Revealed: The 8 most common car makes involved in West Midlands road crime in 2025
New police figures have revealed the makes of car most linked to road crime across the West Midlands in 2025.
The data, released by West Midlands Police following the conclusion of their 2025 Operation Snap campaign, highlights all reported road crime across the region last year, broken down into data points including vehicle make and model, the type of offence committed and the where it was committed.
Figures show Ford was the most common car make for road crime reports across the West Midlands, with 1,849 incidents linked to cars from the American motor company.
Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW and Audi also ranked highly on the list, and combined to make up a large portion of the 18,379 records that were analysed.
Here is a list of the 8 most common cars involved in road crime across the West Midlands in 2025, as well as a look at where some other well-known makes ranked in the list:
1: Ford - 1,849 reports
The make of car linked to the most road crime in the West Midlands last year was Ford, with 1,849 reports.
In terms of models, Transits were the most common Ford vehicle linked to crime with 533 reports. That placed them second across all makes and models throughout 2025.
Fiestas and Focus' were also regular culprits, with 433 and 355 reports respectively. That placed them third and fifth across all makes and models, and when combined with the Transit those three vehicles made up 71 per cent of all incidents linked to Fords.
2: Volkswagen - 1,780 reports
Coming in just 69 reports behind first place is Volkswagen, with 1,780 reports.
The Golf was the most common car linked to vehicle crime in 2025 with 626 linked incidents, almost 100 more than second place.
The Polo rounded out the top 10 with 255, while other models like the Tiguan (163), Passat (104) and Crafter (61) featured in the top 50.
3: Mercedes - 1,670 reports
Mercedes bagged third place with 1,670 reports relating to road crime in 2025.
The Sprinter was the most culpable model of Mercedes with 313, which placed ninth across all makes and models in the West Midlands.
4: BMW - 1,585 reports
BMW drivers famously get a bad wrap, and these figures suggest there is some evidence to back it up, with 1,585 reports made to West Midlands Police last year.
Drivers of the 320D, the 3 Series, the 1 series and the X5 all featured in the top 50 most common cars to be reported.
5: Audi - 1,517 reports
Rounding out the top five was Audi, with just over 1,500 reports linked in 2025.
The A3 made up more than 20 per cent of those with 352 (placing it sixth overall), while the A4 and A6 squeezed into the top 25 most common cars to be reported.
6: Toyota - 1,284 reports
Toyota might have avoided the top five makes linked to road crime, but two of their models made it into the top 10 across the West Midlands.
The Prius (348) and Yaris (316) ranked seventh and eighth respectively, while Auris (135) and Corolla (120) featured in the top 25.
7: Vauxhall - 1,221 reports
Despite being one of the most popular makes in Britain, Vauxhall only ranked seventh for cars linked to West Midlands road crime in 2025.
The Corsa ranked fourth for makes with 356 linked reports of criminal activity, while the Astra's 245 reports left it 11th overall.
8: Nissan - 1,004 reports
The final make with over 1,000 linked reports, Nissan proved another popular choice for those who broke the law on the roads last year.
With 221 linked reports the Qashqai was the 13th most common law-breaking model in the West Midlands, while the Juke ranked 17th with 141.
Notable mentions:
West Midlands Police data from their Operation Snap campaign suggests that Hyundai, Kia, Peugeot, Honda, Skoda, Tesla, Land Rover and Seat all featured more than 400 times in 2025.
Analysis showed that Renault, Mini, Citroen, Mazda and Volvo all featured more than 300 times, while reports involving Suzuki and Fiat were around 200.
Incidents involving premium car makes like Jaguar (210), Porsche (143), Bentley (35), Rolls Royce (31), Aston Martin (28), Lamborghini (19), Ferrari (17) and McLaren (14) also made for eye-catching figures given the rarity of the cars.
A statement from West Midlands Police read: "We want to make sure our roads are as safe as possible for all users. That's why we have Operation Snap (Op Snap) - and we need your help.
"If you see anyone committing driving offences on our roads and it's captured on your dashcam, CCTV or a mobile phone by a passenger, we want you to send it in to us.
"Offences might include: Dangerous driving, using a mobile phone while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, failing to stop at a red traffic light, using a trailer in lane three of a motorway, crossing solid white lines or other offences where a driver is clearly not in proper control of a vehicle.
"Every piece of footage sent to Op Snap is reviewed by specially-trained staff.
"If an offence is identified, the driver can be prosecuted or told to take a driver improvement course."
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster said: “Preventing and tackling crime and anti-social behaviour and reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads is a top priority.
"Operation Snap is proving to be an incredibly effective tool in holding careless, dangerous and reckless drivers to account."