UK Motor and Finance

Ford Transit Remains Top Of The Thief Hit List

2011-06-17T11:06:00.000+01:00

The Ford Transit remains at the top of a car thief’s hit list reveals the UK’s police unit dedicated to vehicle crime, the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS).

Thieves’ Favourites

The workman’s favourite is the most popular vehicle to be stolen in the first quarter of 2011,* illustrating that it’s not just those with high-end vehicles that need to be wary of theft. Not only does a van such as the Ford Transit prove to be valuable in terms of spare parts or as scrap metal, but the lure of potential tools and other contents stored in the back makes it irresistible for thieves.

“Vehicles appearing in the list may surprise motorists,” said Head of AVCIS, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Hooper. “Although high-end cars are stolen to order by criminals, those driving more affordable vehicles should not be complacent. Whatever vehicle you drive, security should always be a priority.”

The list has been released as part of Car Crime Awareness Week, which runs 13-19 June 2011, in order to raise general awareness of vehicle crime and remind motorists to be vigilant and security-conscious.

Top ten stolen vehicles in Q1 2011

1) Ford Transit
2) Vauxhall Astra
3) Ford Fiesta
4) Volkswagen Golf
5) Vauxhall Corsa
6) BMW 3 Series
7) Ford Focus
8) Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
9) Ford Mondeo
10) Honda Civic

As part of Car Crime Awareness Week, AVCIS is advising motorists to follow these guidelines to prevent their vehicles from being targeted by criminals:

• Ensure that car keys are not left in sight within your house: thieves often fish keys through letterboxes and open windows
• If you have a garage, store your car there whenever possible
• With the summer months approaching, people often leave doors and windows open: ensure your keys aren’t easily accessible for opportunist thieves, but equally do not hide them and put yourself at risk of harm from a determined thief
• Lock your car whenever you leave it. Even if you are simply unloading the car, make sure that you remove the keys and lock the vehicle. If your car is stolen through these means if often invalidates your insurance
*1 January – 31 March 2011 AVCIS data on file

Almost 9,000 vehicles across the UK were stolen in just 36 days at the beginning of 2011, reports the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS).

The statistics have been revealed ahead of AVCIS’ Car Crime Awareness Week, which takes place on 13-19 June 2011. The initiative aims to raise the public’s awareness of vehicle crime methods in order to drive down offences.

This new data illustrates that 50 per cent of thefts were made when a vehicle was left at the owner’s home address or close by, including 17.6 per cent through the burglary of properties to obtain car keys.

A third were stolen when vehicles were away from the home and four per cent of crimes during the 36 day sample were made by opportunist thieves, where keys were left in or within easy reach of the vehicle. Shockingly, this would mean that annually 3,400 thefts could be easily prevented through heightened awareness.

“These figures demonstrate that vehicle crime continues to be an issue across the UK,” said Detective Chief Inspector Mark Hooper, Head of AVCIS. “Criminals will use a variety of means to steal cars, from towing them away or simply driving them off when owners leave the keys in the ignition to burgling houses and sophisticated attacks on manufacturers’ security systems.

“Our aim is to increase general awareness, including encouraging motorists to take simple precautions and advise manufacturers of criminals’ methods so they can continue to help drive down vehicle crime.

In the lead up and during Car Crime Awareness Week AVCIS will release information on the current state of vehicle crime relating to freight vehicles, agricultural equipment, caravans and motorhomes, as well as to the general motorist.

For more information on vehicle crime and AVCIS visit http://www.avcis.police.uk/ or the Car Crime Awareness Week Facebook page www.facebook.com/CarCrimeAwarenessWeek .

