Thread: Defender now No 1 stolen vehicle in UK!

Ron Biggs is back, isn't he?

Ahh so thats why they are stopping production of them

That's because people are desperate to get out of the place, & choose the most capable vehicle for it. [ meant as a joke, keep smiling], Bob

Couldn't see them doing many ram raids or bank robberies in a Defender

But i suppose if the police are not allowed to chase,they will be fine....

Its actually because they are the easiest to steal of any new car.

hasn't caught on in Australia yet, Bogans would prefer a Nissan but they are too hard to nick

My brother who lives in the UK. sold his 110 defender 300tdi a few years ago , to a fella who lives in the midlands ,he lives on the east cost , the deal was done receipts ,money sorted ect. .the fella happy as Larry , drove his new 110 home . Two days later he phoned my brother to tell him that It had been stolen off his drive , The poor man hadn't even got his rego paperwork back , My brother said he was absolutely gutted .So yes It does happen ..

Two gone since yesterday and those are just the ones posted on forums... Check out LandyWatch forum.

LRs don't really make the stats in Oz...

I guess in the UK a lot would be immediately ferried out of the country to Europe and Africa ?

How do Landcruisers and Patrols go in UK ?


Last year 130 LCs and 94 Patrols were stolen in Australia





from CARS - Publications


CARS Statistical Report, 2012/13 (revised)
Where were they Sto len?
• The top three local areas for profit motivated thefts in the 2012/13 financial year were Queensland local
government areas which included the Cities of Brisbane (729 thefts), Gold Coast (699 thefts) and Logan
(457 thefts) (Table 37).
• When presented as a rate per 1,000 population, the top four profit motivated theft areas were in Western
Australia, namely the City of Gosnells (4.07), City of Perth (2.94), Town of Kwinana (2.30) and the City of
Belmont (2.23) (Table 38).
• The largest reductions in profit motivated thefts in 2012/13 occurred in the three New South Wales Cities
of Blacktown (down 75 thefts to 291), Lake Macquarie (down 67 thefts to 222) and the Area of Wyong
(down 61 thefts to 167) (Table 39).
• The largest increases in profit motivated thefts were recorded in the two Queensland Cities of Gold Coast
(up 71 thefts to 699) and Brisbane (up 59 thefts to 729), and the City of Rockingham (up 55 to 184 thefts)
in Western Australia.



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• The Holden Commodore VT was again the top profit motivated PLC theft target during the 2012/13
financial year with 267 thefts, followed by Toyota Hilux 1998 - 2004 (264 thefts). The Holden Commodore
VT was also the top profit motivated theft target in the previous financial year with 268 thefts (Table 29).
• With an estimated value of $5,028 for each Holden Commodore VT, the total value of thefts of this one
model was approximately $1.4 million in 2012/13.
• The top ten profit motivated PLC theft targets in 2012/13 accounted for 16% of PLC thefts and were
collectively valued at $17.5 million (where the make, model and series were known).
Table 29: Top passenger/light commercial vehicle profit motivated theft targets by Make/Model/Series, 2012/13
Ranking Number of thefts Sum of Glass's Guide value estimate
2011/12 2012/13 Make Model Series 2011/12 2012/13 2011/12 2012/13


1 1 Holden Commodore VT 268 267 $1,449,141 $1,342,396
4 2 Toyota Hilux MY98_04 158 264 $1,727,713 $2,547,799
3 3 Holden Commodore VX 159 171 $1,113,991 $1,067,264
14 4 Holden Commodore VE 105 169 $2,802,090 $4,382,711
7 5 Toyota Hilux MY89_97 145 162 $708,460 $773,511
9 6 Toyota Hilux MY05_11 139 156 $3,557,884 $3,707,151
15 7 Holden Commodore VY 102 147 $1,194,327 $1,460,750
2 8 Holden Commodore VS 179 135 $748,451 $515,786
6 9 Hyundai Excel X3 150 132 $417,193 $303,033
11 9 Ford Falcon BA 131 132 $1,627,574 $1,406,313

25 10 Toyota Landcruiser 70 Series 72 130 $2,253,810 $4,523,380
13 11 Toyota Hiace MY90_04 128 127 $890,759 $813,732
10 12 Toyota Landcruiser 80 Series 132 121 $1,087,607 $906,465
19 13 Holden Commodore VZ 85 119 $1,242,245 $1,596,560
16 14 Nissan Patrol GQ 94 105 $558,171 $588,451
8 15 Ford Falcon AU 144 103 $1,330,921 $840,916
21 16 Nissan Patrol GU 79 102 $1,671,308 $2,203,160
5 17 Holden Commodore VR 153 96 $554,208 $316,277
33 18 Holden Astra TS 56 82 $453,826 $577,110
12 19 Toyota Camry SV21 129 78 $319,046 $187,674

13 20 Holden Commodore VL 128 76 $615,752 $344,462
40 21 Toyota Landcruiser 100 Series 46 72 $889,143 $1,535,965
18 21 Toyota Hilux 91 72 $288,022 $219,956
23 22 Nissan Skyline MY94_98 77 71 $38,500 $35,500
21 22 Ford Falcon EF 79 71 $289,609 $240,688
4 23 Holden Commodore VN 158 68 $412,184 $169,660
24 24 Ford Falcon EL 74 65 $360,399 $292,857
35 25 Toyota Corolla AE92 53 60 $131,722 $126,839
28 25 Mitsubishi Lancer CE 64 60 $269,731 $234,234
27 26 Ford Falcon Ute BA 66 58 $884,217 $707,063
30 27 Holden Rodeo RA 60 57 $924,719 $835,430
36 27 Ford Falcon FG 52 57 $1,672,505 $1,567,208
39 28 Holden Commodore Ute VE 47 56 $1,423,988 $1,570,326
49 29 Nissan Navara D40 35 55 $987,943 $1,536,957

29 29 Toyota Landcruiser Prado 120 62 55 $2,280,294 $1,856,354
44 30 Toyota Camry SDV10R 41 53 $134,120 $177,974
31 30 Ford Laser KH 58 53 $145,703 $134,222
22 28 Nissan Pulsar N15 78 54 $262,002 $169,808
45 29 Toyota Corolla ZZE122R 39 53 $470,833 $584,098
51 30 Holden Rodeo R9 32 52 $239,961 $296,606
See notes 1, 2 & 10 for further information