Overview

• More than 12,000 motor theft claims were lodged in Victoria in the 12 months to June 2025, up 59% and costing about $223 million.
• Metro Melbourne accounted for roughly 10,000 claims, rising around 70% and totalling $183 million in insured losses.
• Nationally, claims increased 11% to about 30,000 with $466 million in losses, while Queensland, NSW, Western Australia and South Australia recorded declines.
• Victoria Police say offenders are increasingly reprogramming or mimicking keys, with up to one in five cars taken without the keys and arrests made over key‑coding devices.
• Police cite mounting safety risks, including 760 crashes involving stolen vehicles in the year to March with six fatalities, and note frequent targeting of push‑start models and the Holden Commodore.