Is the BMW K1200S likely to be stolen?

15099 21/99

Less than most. Below typical

Once you allow for how many are on the road, K1200Ss are stolen more often than 21% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families.

Likely range 5–32 · 2023–2025 edition · Limited evidence

recorded stolen in 2025 (-33%)
2
licensed on average in 2025
478
stolen per 10,000 licensed
–
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Thefts per year

BMW K1200S recorded stolen in national records, 2014–2025.

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YearRecorded stolen
20146
20155
20163
20175
20183
20191
20202
20211
20220
20232
20243
20252

One bike can be recorded more than once. Related versions are grouped into one model family.

Which years get taken

Bikes stolen in 2025, by the year they were made or first registered.

  1. 20051
  2. 20061

How many are on the road

416 licensed in 2026 Q1, -62% since 2014 Q3. This is the number the score divides by.

11060 2014 Q3: 1106 licensed motorcycles2014 Q4: 958 licensed motorcycles2015 Q1: 967 licensed motorcycles2015 Q2: 1031 licensed motorcycles2015 Q3: 1022 licensed motorcycles2015 Q4: 915 licensed motorcycles2016 Q1: 906 licensed motorcycles2016 Q2: 967 licensed motorcycles2016 Q3: 967 licensed motorcycles2016 Q4: 872 licensed motorcycles2017 Q1: 853 licensed motorcycles2017 Q2: 940 licensed motorcycles2017 Q3: 921 licensed motorcycles2017 Q4: 791 licensed motorcycles2018 Q1: 763 licensed motorcycles2018 Q2: 846 licensed motorcycles2018 Q3: 838 licensed motorcycles2018 Q4: 731 licensed motorcycles2019 Q1: 722 licensed motorcycles2019 Q2: 806 licensed motorcycles2019 Q3: 786 licensed motorcycles2019 Q4: 684 licensed motorcycles2020 Q1: 676 licensed motorcycles2020 Q2: 735 licensed motorcycles2020 Q3: 755 licensed motorcycles2020 Q4: 637 licensed motorcycles2021 Q1: 617 licensed motorcycles2021 Q2: 688 licensed motorcycles2021 Q3: 685 licensed motorcycles2021 Q4: 614 licensed motorcycles2022 Q1: 607 licensed motorcycles2022 Q2: 644 licensed motorcycles2022 Q3: 634 licensed motorcycles2022 Q4: 562 licensed motorcycles2023 Q1: 545 licensed motorcycles2023 Q2: 597 licensed motorcycles2023 Q3: 577 licensed motorcycles2023 Q4: 487 licensed motorcycles2024 Q1: 493 licensed motorcycles2024 Q2: 552 licensed motorcycles2024 Q3: 521 licensed motorcycles2024 Q4: 436 licensed motorcycles2025 Q1: 444 licensed motorcycles2025 Q2: 509 licensed motorcycles2025 Q3: 524 licensed motorcycles2025 Q4: 437 licensed motorcycles2026 Q1: 416 licensed motorcycles 2014 Q32016 Q32018 Q32020 Q32022 Q32024 Q32026 Q1
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MonthLicensed Motorcycles
2014 Q31106
2014 Q4958
2015 Q1967
2015 Q21031
2015 Q31022
2015 Q4915
2016 Q1906
2016 Q2967
2016 Q3967
2016 Q4872
2017 Q1853
2017 Q2940
2017 Q3921
2017 Q4791
2018 Q1763
2018 Q2846
2018 Q3838
2018 Q4731
2019 Q1722
2019 Q2806
2019 Q3786
2019 Q4684
2020 Q1676
2020 Q2735
2020 Q3755
2020 Q4637
2021 Q1617
2021 Q2688
2021 Q3685
2021 Q4614
2022 Q1607
2022 Q2644
2022 Q3634
2022 Q4562
2023 Q1545
2023 Q2597
2023 Q3577
2023 Q4487
2024 Q1493
2024 Q2552
2024 Q3521
2024 Q4436
2025 Q1444
2025 Q2509
2025 Q3524
2025 Q4437
2026 Q1416

Protect this bike

Insurers often ask for security rated by Sold Secure or Thatcham. These are the layers that make a bike slower and noisier to take.

Ground anchor and chain

Sold Secure Diamond

Locks the bike to something that can't be lifted into a van.

Alarmed disc lock

Sold Secure Gold

Stops it being rolled away and makes noise if someone tries.

GPS tracker

Thatcham S7

Helps police find it if it does go. Some insurers ask for one.

Cover

No rating

Thieves pick bikes by sight. A cover hides the model.

How this score works

We take K1200Ss recorded stolen in national records and divide by the average number licensed, then rank that rate against 932 motorcycle families with enough data. The likely range is 5–32.

It compares models. It isn't the chance that your bike will be stolen, which depends on where and how you keep it.

Read the full method

Recent reports

Stolen-bike reports from riders and forums. They show what's happening now, but they're a sample, not the official count, and they don't change the score.

