BMW

BMW had a significant security problem with some of its models produced between 2007 and 2011, which made them fairly easy to steal for high-tech criminals armed with the right electronic gadgets. Our data shows a higher than average rate of thefts for quite a few BMW models. The problem has been rectified in new BMW models and those with at-risk vehicles can have a security update applied free of charge at their local dealership. This is the likely explanation as to why the X6 sees such a high crime rate.

It’s not all bad news for BMW, though – if you take all the types of crime across the board for all models the mean average comes out at slightly better than the average overall crime rate for all models – most BMWs have good alarm systems, which are enough to deter opportunists who want to take sat navs and other valuables.

For a breakdown by make and model click here.

Crimes involving BMW by type

Offence type	Offences per 10,000 registered vehicles
Criminal Damage	54
Theft from	50
Theft of	38
Interfering with	3
Other	1
Total	145

16.0% better than the national average.

Crimes involving BMW by range

Range	Criminal Damage	Interfering with	Other	Theft from	Theft of	All offences
All figures are offences per 10,000 registered vehicles
8-Series	12	0	0	6	6	23
X1	13	1	1	15	11	38
Z4	28	2	0	14	6	49
Z3	30	1	1	17	5	52
X3	20	1	1	27	5	53
1-Series	25	1	1	29	13	69
5-Series	26	3	1	27	26	81
3-Series	39	2	1	31	20	92
6-Series	35	1	0	24	37	95
5-Series M5	23	5	3	21	54	103
7-Series	35	4	0	47	30	112
3-Series M3	29	7	1	30	67	135
X5	39	5	0	49	51	141
X6	37	29	4	35	183	277