Catalytic Converter Thefts
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003605/C
Version Date: 09/09/2025
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
To obtain this data, Performance Analysis have extracted from the Niche Crime Universe all crimes with a main crime group of theft and TFMV and where the occurrence summary contained the words ‘catalytic con’, ‘catalitic con’ or ‘cat con’ to account for any spelling errors and variations in spelling of converter/convertor.
How many cases of catalytic converter theft were registered in your constituency each year between 2019 and 2024?
| Main Crime Group | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Grand Total |
| Theft | 3 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 63 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle | 64 | 212 | 469 | 252 | 72 | 3 | 1072 |
| Grand Total | 67 | 226 | 489 | 268 | 81 | 4 | 1135 |
How many of these cases resulted in a conviction?
Dorset Police does not hold conviction data. This information is held by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service.