Compared with similar bikesNot enough datatoo few reports to compare

We don't show this comparison until there are enough reports for similar bikes.

How we count these
Reports in this period2Jan 2019–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#301by number of reports
On the road now416licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeTourerSee similar bikes

Reports by month

Jan 2019–Oct 2026
10 2019-01: 0 recent reports2019-02: 0 recent reports2019-03: 0 recent reports2019-04: 0 recent reports2019-05: 0 recent reports2019-06: 0 recent reports2019-07: 0 recent reports2019-08: 0 recent reports2019-09: 0 recent reports2019-10: 0 recent reports2019-11: 0 recent reports2019-12: 0 recent reports2020-01: 0 recent reports2020-02: 0 recent reports2020-03: 0 recent reports2020-04: 0 recent reports2020-05: 0 recent reports2020-06: 0 recent reports2020-07: 0 recent reports2020-08: 0 recent reports2020-09: 0 recent reports2020-10: 0 recent reports2020-11: 0 recent reports2020-12: 0 recent reports2021-01: 0 recent reports2021-02: 0 recent reports2021-03: 0 recent reports2021-04: 0 recent reports2021-05: 0 recent reports2021-06: 0 recent reports2021-07: 0 recent reports2021-08: 0 recent reports2021-09: 0 recent reports2021-10: 0 recent reports2021-11: 0 recent reports2021-12: 0 recent reports2022-01: 0 recent reports2022-02: 0 recent reports2022-03: 0 recent reports2022-04: 0 recent reports2022-05: 0 recent reports2022-06: 0 recent reports2022-07: 0 recent reports2022-08: 0 recent reports2022-09: 0 recent reports2022-10: 0 recent reports2022-11: 0 recent reports2022-12: 0 recent reports2023-01: 0 recent reports2023-02: 0 recent reports2023-03: 0 recent reports2023-04: 0 recent reports2023-05: 0 recent reports2023-06: 0 recent reports2023-07: 0 recent reports2023-08: 0 recent reports2023-09: 0 recent reports2023-10: 0 recent reports2023-11: 0 recent reports2023-12: 0 recent reports2024-01: 0 recent reports2024-02: 0 recent reports2024-03: 0 recent reports2024-04: 0 recent reports2024-05: 1 recent report2024-06: 0 recent reports2024-07: 0 recent reports2024-08: 0 recent reports2024-09: 0 recent reports2024-10: 0 recent reports2024-11: 0 recent reports2024-12: 0 recent reports2025-01: 0 recent reports2025-02: 0 recent reports2025-03: 0 recent reports2025-04: 0 recent reports2025-05: 0 recent reports2025-06: 0 recent reports2025-07: 0 recent reports2025-08: 0 recent reports2025-09: 0 recent reports2025-10: 0 recent reports2025-11: 0 recent reports2025-12: 0 recent reports2026-01: 0 recent reports2026-02: 0 recent reports2026-03: 0 recent reports2026-04: 0 recent reports2026-05: 0 recent reports2026-06: 0 recent reports2026-07: 1 recent report2026-08: 0 recent reports2026-09: 0 recent reports2026-10: 0 recent reports 2019-012020-052021-092023-012024-052025-092026-10
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MonthRecent Reports
2019-010
2019-020
2019-030
2019-040
2019-050
2019-060
2019-070
2019-080
2019-090
2019-100
2019-110
2019-120
2020-010
2020-020
2020-030
2020-040
2020-050
2020-060
2020-070
2020-080
2020-090
2020-100
2020-110
2020-120
2021-010
2021-020
2021-030
2021-040
2021-050
2021-060
2021-070
2021-080
2021-090
2021-100
2021-110
2021-120
2022-010
2022-020
2022-030
2022-040
2022-050
2022-060
2022-070
2022-080
2022-090
2022-100
2022-110
2022-120
2023-010
2023-020
2023-030
2023-040
2023-050
2023-060
2023-070
2023-080
2023-090
2023-100
2023-110
2023-120
2024-010
2024-020
2024-030
2024-040
2024-051
2024-060
2024-070
2024-080
2024-090
2024-100
2024-110
2024-120
2025-010
2025-020
2025-030
2025-040
2025-050
2025-060
2025-070
2025-080
2025-090
2025-100
2025-110
2025-120
2026-010
2026-020
2026-030
2026-040
2026-050
2026-060
2026-071
2026-080
2026-090
2026-100

Months with no reports show as zero. This month isn't finished, so it's left out.

Where they were reported

Jan 2019–Oct 2026
  1. Greater London1
  2. South East1

Latest reports

BMWK1200S
Greater LondonReg 8095•••
Report
BMWK1200S
South EastReg RF08•••
Report
See all reports for BMW K1200S
Reading these figures

The official national record, the number on the road and recent reports are three separate sources. Some comparisons are hidden when there isn't enough data. The national record can count the same bike more than once, and recent reports aren't a national total. The method page explains more.

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