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Cargo Crime Update June 2020 The work undertaken by NaVCIS Freight Crime would not be possible without the assistance & funding from our financial partners.

NaVCIS receive cargo crime notifications from a number of sources namely Police, Industry, Hauliers, Insurers, Cargo Surveyors, Trade Organisations, the Road Haulage Association, and the British International Freight Association.

Cargo crime data is received regularly from 34 UK police forces. The remaining forces provide data on a quarterly basis. Overview – Cargo Crime – June 2020

 316 notifications of cargo crime

 £6,783,706.90 combined loss value

 Theft from motor vehicle (TFMV) was the predominant crime type

 Fuel was the most frequently stolen commodity

 South Yorkshire had the highest number of cargo crime reports

 Birchanger Green Services was the MSA with the highest number of cargo crime reports

Figure 1: Heat map to show the geographical spread of reported cargo crime offences by post code in June 2020

1 All Cargo Crime Offences – June 2020

Figure 2: Pie chart to show % of reported cargo crime offences by offence type in June 2020

2 Geographical Overview - Theft from Trailer – June 2020

152 theft from trailer notifications

Figure 3: Google ‘My Maps’ to show the national spread of reported theft from trailer offences by post code in June 2020. 3 All Cargo Crime – Stolen Commodity Type - June 2020

Figure 4: Pie chart to show % of the Top 5 stolen cargo commodity types in June 2020. The remaining commodity types have been grouped (34%) to enable the Top Five to be illustrated.

4 Method of Entry – Theft from motor vehicle / Vehicle interference offences – June 2020

Figure 5: Pie chart to show % of method of entry type for reported Theft from m/v (trailer) and Vehicle Interference (trailer) offences in June 2020

5 All Cargo Crime – June 2020 – by Police Force area

Highest number of reported cargo crime offences by police force area (20 or more reports)

SOUTH YORKSHIRE 30

WEST YORKSHIRE 26

CAMBRIDGESHIRE 23

The geographical spread of these offences is illustrated by the maps on the following pages

6 Cargo Crime – June 2020 – SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Figure 6: Google ‘My Maps’ to show cargo crime offence locations by postcode in South Yorkshire 7 Cargo Crime – June 2020 – WEST YORKSHIRE Cargo Crime – June 2020 - CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Figure 7: Google ‘My Maps’ to show cargo crime offence locations by postcode in West Yorkshire

Figure 8: Google ‘My Maps’ to show cargo crime offence locations by postcode in Cambridgeshire 8 Top (MSA) locations by Motorway Service Area number of cargo crime offences cargo crime: June 2020 – 55 reports

Clothing & Shoes (3)  BIRCHANGER GREEN SERVICES, M11, J8, Curtain Slash (6) TFMV (7) Machinery & Parts (2) Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford, Essex (7) Miscellaneous (2) Unknown method (1) Household Goods (1)

 HILTON PARK SERVICES, M6, J10A-11, Cosmetics (3) Curtain Slash (4) TFMV (5) Essington, (5) Clothing & Shoes (2) Seals / Padlocks Cut (1)

TFMV (2)  LEEDS SKELTON SERVICES, M1, J45, Food & Drinks (1) Curtain Slash (4) Lakeside Way, Leeds (4) VEH INT (2) Unknown (1)

, M6, J3-3A, TFMV (2) IT Products (1) Curtain Slash (3) Corley, , Warwickshire (4) VEH INT (2) Alcohol (1) Seals / Padlocks Cut (1)

9 At NAVCIS, we are continually striving to improve the service we provide to our partners in the cargo industry and UK law enforcement. If you have any feedback about the contents of this report, or would simply like to find out more, then please send an email to [email protected]

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