Tool Theft hits record three-year high with break-ins costing more than £46 million. VCL can help prevent your tools being stolen!
Police forces across the UK have recorded over 64,000 cases of theft from commercial vehicles since April 2015 with a record 23,859 incidents in 2017/18. Tool theft from vans has soared by 15% in the last three years costing businesses over £46 million, according to research by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Police forces across the UK have recorded over 64,000 cases of theft from commercial vehicles since April 2015 with a record 23,859 incidents in 2017/18. Figures obtained by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - (August 2018. 34 of 47 police forces across UK responded) reveal the total cost of equipment stolen from vans – which includes power tools and heavy machinery – is more than £46 million over the last three years. And according to analysis of police figures, September is when van drivers should be most vigilant with more than 2,000 cases recorded across the UK in September alone last year. The cost of tool theft to businesses is more than just replacement equip...