UK lost or stolen vehicles 1 January 2011 – 5 February 2011
(36 day sample*)

Number & Method of theft
• 2,916 (33%) Home address or vicinity where the owner claims to have the keys
• 2,824 (32%) Unattended away from the home where the owner claims to have the keys
• 1,555 (17.6%) Car key burglary
• 1,037 (11.7%) Unrecorded details/unconfirmed loss/vehicle not stolen
• 342 (3.9%) Unattended with keys
• 98 (1.1%) Direct robbery of vehicle
• 54 (0.6%) Acquired by fraud
*Statistics have been generated from the Police National Computer using keywords. Additional offences may have occurred and are not identified within this report.

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BRITAINS CAR CRIME HOTSPOTS

2011-02-15T23:47:00.000+00:00

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Operation Yankee - Jail Time For Car Crime Gang

2010-12-22T14:32:00.000+00:00

Operation Yankee - Jail Time For Car Crime Gang

£3.4 million worth of cars stolen and recovered in Q2 | Easier

2010-11-17T06:46:00.000+00:00

£3.4 million worth of cars stolen and recovered in Q2 Easier

Midlands tops stolen used car league

2010-09-10T11:01:00.000+01:00

Midlands tops stolen used car league

UK MOTOR TRADE WELCOMES THEFT PROTECT

2010-01-22T00:50:00.007+00:00

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ATTENTION MOTOR MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND FINANCE COMPANIES

With "Scrappage" coming to an end and PPI continuing to provide challenges to sales, motor trade professionals are welcoming Theft Protect, a simple online scheme that provides a like for like replacement vehicle to your customer for up to 28 days, in the event of a theft or write off incident.

Theft Protect is an excellent complimentary product for your Gap sales, "Filling the Gap that Gap doesn't Fill".

With car sales predicted to experience further challenge over the coming months, the motor industry is recognising the importance of maximising the opportunities of each customer, and of added value products the customer wants to buy.

With over a million vehicle related theft incidents and thousands of vehicles written off each year, there has never been a better time to add Theft Protect to your product offering.

Meeting with manufacturers and dealers, we discovered there were unique and valuable extra benefits of partnering with Theft Protect.

"When your customers' vehicle is written off or involved in a theft related incident, when do you get to hear about it?"

The typical answer is that in the majority of cases, you don't get to hear about it until the customer is contacted for a service. Why is this so important?

If their vehicle was stolen or written off, they may have hired a replacement vehicle of a different marque.
If not recovered or written off, they may have purchased a different marque with their insurance cheque.
If recovered or repairable, they may have gone elsewhere for their repairs.
Whilst immobile, someone else may have supplied a hire vehicle.

By offering Theft Protect at point of sale we will :

Direct the customer back to the original selling manufacturer/dealer
Providing you with the opportunity to capture the new vehicle sale
If repairable, direct the customer to you for the repairs
Enable you to hire the customer a replacement whilst they are off the road*
Generate additional income and encourage loyalty for your business

* Dealers may provide the replacement vehicle under the Theft Protect policy, subject to a rate chart. The hire charges are paid by the policy.

To download the above features and benefits leaflet click here.
To view our online presentation for motor trade professionals click here.
Every day we witness the relief and pleasure experiences by Theft Protect customers assisted by the service. To read a few of their experiences click here
Theft Protect isn't just about providing replacement vehicles for customers in need. For brokers and consumers alike, we provide current information about all aspects of crime in the UK. Naturally, we are particularly keen to provide regular bulletins about car theft hotspots, the most vulnerable vehicles and vehicle security advice from the experts. Our exclusive contacts with the 43 police forces of England and Wales provides us with first hand knowledge of the current and growing "modus operandi" - or means by which criminals steal vehicles. The most popular growing trend by far is Car Key Burglary, where the offender will break into houses solely to steal car keys. We have conducted extensive research and produced a number of revealing reports on the subject. Click here to see a sample article.

IGNORE GOVERNMENT HYPE - WE HAVE THE FACTS!

