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In the UK, a 999 call is made to the police every three seconds (CH4 999: What Happened Next S2 Intro 2026)

Vehicle Theft, Robbery & Burglary:

Drop-side lorry theft, or curtain-siding, now costs the UK economy around 700 million pounds a year (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E10 08/06/26)
Cargo crime is a growing problem in the UK, with well over 100 million pounds worth of goods stolen in 2024 alone (CH5 Police Int. S25E15 20/07/26)
Around 130,000 vehicles are reported stolen every year. An increasing number of these end up abroad (CH4 Dover 24/7 S2E6 27/07/26)
In the UK, more than 30 vans are stolen everyday, worth 200 million pounds a year (CH5 Traffic Cops S14E14 22/05/26)
It's estimated, around eighty million pounds worth of potential income is lost each year, due to van tool theft (CH5 Traffic Cops S14E14 22/05/26)
Around 15,000 motorbikes are stolen every year. Once they leave the country, they're rarely recovered (CH4 Dover 24/7 S2E6 27/07/26)
Almost 16,000 motorbikes were stolen in 2024. Which is a significant improvement on the previous year (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E15 20/07/26)
In the UK, around 77,000 bicycles are reported stolen every year, and London is a bike-theft hot spot (BBC1 Track, Trace, Get My Car Back S1E3 29/07/26)
It's estimated that 16% of UK shed owners have experienced a burglary (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E14 13/07/26)
Over 22,000 thefts in gardens and sheds are reported annually (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E14 13/07/26)

Banned Drivers:

Over the last four years, more than 37,000 people have been convicted of driving whilst banned (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E6 11/05/26)
Over 8,000 of these, are repeat offenders (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E6 11/05/26)

Uninsured Drivers:

It's estimated that there are one million uninsured drivers in the UK (CH5 Traffic Cops S14E4 29/10/25)
Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is involved in a collision with an uninsured driver (CH5 Traffic Cops S13E23 20/01/25)
It's estimated that uninsured drivers cost the UK economy almost 2.5 billion pounds every year (CH5 Traffic Cops S14E3 22/10/25)
Every 4 minutes, across the UK, the police take an uninsured vehicle off the road - around 130,000 a year (CH4 Dover 24/7 S2E6 27/07/26)

Failing To Stop:

Across England and wales, officers are involved in nearly 13,000 pursuits every year (CH5 Traffic Cops: S13E19 06/11/24)
Fail-to-stop drivers are involved in around 40 deaths a year on Britain's roads. (CH5 Traffic Cops: S13E19 06/11/24)

Numberplate Theft & Cloning:

Numberplate cloning has risen by more than a quarter in the last year (CH5 Traffic Cops: S14E10 17/06/26)
More than 4,000 cases of number plate theft in the last five years, across the south-east alone (BBC London SE News 29/10/25)
Thousands of vehicle owners are being hit with fines from vehicles using cloned or stolen number plates (BBC London SE News 29/10/25)
10,000 innocent motorists received unexpected fines, after criminals using their plates picked up penalty notices (CH5 Traffic Cops: S14E10 17/06/26)

Speeding & Mobile Phones:

Exceeding the speed limit was estimated to be a contributary factor in 27% of UK road deaths last year (CH5 Traffic Cops S24E9 24/11/25)
People using their mobile phones when driving, resulted in 42 deaths in the last year alone (CH5 Street Cops: Catching the Yobs S2E5 24/08/26)

Drink & Drug Driving:

Each year, more than 600 people die in drink-driving related accidents in Great Britain (CH5 Police Interceptors S22E2 22/06/26)
Around 300 fatalities a year come from collisions involving drink-drivers, and countless more lives are ruined (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E12 22/06/26)
Less than 10% of UK license holders are under 25-years old, but they account for 25% of drink-drive casualties (CH5 Traffic Cops S14E18 26/11/25)
Latest figures show 127 deaths per year as a result of drug-driving (CH5 Police Interceptors S25E14 13/07/26)
Around 15 motorcyclists are seriously injured or killed, everyday in the UK (CH5 Traffic Cops: Pursuit Squad One S1E1 15/09/25)

Violence & Aggression:

There were more than 50,000 knife offences in the UK last year. Many are zombie knives and machetes (CH5 Street Cops: Catching the Yobs S2E6 31/08/26)

Repeat Offending:

More than half of prisoners who do a year or less behind bars, go on to re-offend after their release (CH5 Traffic Cops: S14E2 15/10/25)
70% of prolific offenders, commit their first crime between the age of 14 and 16 (CH5 Traffic Cops: S14E2 15/10/25)