Written questions

Motorway Service Areas: Large Goods Vehicles

2026-06-11 · Department for Transport · 9489 · Official question

Bradley Thomas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of crimes targeting lorries at motorway services; what consideration her Department has given to mandating the introduction of security by motorway service pr

Answer

Crime recording falls under the remit of the Home Office. Police‑recorded crime data does not separately identify freight crime or its location; therefore, no assessment can be done on the number of incidents at motorway services or analysis of trends ove...