CAR CRIME IS ON THE INCREASE

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A Minute For Madelaine McCann

2009-11-04T22:27:00.000+00:00

We would call upon every visitor to these pages to click the link below to Inspector Gadgets' site to see the post he has entered -

http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/4258/

On the site you will see a short video about Madelaine. There are some interesting comments below that post. One of which has a lists some very good points. There is a lot of unanswered questions about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and we sincerely hope that someday the world will know the full truth of the matter and pray for her safe return to her parents.

Crime Analysis Team
Nice 1 Limited

UK CAR CRIME - TOP 20 LEAGUE TABLE BY DISTRICT

2009-10-24T14:44:00.000+01:00

In July 2009, the Home Office published the police recorded crime results for the 2008/09 financial year, co-inciding with the ITV1 six part series "Car Crime UK" being shown at 9pm on Tuesday evenings, presented by Sir Trevor McDonald.

Nice 1 Limited have performed an in depth analysis of the figures, and present this report, the first in a series that examine the results in fine detail, and present them in a more user friendly format.

This first report examines Car Crime in the UK, displaying the results so that the reader can see, at a glance the high, medium and low risk areas for Car Crime.

The report is displayed in descending order of the Car Crime by local authority district. The table above shows the Top 20 Local Authority districts according to police recorded crime.

The full report contains all 376 Local Authority districts in England & Wales. To view the full version click here or the table above.

If we examine the table, we can see that Slough was the worst district for police recorded car crime in 2008/09, with 3.2 times the average rate per 1000 population experienced by the rest of England & Wales. The total crime recorded for Slough is double the national average. The table is sorted in descending order of the districts experiencing the largest % above the national average. Districts higher than 10% of the national average are colour coded red. Districts within 10% of the national average are coloured green. Districts experiencing 10% or less than the national average number of incidents per 1000 of population, are coloured green.

An alternative version of this report sorted alphabetically for easier location of districts can be viewed by clicking here.

This analysis is drawn directly from Home Office & police recorded crime, making it the most accurate representation of car crime during the 2008/09 period.

ANOMALIES OF THE HOME OFFICE FIGURES

However, even this report does not reflect the complete picture. The Home Office method of calculating the rate per 1000 is based on population figures for England & Wales. Vehicle crime must be assessed differently if it is to be accurately analysed. The population of England & Wales during this period was 54 million people. Not all citizens own a vehicle. The number of licensed vehicles for the same period in England & Wales was 30 million. The rate per 1000 would therefore be more accurately reported if expressed as a % of the licensed vehicles rather than population figures.

A separate crime analysis report has been completed to examine the implications of the population based calculations. This report is available online in the links section opposite and will form the basis of a further post shortly.

A further anomaly exists in the way the Home Office collect both police recorded crime and national survey statistics. The survey states that vehicle crime as a whole is under reported by the public by as much as 45%, suggesting that the actual vehicle crime incident rate is considerably higher. Again, this will be examined in more detail in a future report.

The former Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, responded to a question in parliament by the the Shadow Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP. She confirmed that during the period in question, 18,599 car crime offences were reported as either burglary (when premises were entered to steal car keys), or robbery (when keys were taken from victims by force). The implications of this reporting process will be examined in a separate post and report. This report can be viewed by clicking it the links section opposite.

By clicking the table above you will now be able to see the total police recorded incidents of crime and car crime for each of the 376 districts of England & Wales.

Car crime represents 13% of all recorded crime. It is important to understand the implications of this initial report and others referred to in this article. The 10% decrease in car crime appearing in many force and Home Office media articles is likely to be considerably lower, and more likely to reflect an increase on previous years reported crime.

Bookmark this page or enter your e mail address (your privacy will be respected) in the sign up box opposite to receive updates as they happen from this site.

The team at Nice 1 Ltd welcome any enquiries, observations or suggestions that might benefit others, about the analysis reporting posted on these pages. Contact us via the contact me button below this post, or the contact details provided at the foot of the page.

