THEFTSCORE Bike stolen?

Is the BMW R1200GS Adventure likely to be stolen?

15099 21/99

Less than most. Below typical

Once you allow for how many are on the road, R1200GS Adventures are stolen more often than 21% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families. This version is scored as part of the BMW R1200 family.

Likely range 18–22 · 2023–2025 edition · High evidence

recorded stolen in 2025 (-35%)
26
licensed on average in 2025
5,032
stolen per 10,000 licensed
51.7
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Thefts per year

BMW R1200GS Adventure recorded stolen in national records, 2014–2025.

050100150 2014’15’16’17126’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’2526
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YearRecorded stolen
201456
201563
201669
2017126
201882
201940
202035
202137
202237
202340
202440
202526

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. 20168
  2. 20174
  3. 20183
  4. 20072
  5. 20132
  6. 20061
  7. 20081
  8. 20091

How many are on the road

4,657 licensed in 2026 Q1, -18% since 2014 Q3. This is the number the score divides by.

84210 2014 Q3: 5668 licensed motorcycles2014 Q4: 5400 licensed motorcycles2015 Q1: 5568 licensed motorcycles2015 Q2: 6036 licensed motorcycles2015 Q3: 6324 licensed motorcycles2015 Q4: 6208 licensed motorcycles2016 Q1: 6495 licensed motorcycles2016 Q2: 7050 licensed motorcycles2016 Q3: 7391 licensed motorcycles2016 Q4: 7266 licensed motorcycles2017 Q1: 7565 licensed motorcycles2017 Q2: 8054 licensed motorcycles2017 Q3: 8219 licensed motorcycles2017 Q4: 7858 licensed motorcycles2018 Q1: 7998 licensed motorcycles2018 Q2: 8421 licensed motorcycles2018 Q3: 8398 licensed motorcycles2018 Q4: 7866 licensed motorcycles2019 Q1: 7685 licensed motorcycles2019 Q2: 7860 licensed motorcycles2019 Q3: 7555 licensed motorcycles2019 Q4: 6857 licensed motorcycles2020 Q1: 6603 licensed motorcycles2020 Q2: 6842 licensed motorcycles2020 Q3: 6761 licensed motorcycles2020 Q4: 6113 licensed motorcycles2021 Q1: 5932 licensed motorcycles2021 Q2: 6433 licensed motorcycles2021 Q3: 6399 licensed motorcycles2021 Q4: 5795 licensed motorcycles2022 Q1: 5815 licensed motorcycles2022 Q2: 6201 licensed motorcycles2022 Q3: 6074 licensed motorcycles2022 Q4: 5545 licensed motorcycles2023 Q1: 5531 licensed motorcycles2023 Q2: 5957 licensed motorcycles2023 Q3: 5796 licensed motorcycles2023 Q4: 5100 licensed motorcycles2024 Q1: 5188 licensed motorcycles2024 Q2: 5570 licensed motorcycles2024 Q3: 5467 licensed motorcycles2024 Q4: 4874 licensed motorcycles2025 Q1: 4844 licensed motorcycles2025 Q2: 5314 licensed motorcycles2025 Q3: 5291 licensed motorcycles2025 Q4: 4679 licensed motorcycles2026 Q1: 4657 licensed motorcycles 2014 Q32016 Q32018 Q32020 Q32022 Q32024 Q32026 Q1
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MonthLicensed Motorcycles
2014 Q35668
2014 Q45400
2015 Q15568
2015 Q26036
2015 Q36324
2015 Q46208
2016 Q16495
2016 Q27050
2016 Q37391
2016 Q47266
2017 Q17565
2017 Q28054
2017 Q38219
2017 Q47858
2018 Q17998
2018 Q28421
2018 Q38398
2018 Q47866
2019 Q17685
2019 Q27860
2019 Q37555
2019 Q46857
2020 Q16603
2020 Q26842
2020 Q36761
2020 Q46113
2021 Q15932
2021 Q26433
2021 Q36399
2021 Q45795
2022 Q15815
2022 Q26201
2022 Q36074
2022 Q45545
2023 Q15531
2023 Q25957
2023 Q35796
2023 Q45100
2024 Q15188
2024 Q25570
2024 Q35467
2024 Q44874
2025 Q14844
2025 Q25314
2025 Q35291
2025 Q44679
2026 Q14657

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 R1200GS Adventures 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 18–22.

