Home Office Minister Alun Michael said: 'Although it is difficult to be precise about why the newer cars are less likely to be stolen, part of the reason must lie in the improvements made to security features by manufacturers in recent years.'
Compiled from statistics from the Police National Computer and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Car Theft Index colour codes cars according to the incidence of theft relating to that specific model. Low risk means less than three cars per 1,000 registered are stolen; medium risk between three and 26 stolen and high risk more than 26 per 1,000 stolen. The most popular targets for car-thiefs are Vauxhall Cavaliers built between 1980 and 1988, Austin Metros and Montegos of a similar vintage and Ford XR2s dating back to 1980.
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