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New data has revealed motor vehicle theft across Australia has increased by 11 per cent. Recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show three specific types of property crimes soared for a second year in a row in 2022. Out of that data set, released by the ABS on Thursday, victims of motor vehicle […]

Car thefts and break-ins are on the rise across NSW and Sydney’s north shore, inner west and east, with social media posts of people stealing cars identified as one of the driving factors behind the trend. Strathfield, The Hills Shire, Ryde, Hornsby and Parramatta recorded Sydney’s fastest proportional increases in stolen cars in the two […]

Young Victorians are committing more violent and serious crimes than previously recorded, and the trend is being driven by offenders aged 14 to 17, state crime statistics released on Thursday reveal. Among that age group, there was a more than 26 per cent increase in the 12 months to June. This included 3758 assaults, more […]

There’s been a devastating end to the search for a stolen 1979 Holden Kingswood after it was found burnt out in the Yarra Ranges overnight. Cardinia Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a classic 1979 Holden Kingswood was stolen from a home in Pakenham last week. A classic 1979 Holden Kingswood, […]

The number of victims of certain property crimes recorded by police, including motor vehicle theft and burglary, increased for the second year in a row in 2022, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). William Milne, ABS head of crime and justice statistics, said; “Victims of property crimes dropped to […]

WATCH: Australia's most frequently stolen cars revealed Car theft on Australia's east coast is rising particularly in regional areas and data has revealed the most commonly stolen vehicles. Car brands including Toyota, Holden and Ford are the firm favourites among thieves and stolen most frequently, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has found. […]

Holden’s sedan ranks as the most stolen car while stolen utes command the greatest value FORD or Toyota dealers will be interested to learn that demand for their utes is not only high amongst car buyers, Ford and Toyota utes are the favourite targets of car thieves. A national study found that Australia’s most expensive […]