The Crime Analysis Team

Nice 1 Limited

PETITION TO BRING THE MURDERER OF WPC FLETCHER TO JUSTICE

2009-10-23T18:41:00.000+01:00

WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot and killed outside the libyans people bureau in 1984. Her killer was released from the bureau and returned to Libya a few days later. In view of the compassion shown by the UK to the lockerbie bomber, her killer should be returned to the UK to face justice.

A petition has been raised on the site http://www.number10.gov.uk/

To support this petition click http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/YvonneFletcher/

Crime Analysis Team
Nice 1 Limited

Cash For Crash Fraudster staged almost 100 car crashes and cost insurance firms £1.6m

2009-10-21T15:11:00.000+01:00

• Mohammed Patel charged £500 a time to stage 'accidents'

• Office workers noticed high number of crashes at roundabout

A "crash for cash" fraudster who lived the high life on the proceeds of staged accidents and cost the insurance industry £1.6m was jailed today.

Mohammed Patel, 24, charged £500 a time to stage accidents which enabled fraudsters to claim an average of £17,000 from insurers. He staged at least 93 crashes, earning himself around £46,000, Manchester's Minshull Street crown court heard.

Patel, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, admitted one count of conspiracy to defraud, six counts of dangerous driving and four counts of driving while disqualified. He was jailed for four and a half years and banned from driving for three and a half years.

William Baker, prosecuting, said Patel's earnings funded an "Aladdin's cave" at the home of his unemployed girlfriend, Ettorina Hay. The court heard the pair enjoyed luxurious foreign holidays and drove expensive cars.

Baker said the scam was exposed by suspicious office workers at Bovis Homes, who overlooked the Eden Point roundabout on the A34 at Cheadle Hulme. He said that in the latter part of 2005 "they became suspicious that road traffic accidents were being staged" because of the number and similarities of crashes.

Baker, describing the set-up, said: "One vehicle colliding with another at low speed with minor damage and often the same person driving the lead vehicle. They told drivers of the rear vehicles they thought they were the victim of fraud."

Baker said: "Mohammed Patel staged the road traffic accidents. He drove cars on to the roundabout and then stopped them so abruptly the vehicle behind could not avoid a collision.

Fraudulent claims, submitted by people not present at the scene whom Patel purported to be, were then made. Claims would include compensation for injuries such as whiplash, damage to the vehicle, a hire car, and storage of the damaged vehicle.

Baker said Patel staged the accidents between May 2005 and August 2008. Patel was arrested in Bolton on 7 August last year and gave a prepared statement to police. He pleaded guilty to the charges.

Crime Analysis Team
Nice 1 Limited

CRIME MAPPING - IS POLICE RECORDED CRIME A TRUE MEASURE?

2009-10-21T12:45:00.000+01:00

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An interactive map offering detailed crime statistics on every street in England and Wales crashed hours after its launch yesterday.

Those attempting to visit the site, http://maps.police.uk/ were shown an automated message saying it was temporarily unavailable.

The teething problems surfaced as Home Office minister David Hanson officially unveiled the website during a visit to a regeneration project in south west London. He was joined by National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) deputy chief executive Steve Mortimore, whose colleagues drew up the map.

The website aims to offer members of the public unprecedented access to information about crimes taking place in their neighbourhood. The national map follows on the heels of regional versions created by the 43 forces across England and Wales.

Users should be able to access figures on levels of burglary, robbery, violence, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. They can also compare one area against another and compare figures against the same period the previous year to see if crime is getting better or worse. The website also offers messages from senior officers and links to local policing priorities and information about forthcoming crime-fighting events.

A Home Office spokesman said: "The high level of public interest in the new national crime map has put temporary pressure on the website. Urgent work is under way to resolve this and the website should be working again shortly."

The launch of the “Crime Mapping” facility, http://maps.police.uk/ unites the crime statistics of the 43 police forces of England & Wales under one software banner for the first time.

