There were 28,446 metal theft offences recorded in England and Wales in the reporting year 2022/23, a decrease on the previous reporting year, when there were 29,920 metal thefts.
Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 22, 2023). Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, 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 2022/23." Chart. September 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. 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 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 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 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Metal theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales from 2012/13 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972676/scrap-metal-theft-in-the-uk/