Catalytic Converter theft

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/10070

Version Date: 20/07/2026

The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:

Data Source:

Crime information system – Niche

Data Processing:

QlikSense - Crime & Outcomes               

No-Crimes Excluded                      

Notifiable Crime Only                     

Filtered by:               

Crimed Date: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2025               

Keyword Search: catalytic converter   

Data Limitations/Caveats:

Data is reliant on officers inputting the keywords accurately.   

The presence of a keyword only indicates its presence in the MO or Summary text and not its relevance to the request.   

Data is based on the presence of the keyword but may not be limited to the word itself.                                           

No crimes/cancelled crimes have been excluded.  

Please provide information on the total number of thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles recorded between 1st January 2024 (inclusive) and 31st December 2025 (inclusive) in your force area. Please also provide a breakdown of the number of catalytic converter thefts in each year during this time period.

Please also provide a breakdown of the number of thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles split by make and model of the vehicle within each year during this time period.

*Please Note: An offence may involve the theft of more than one catalytic converter so the totals in this table do not match the the number of offences in the other tables

Please also provide a breakdown of the number of thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles split by the city/town they were stolen from within each year during this time period.