Is the BMW S1000R likely to be stolen?

15099 28/99

Less than most. Below typical

Once you allow for how many are on the road, S1000Rs are stolen more often than 28% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families.

Likely range 24–33 · 2023–2025 edition · High evidence

recorded stolen in 2025 (+45%)
32
licensed on average in 2025
3,801
stolen per 10,000 licensed
84.2
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Thefts per year

BMW S1000R recorded stolen in national records, 2014–2025.

02040 2014’15’16’1732’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’2532
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YearRecorded stolen
20144
201512
201619
201732
201825
201917
202011
202117
202221
202322
202422
202532

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. 20195
  2. 20184
  3. 20214
  4. 20163
  5. 20203
  6. 20243
  7. 20253
  8. 20142

How many are on the road

3,666 licensed in 2026 Q1, +589% since 2014 Q3. This is the number the score divides by.

41630 2014 Q3: 532 licensed motorcycles2014 Q4: 578 licensed motorcycles2015 Q1: 747 licensed motorcycles2015 Q2: 983 licensed motorcycles2015 Q3: 1047 licensed motorcycles2015 Q4: 1070 licensed motorcycles2016 Q1: 1249 licensed motorcycles2016 Q2: 1438 licensed motorcycles2016 Q3: 1504 licensed motorcycles2016 Q4: 1423 licensed motorcycles2017 Q1: 1620 licensed motorcycles2017 Q2: 1892 licensed motorcycles2017 Q3: 2018 licensed motorcycles2017 Q4: 1873 licensed motorcycles2018 Q1: 1985 licensed motorcycles2018 Q2: 2276 licensed motorcycles2018 Q3: 2412 licensed motorcycles2018 Q4: 2228 licensed motorcycles2019 Q1: 2388 licensed motorcycles2019 Q2: 2674 licensed motorcycles2019 Q3: 2766 licensed motorcycles2019 Q4: 2507 licensed motorcycles2020 Q1: 2558 licensed motorcycles2020 Q2: 2850 licensed motorcycles2020 Q3: 2868 licensed motorcycles2020 Q4: 2539 licensed motorcycles2021 Q1: 2650 licensed motorcycles2021 Q2: 3169 licensed motorcycles2021 Q3: 3227 licensed motorcycles2021 Q4: 2876 licensed motorcycles2022 Q1: 3185 licensed motorcycles2022 Q2: 3671 licensed motorcycles2022 Q3: 3701 licensed motorcycles2022 Q4: 3178 licensed motorcycles2023 Q1: 3309 licensed motorcycles2023 Q2: 3818 licensed motorcycles2023 Q3: 3795 licensed motorcycles2023 Q4: 3225 licensed motorcycles2024 Q1: 3413 licensed motorcycles2024 Q2: 3868 licensed motorcycles2024 Q3: 3863 licensed motorcycles2024 Q4: 3289 licensed motorcycles2025 Q1: 3533 licensed motorcycles2025 Q2: 4163 licensed motorcycles2025 Q3: 4108 licensed motorcycles2025 Q4: 3400 licensed motorcycles2026 Q1: 3666 licensed motorcycles 2014 Q32016 Q32018 Q32020 Q32022 Q32024 Q32026 Q1
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MonthLicensed Motorcycles
2014 Q3532
2014 Q4578
2015 Q1747
2015 Q2983
2015 Q31047
2015 Q41070
2016 Q11249
2016 Q21438
2016 Q31504
2016 Q41423
2017 Q11620
2017 Q21892
2017 Q32018
2017 Q41873
2018 Q11985
2018 Q22276
2018 Q32412
2018 Q42228
2019 Q12388
2019 Q22674
2019 Q32766
2019 Q42507
2020 Q12558
2020 Q22850
2020 Q32868
2020 Q42539
2021 Q12650
2021 Q23169
2021 Q33227
2021 Q42876
2022 Q13185
2022 Q23671
2022 Q33701
2022 Q43178
2023 Q13309
2023 Q23818
2023 Q33795
2023 Q43225
2024 Q13413
2024 Q23868
2024 Q33863
2024 Q43289
2025 Q13533
2025 Q24163
2025 Q34108
2025 Q43400
2026 Q13666

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 S1000Rs 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 24–33.

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 period2Nov 2021–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#199by number of reports
On the road now3,666licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeNakedSee similar bikes

Reports by month

Nov 2021–Oct 2026
10 2021-11: 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: 1 recent report2023-06: 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: 0 recent reports2024-06: 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: 1 recent report2026-05: 0 recent reports2026-06: 0 recent reports2026-07: 0 recent reports2026-08: 0 recent reports2026-09: 0 recent reports2026-10: 0 recent reports 2021-112022-092023-072024-052025-032026-012026-10
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MonthRecent Reports
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
2023-051
2023-060
2023-070
2023-080
2023-090
2023-100
2023-110
2023-120
2024-010
2024-020
2024-030
2024-040
2024-050
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
2026-041
2026-050
2026-060
2026-070
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

Nov 2021–Oct 2026
  1. East of England1
  2. South West1

Latest reports

BMWS1000R
East of EnglandReg LN23•••
Report
BMWS1000R
South WestReg HT18•••
Report
BMWS1000R
Greater LondonReg VE14•••
Report
BMWS1000R
East of EnglandReg RF61•••
Report
BMWS1000R
Greater LondonReg LB67•••
Report
BMWS1000R
South EastReg NG19•••
Report
See all reports for BMW S1000R
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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