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 bikesWell above typicalamong adventure models
126.7reports per 10,000 on the road

3.2× the typical adventure model.

How we count these
Reports in this period54Jan 2019–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#7by number of reports
On the road now4,657licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeAdventureSee similar bikes

Reports by month

Jan 2019–Oct 2026
40 2019-01: 0 recent reports2019-02: 1 recent report2019-03: 0 recent reports2019-04: 0 recent reports2019-05: 0 recent reports2019-06: 1 recent report2019-07: 0 recent reports2019-08: 0 recent reports2019-09: 0 recent reports2019-10: 1 recent report2019-11: 1 recent report2019-12: 0 recent reports2020-01: 1 recent report2020-02: 0 recent reports2020-03: 0 recent reports2020-04: 0 recent reports2020-05: 1 recent report2020-06: 0 recent reports2020-07: 0 recent reports2020-08: 1 recent report2020-09: 1 recent report2020-10: 0 recent reports2020-11: 0 recent reports2020-12: 0 recent reports2021-01: 0 recent reports2021-02: 0 recent reports2021-03: 0 recent reports2021-04: 1 recent report2021-05: 1 recent report2021-06: 0 recent reports2021-07: 1 recent report2021-08: 1 recent report2021-09: 0 recent reports2021-10: 1 recent report2021-11: 0 recent reports2021-12: 0 recent reports2022-01: 1 recent report2022-02: 0 recent reports2022-03: 0 recent reports2022-04: 0 recent reports2022-05: 1 recent report2022-06: 1 recent report2022-07: 2 recent reports2022-08: 0 recent reports2022-09: 1 recent report2022-10: 1 recent report2022-11: 2 recent reports2022-12: 1 recent report2023-01: 0 recent reports2023-02: 0 recent reports2023-03: 0 recent reports2023-04: 1 recent report2023-05: 2 recent reports2023-06: 2 recent reports2023-07: 3 recent reports2023-08: 2 recent reports2023-09: 1 recent report2023-10: 1 recent report2023-11: 0 recent reports2023-12: 0 recent reports2024-01: 0 recent reports2024-02: 0 recent reports2024-03: 1 recent report2024-04: 1 recent report2024-05: 1 recent report2024-06: 4 recent reports2024-07: 0 recent reports2024-08: 1 recent report2024-09: 0 recent reports2024-10: 0 recent reports2024-11: 0 recent reports2024-12: 1 recent report2025-01: 1 recent report2025-02: 0 recent reports2025-03: 0 recent reports2025-04: 1 recent report2025-05: 1 recent report2025-06: 0 recent reports2025-07: 0 recent reports2025-08: 0 recent reports2025-09: 2 recent reports2025-10: 2 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: 1 recent report2026-06: 1 recent report2026-07: 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
2019-021
2019-030
2019-040
2019-050
2019-061
2019-070
2019-080
2019-090
2019-101
2019-111
2019-120
2020-011
2020-020
2020-030
2020-040
2020-051
2020-060
2020-070
2020-081
2020-091
2020-100
2020-110
2020-120
2021-010
2021-020
2021-030
2021-041
2021-051
2021-060
2021-071
2021-081
2021-090
2021-101
2021-110
2021-120
2022-011
2022-020
2022-030
2022-040
2022-051
2022-061
2022-072
2022-080
2022-091
2022-101
2022-112
2022-121
2023-010
2023-020
2023-030
2023-041
2023-052
2023-062
2023-073
2023-082
2023-091
2023-101
2023-110
2023-120
2024-010
2024-020
2024-031
2024-041
2024-051
2024-064
2024-070
2024-081
2024-090
2024-100
2024-110
2024-121
2025-011
2025-020
2025-030
2025-041
2025-051
2025-060
2025-070
2025-080
2025-092
2025-102
2025-110
2025-120
2026-010
2026-020
2026-030
2026-040
2026-051
2026-061
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 London27
  2. South East8
  3. East of England5
  4. North West5
  5. West Midlands3
  6. Yorkshire and the Humber3
  7. Scotland1
  8. South West1
  9. Wales1

Latest reports

See all reports for BMW R1200GS Adventure
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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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