provide both the proportion and number of the offences for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Nil return
ii.) Whether the moped involved in the offences relating to Question 2, i.) was recorded as a suspect vehicle, a stolen vehicle, or otherwise involved:
• Suspect vehicle - please provide both the proportion and number of records for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Suspect Vehicle Count |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Total | 10 |
• Stolen vehicle - please provide both the proportion and number of records for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Stolen Vehicle Count |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Total | 8 |
• Otherwise involved - please provide both the proportion and number of records for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Involved Count |
| 2019 | |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | |
| Total | 7 |