This is long overdue. Earlier in the week an article posted on http://thinblulineuk.blogspot.com/ complained that the Home Office were allowing 8 forces responsible for 40% of the population and 48% of crime to use their own software. Cynical perhaps, but we suspected that this was yet another Home Office strategy to prevent the general public from accessing the full picture of current recorded crime, and also continuing the “fudging” of figures.

After the shaky start when the facility kept freezing up, it started to work more efficiently this evening. We have attached a composite report of the 43 forces current recorded crime for Burglary, Car Crime, Robbery and All recorded crime. On completion, we are not one bit convinced that the police recording of crime is now an accurate reflection of crime in the UK.

A few observations.

• The “All Crime” monthly average for the most recent three months is 357,365 incidents
• On that basis, the full year forecast will be 4,288,380 crimes
• In 2008 the recorded crime incident was 4,703,814 (-415,434)
• Will we be expected to believe a crime reduction of 13.4% ??
• This is more than a months full crime reporting for the nation!

• In 2008 as in previous years, the BCS estimates of crime were over twice that of recorded crime

• Front line officers tell us that if anything, the volume of crime is increasing NOT decreasing

• Crimes are often misclassified… robbery downgraded to theft, car theft included in burglary when keys are stolen on egress

• How many crimes are not now reported as such, if the victim does not insist? (Citizen focus?)

• Has public confidence sunk so low that they have simply lost all faith in reporting?

• The BCS last year suggested that reporting had dropped as low as 33% for some offences, to 38% overall

To quote from the Home Office BCS : “For the crime types it covers, the BCS provides a better reflection of the true extent of household and personal crime than police recorded statistics because the survey includes crimes that are not reported to or recorded by the police. The primary purpose of the BCS is to provide national level analysis but some headline figures are available at regional and police force area level. The BCS is also a better indicator of long-term trends than police recorded crime because it is unaffected by changes in levels of reporting to the police or police recording practices”.

• This implies that the Government will place importance on police recorded crime only when it suits them. i.e. If recorded crime shows a decrease, with all the measures introduced to achieve that.

• The table below shows a steady decline in reporting of overall crime in the last 12 years, coincidentally the years of New Labour.

• Does this explain the “gap” of crimes that seem to have appeared in the reduction of reported crime?

• With so many new offences created, we are advised that it is simple to reallocate a reported offence to a lesser category.

• Section 5 Public Order Offences (crimeable) are now commonly demoted to drunk and disorderly (no crime report)

• Of those interviewed by BCS, 76% said they did not report because they felt the police would not/could not do anything

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• Is that what the Criminal Justice System has come to, that the public won’t report because they have lost heart?

• Could this be a major contributory factor to the decrease in recorded crime?

• Has the massive surge in bureaucracy resulted in the massive misreporting of crime?

• How timely that the Government have pushed through the alignment of 43 forces data for current crime

• Are they planning yet another media spin about how crime has been dramatically decreased thanks to their effort?

• The recorded crime shows reductions of 5% burglary, 18% car crime, 7% for robbery and overall crime

• The target, performance and senior officer bonus culture will continue to “fudge” until stopped.

• We are guessing that a Home Office release will be imminent.

We wish we could accompany all of this skepticism with a dose of solutions, but unfortunately, we cannot yet see an answer. Clearly, the crime recording system is flawed and unreliable as a measure of crime. Detections are similarly distorted it would seem. It will be a courageous team that arrives at an acceptable solution that will encourage confidence to return, in the face of a Government and senior management teams that will apply many more dirty tricks to keep their noses buried in that trough. The BCS is only based on a trawl of 46,000 members of the public which hardly seems representative.

We would advocate and support the proposal to make crime statistics properly independent. This would remove responsibility for compiling and publishing crime figures from the Home Office. The responsibility should be placed with the Office for National Statistics which is totally independent. The pre-release access that Ministers and political advisers get to crime statistics should be abolished – so the public would be the first to get an honest account of the facts. Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.

