TAPA IIS


Incidents continue to mount at UK motorway service areas


Incident reports shared with TAPA’s IIS by British law enforcement agencies contributed to the 109 or 61.5% of crimes recorded in the United Kingdom in July. The Netherlands and Germany accounted for a further 39 of the July total. 20 or 11.2% of these incidents took place in the Netherlands, with Germany recording 19 or 10.7%.


Once again, Vigilant has to report multiple cases of cargo crime or attempted crimes involving offenders targeting trucks at UK motorway service areas. This includes attacks on 30 vehicles in one night – 17 July – at Birchanger Green MSA in Bishop’s Stortford, Essex, and eight curtain-cutting crimes on 19 July at Hartshead Moor Services in West Yorkshire. In addition to the previously stated incidents at Toddington MSA, July also saw crimes reported to TAPA’s IIS at:


• Abington Services, Scotland • Blyth Services, Nottinghamshire • Clacket Lane Services, Surrey • Corley Services, Coventry • Hopwood Park Services, West Midlands • Northampton Services, Northamptonshire • Thurrock Services, Essex


Products stolen in July also included: •


Car doors, mirrors and lights


• High grade steel • Washing power • Glue • Chainsaws • Toys • Televisions • Confectionary • Vacuum cleaners •


Sporting helmet cameras


15


PRODUCT CATEGORY Unspecified


Miscellaneous


No Load (Theft of truck and/or trailer) Food & Drink


No %


74 41.8% 18 10.2% 17 9.6% 13 7.3%


• Home lighting products


• Coffee • Cash • Lipstick • Cooking utensils • Rucksacks • Shoes • Microwave ovens • Phones


Furniture/Household Appliances 10 5.6% Cosmetics & Hygiene Tobacco


Clothing & Footwear Computers/Laptops Metal


Phones


Tools/Building Materials Cash


Car Parts Bicycles


Toys/Games EVERY INCIDENT


REPORT COUNTS REMEMBER: The IIS incident intelligence database does not require you to publish your name or the name of any company or companies that are victims of crime. You will simply be asked to confirm as much detail as possible relating to:


• The date of the incident • Type of incident, i.e. Theft from Vehicle • Modus operandi used by the offenders • A description of the incident • The type/s of product/s stolen • Value of the goods •


The location of the crime, i.e. Unsecured Parking


9 5.1% 8 4.5% 5 2.8% 4 2.3% 4 2.3% 3 1.7% 3 1.7% 3 1.7% 3 1.7% 2 1.1% 1 0.6%


• A link to a media report on the crime •


The town, district and/or region where the crime occurred


• Country • GPS coordinates


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