YORKSHIRE has become Britain?s hot spot for criminal gangs targeting trucks and lorries as of heavy goods vehicle thefts surge to record levels in the region.
Figures from the national policing unit for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) crime reveal that in West Yorkshire alone, trucks and lorries are now being stolen at a rate of six per week ? far higher than in any other part of Britain
Road freight crime currently costs the UK more than ?50m a year, and HGV thefts are on the increase across the country as gangs increasingly steal vehicles to order and to ship parts abroad.
But police admit they have no idea why West Yorkshire has seen such a massive spike in offences, soaring to 309 vehicle thefts last year, twice as many as in previous years and some 80 per cent than the next worst-hit area.
Experts said the presence of major arterial routes through the region such as the A1, M1 and M62 was likely to be a key factor behind the crimewave, as gangs from across the country target vehicles passing through or based in this region.
Truck immo, key coding, how the hell criminals stole trucks remains a mystery.
Figures from the national policing unit for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) crime reveal that in West Yorkshire alone, trucks and lorries are now being stolen at a rate of six per week ? far higher than in any other part of Britain
Road freight crime currently costs the UK more than ?50m a year, and HGV thefts are on the increase across the country as gangs increasingly steal vehicles to order and to ship parts abroad.
But police admit they have no idea why West Yorkshire has seen such a massive spike in offences, soaring to 309 vehicle thefts last year, twice as many as in previous years and some 80 per cent than the next worst-hit area.
Experts said the presence of major arterial routes through the region such as the A1, M1 and M62 was likely to be a key factor behind the crimewave, as gangs from across the country target vehicles passing through or based in this region.
Truck immo, key coding, how the hell criminals stole trucks remains a mystery.
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