The party that demonstrates their intentions and follows it up with decisive transparent and honest action that is genuinely in the public interest, will have the best chance of achieving it.

Crime Analysis Team

Nice 1 Limited

Emperor Mandelsons New Clothes - Scrappage

2009-09-29T09:24:00.001+01:00

For weeks now, there have been many high profile idustry pleas for an extension to the UK scrappage scheme. Repeatedly, the Government responded that there was no money available to extend the scheme.

The scrappage extension is welcome news for the ailing motor industry. The SMMT, car manufacturers and influential industry trade bodies have repeatedly pleaded with the Government that the extension was essential as new car performance this year has been hugely dependant on the scheme.

It has to be assumed that the Government intended to support the extension all along, and were merely waiting for the most opportune and advantageous moment to spring the "suprise" on the UK motor industry.

What better time for Lord Mandelson to announce the extension than during his keynote speech at the Labour party conference. As if there weren't already a sackful of reasons to mistrust this man and his party, the British public and the commercial sector are presented with yet more fuel for their demise. It does nothing to promote confidence in the Government that such important issues become the object of political point scoring.

For many, such tactics will seem irrelevant. The scheme has provided a much needed boost to the performance and confidence of the motor industry. Car sales were up 6% in August 2009, but still a significant 19% down on the August 2007 figure. If the scheme had not been continued, new car sales may have crashed again with the prospect of more job losses and bankruptcies.

The question is, how many old scrappers are actually still out there? Are the owners in any better position to take advantage of the incentive than they were 6 months ago? If access to finance remains as difficult as it has been of late, we have to wonder if the scrappage scheme will run out of steam before it runs out of cash. If that happens it stands to reason that car makers will expect dealers to make a greater contribution than at present to maintain the momentum.

Thank you Mr Mandelson for the predictable timing of the announcement. The general public and business sectors are not as stupid as you might think. You would however, have earned yourself and Mr Brown a greater degree of appreciation, had you not tainted the news with your self serving tactics for political gain.

Motor Manufacturers, Dealers & Finance Companies

2009-09-14T22:40:00.000+01:00

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UK MOTOR TRADE PROFESSIONALS - THEFT PROTECT

2009-09-14T16:24:00.002+01:00

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Theft Protect for motor trade professionals

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Car stolen in man's final hours

2009-09-07T21:58:00.001+01:00

A cancer patient had his car stolen from his Birmingham home while his family members were at his side during his final few hours, police said.

Thieves entered Scott Wright's home and took the car keys and his mother's handbag as the family gathered at his bedside on Wednesday night.

Mr Wright, 26, of Holliday Road, in Erdington, died the next morning.

To read the full story click here

POLICE AND CRIME IN THE UK

2009-09-06T18:48:00.004+01:00

The team at Nice 1 Ltd, providers of Theft Protect replacement vehicle solutions, are delighted to announce the blistering launch of their new site "The Thin Blue Line", whose aim is to support the front line police officers of the UK. To visit the new site click here

The site collects valuable experiences about real life crime and policing issues, and combines them with the crime analysis efforts of our sister site "Car Crime UK" to raise consumer awareness about the true picture of crime.

To see a few of the new articles posted on The Thin Blue Line click the link(s) below :-

Crime Statistics Hide The Truth - click here
Focus report on police resources - click here
Recent articles by police from the frontline - click here
Police strength disputed - click here

Please feel free to visit the sites and share your thoughts about crime and policing.

