There were 30,115 metal theft offences recorded in England and Wales in the reporting year 2021/22, an increase on the previous reporting year, and the highest number of offences since 2013/14.
Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 26, 2022). Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22." Chart. September 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Metal Theft Offences Recorded by The Police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/