WHAT EQUIPMENT IS STOLEN?
| Designations | % of UK Theft |
| Excavators | 27% |
| Trailers | 25% |
| Dumpers | 7% |
| Quad Bikes | 6% |
| Rollers | 5% |
| Breakers | 4% |
| Other | 26% |
| Total | 100% |
Notes:
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The other category represents forestry equipment, compaction equipment, loading shovels, skid steers, platforms, pumps, quarrying equipment, and surveying equipment.
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The excavator category includes all classes of excavator, including backhoe loader.
WHERE IS PLANT AND EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM?
Plant and equipment is stolen from across the UK and Northern Ireland. Theft is most dense in the south of England and is least dense in Scotland. Apart from the south of England, there are also equipment theft hotspots in northern England, centred on West Yorkshire supported by Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and North and South Yorkshire.
Within all regions equipment is generally stolen from:
Construction sites
Roadsides
Dealerships
Farms
Plant yards
Quarries
WHEN IS PLANT & EQUIPMENT STOLEN?
In general, plant and equipment is stolen overnight (2000 hrs to 0500 hrs), over a weekend, or over a holiday period.
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