Kind Regards

The Crime Analysis Team
Nice 1 Ltd

Nice 1 - Theft Protect Comes To Rescue Of Expectant Midlands Mum

2009-08-22T17:38:00.005+01:00

Read this article on our sister site by clicking this link:
http://theftprotect.blogspot.com/2009/08/nice-1-theft-protect-comes-to-aid-of.html

"CASH FOR CRASH" - TOP 20 HOTSPOTS

2009-08-22T14:22:00.004+01:00

To see the latest article on "Cash For Crash" in the UK visit our sister site CAR CRIME UK by clicking here

NICE 1 PRESS RELEASE VIA PR LOG

2009-08-19T03:21:00.002+01:00

To view the latest Press Release from Nice 1, click the link below :-

http://www.prlog.org/10311862-car-crime-uk-going-up-not-down.html

Car Crime UK - Going Up Not Down?

2009-08-17T06:03:00.001+01:00

Car Crime UK - Going Up Not Down?

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CAR CRIME UK - FREE Car Security Checker

2009-08-12T10:41:00.005+01:00

The team at Nice 1, providers of Theft Protect Replacement Vehicle Insurance, are delighted to provide access to a great new resource for UK motorists that is totally FREE.

Type a postcode and registration number into this free online tool, confirm the vehicle make and model, and you are then presented with a security rating for that car and the location it is kept.

This solves the age old mystery for UK motorists – how to get free access to information about how safe from crime their vehicle is, or how safe the vehicle they are planning to buy is, according to the area where it’s parked in and the type of vehicle it is.

CHECK CAR SECURITY NOW – CLICK THIS LINK

This unique tool also provides the ABI security ranking, and explains how that system rates male and female drivers according to age.

Few people know that a female under 24 or a male under 30 will get discounts for driving vehicles between one and 20 ABI groups. Insurance will go up rapidly after ABI 20, and most insurers will decline above ABI 33. Females over 24 will get discounts for driving vehicles between one and 33 ABI and insurance will go up rapidly after ABI 33. Males over 30 will get discounts for driving vehicles between one and 33 ABI and insurance will go up rapidly after 33.

The security rating is an estimate based on government and industry vehicle crime data.

The data is combined to take account of where the vehicle is kept overnight, the vehicle's theft desirability and manufactured security. Scores range from 'excellent' - nine stars or more - to 'extremely poor' - one star. An 'excellent' score has an approximate probability of less than 1-in-1000 chance of being stolen, broken into or vandalised over the year and 'extremely poor' has a greater than 1-in-10 chance."

The tool draws its data from the ABI and the Thatcham vehicle security site. Thatcham is the research and development unit owned by the UK insurance industry.

So, whether your customer is thinking of buying a new car, getting or renewing car insurance, or simply wants to find out how secure their car is, click the link below or to the right of the page to help them find out.

CHECK CAR SECURITY NOW – CLICK THIS LINK

Click the back button once you've done your check to return to these pages.

TOP 10 SAFEST & RISKIEST PLACES IN THE UK FOR CAR THEFT

2009-08-10T10:20:00.009+01:00

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The team at Nice 1 Limited regularly produce car crime information for the UK motoring public and to assist the marketing efforts of our authorised Theft Protect agents.

For the first time in the UK, Nice 1 are delighted to produce the 2009 Car Crime figures by Post Code area. The information contained on the map above and tables below is extracted from the full Home Office statistics. Insurance companies and intermediaries frequently publish similar data, however, their data is only drawn from the sample of their own customers.

The information reprinted here is the most accurate and current information compiled from the car crime incidents recorded by the UK police forces. Full UK car crime data is available, both as incident counts per town or city, and as the detail below, on the basis of a count per 1000 head of population. The national average for car theft is around 7 per 1000. The map and tables below provide an indication as to the vulnerability to car theft offences in the safest and riskest places in the UK.

THE TOP 10 RISKIEST PLACES FOR CAR THEFT

THE TOP 10 SAFEST PLACES FOR CAR THEFT

Nice 1 Ltd collate car crime statistics from Home Office and police sources in order to provide the UK motoring public with the most accurate picture of car crime across the country and in specific areas. In addition to the offences per head of population, information is also gathered about the number of incidents recorded per town and city. Further details may be requested by e mail at the contact address at the foot of the page or by clicking the contact me button elsewhere on these pages.

