Greater Manchester is providing rich pickings for car thieves. Statistics reveal the region is the third worst county in England and Wales for the crime.
Last year there were 25,495 vehicles stolen - an increase of five per cent on 2020. This works out at nine cars stolen per one thousand households.
The figures are despite concerted efforts by GMP to tackle the issue. In February this year the Manchester Evening News reported that the force's elite Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit recovered 454 stolen vehicles worth over £8million and arrested 637 people for a variety of different offences.
