Vehicle tracking firm aided recovery of £41m worth of stolen vehicles in 2025

Working jointly with the UK police, stolen vehicle recovery firm Tracker Network UK recovered some £41.3m worth of stolen vehicles across 2025.

Tracker said that the figure – up 72% on the previous year – represented its best ever annual performance and confirmed the “success of its growing collaboration with UK police, car manufacturers, leading dealer groups and insurers”.

The firm said its recovery efforts had reduced the claims payouts of over 30 major insurers, having supplied over 180,000 tracking devices since 2020.

The number of vehicles recovered also grew by 55%, with an additional 200 non-tracker fitted cars being tracked down via the firm’s stolen vehicle recovery network.

The data also revealed the majority of stolen vehicles fell into the £10,000 to £50,000 range, with 10% of thefts targeting vehicles below that value and only 4% targeting vehicles of higher value.

The firm warned car owners to be “vigilant”, stating that “no vehicle is immune from being targeted by professional criminals”.

Advanced technology

Mark Rose, managing director at Tracker, said: “As technology advances, organised criminal gangs develop increasingly sophisticated techniques to overcome existing vehicle security.

“Tracker’s technology enables a win-win-win situation for insurers, customers and UK police, enabling lower premiums, reduced claims costs and continual proactive support of law enforcement to combat organised crime groups.”

He continued: “More recently we have been collaborating with insurers to monitor theft trend patterns within their portfolios, retrospectively fitting SVR solutions to high-risk models to proactively mitigate risk.

“Importantly, we are strengthening customer retention for insurers by improving the customer experience, not only through improved financials, but also giving the peace of mind that, should their vehicle be stolen, it is in the best possible hands to be recovered.”