{"id":340896,"date":"2026-05-05T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/britains-growing-car-theft-crisis-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:00:11","slug":"britains-growing-car-theft-crisis-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/britains-growing-car-theft-crisis-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s growing car theft crisis revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zBw54kFTTTI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Britain\u2019s growing car theft crisis revealed\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zBw54kFTTTI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a crime with tens of thousands of victims each year, but very few consequences for the criminals behind it. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive data obtained by Channel 4 News reveals how sophisticated vehicle thieves are targeting anything on wheels, from cars to vans and even ambulances. <\/p>\n<p>But the proportion of crimes being solved by police forces across England and Wales is far lower than even just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our Frontline series, we\u2019ve spent time with one team of specialist investigators tasked with tracking down stolen cars. 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