A Home Office spokesperson said: “Car theft is a truly distressing crime and we are closely working with the automotive industry and police to ensure our response is as strong as it can be.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/car-thefts-uk-police-liberal-democrats-avon-and-somerset-police-england-wales-freedom-of-information-b1074300.html

Car theft in London has effectively been decriminalized, with just 277 out of 55,000 offences being solved by Scotland Yard, a 0.5% success rate.

Source: https://www.imao.us/2023/03/straight-line-of-the-day-ello-ello-ello-things-a-london-policeman-might-say/