Vehicle offences (police-recorded) during the Labour 2005–2010 government
Year ending March 2005 → Year ending March 2010 · 5 periods
↓ 39.7%−325,223 offences
Vehicle offences (police-recorded) fell by 39.7% over the period, from 820,096 offences (Year ending March 2005, the level when the government took office) to 494,873 (Year ending March 2010, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2005: 820,096
Level when it left Year ending March 2010: 494,873
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Police-recorded theft of vehicles, theft from vehicles and interference with vehicles in England and Wales in a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: Vehicle crime not reported to the police, or driving offences.