CAR CRIME UK - NICE 1 LAUNCHES NEW ANALYTICS SITE

2009-08-05T14:49:00.001+01:00

The crime analysis team at Nice 1 Ltd are delighted to announce that a new site has been launched to provide "At-A-Glance" reviews of the recently released Home Office crime figures.
The new site, "Car Crime UK" has been launched to co-incide with the ITV1 series presented by trevor McDonald, presents information in easy to view formats, enabling the consumer and trade professionals to quickly identify crime trends by each geographical district in the UK.
The reports are often incisive and frequently contraversial in their findings, placing a different slant on the variances between recorded police crime and the much larger incident numbers that go unreported.

To view the new site click here

Happy reading!

The Crime Analysis TeamNice 1 Ltd

Car Crime UK - Going Up Not Down? Car Dealer Magazine Article

2009-07-28T11:52:00.006+01:00

The team at Nice 1 are delighted to report that a further article has been reproduced in the popular Car Dealer Magazine.

Car Dealer is circulated in print and electronic format to over 15,000 motor industry professionals across the UK.

The article, analysing the recent crime statistics published by the Home Office, provides an independent insight into the real picture of car crime in the UK.

The findings come as Sir Trevor McDonald fronts a big six-part ITV1 series on car crime.

Producers say the series highlights the 170,000 cars stolen in the UK each year – with Police forces in Manchester dealing with a ‘huge increase in criminals who break into houses to steal keys’.

Within all of this are several areas car dealers should consider. After seeing the shows on TV, your customers may well be asking you how you can help tackle car crime… best to be prepared!

To view the article, click here or the image above.

Nice 1 provide Theft Protect Replacement Vehicle Insurance to the motor and insurance sectors. The company also produces regular up-to-date car and burglary data for the benefit of the UK motoring consumer and its motor and insurance partners.

Car Crime UK - "Car Key Theft" - First Of A New Series With Sir Trevor McDonald

2009-07-22T11:52:00.028+01:00

In case you missed it, Trevor McDonald presented the first of a new series on ITV last night, which takes a look at the work of specialist police car crime teams, focusing on two areas - Manchester and Devon and Cornwall.

To watch the program, click here or the image of Trevor above. A 6 minute version of the program appears further down this page.

The program presents a front row seat into the work of the police fighting the battle against car crime in the UK.

As regular readers of these pages will know, the team at Nice 1 provide regular updates for the UK motorist on car crime in your area. This includes information about the most popular cars stolen by car thieves, top tips to keep your car secure, and choosing your car insurance provider.

CAR KEY THEFT

Following the release of the latest crime figures by the Home Office, Nice 1 are busy analysing the report so that we can keep you informed over the coming weeks.

"Car Key Theft" as it has become known, is an increasingly worrying development in the modus operandi of the UK car criminal. Improvements in car security have made the theft of newer cars more difficult, so they take the dramatic next step, breaking into your house to steal the keys.

The trend is more worrying than the crime figures reveal though.

Some 18,599 cars were stolen last year by stealing keys. However, these numbers are reported as "Burglary Dwelling House" or "Robbery" (for incidents such as car jacking). This has the effect of artificially supressing the car crime numbers.

One of the Home Office reports suggest car theft has decreased by 7.4% in 2008 against the 2007 incidents. When the 18,599 incidents are added back to the car theft numbers, it reverses the trend to a 4% increase.

A copy of the Nice 1 analysis report has been sent to the Shadow Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP for his comments. To see a copy of the report click here

Nice 1 are the providers of Theft Protect, a unique like-for-like replacement vehicle insurance policy designed for victims of car theft. Cover is available for up to 28 days, with a wide range of replacement vehicles to keep you mobile in the unhappy event that your car is stolen.

Theft Protect is available through a network of UK Insurance brokers, motor manufacturers, dealers and car finance companies.