Is the Suzuki Bandit 650 likely to be stolen?

15099 33/99

Less than most. Below typical

Once you allow for how many are on the road, Bandit 650s are stolen more often than 33% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families.

Likely range 27–36 · 2023–2025 edition · High evidence

recorded stolen in 2025 (no change)
23
licensed on average in 2025
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stolen per 10,000 licensed
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Thefts per year

Suzuki Bandit 650 recorded stolen in national records, 2014–2025.

0204060 2014’15’16’1745’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’2523
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YearRecorded stolen
201433
201522
201629
201745
201842
201922
202019
202118
202230
202329
202423
202523

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. 200810
  2. 20074
  3. 20053
  4. 20063
  5. 20092
  6. 20101

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 Bandit 650s 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 27–36.

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 period1Nov 2025–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#44by number of reports
On the road now2,546licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeNakedSee similar bikes

Reports by month

Nov 2025–Oct 2026
10 2025-11: 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: 1 recent report2026-07: 0 recent reports2026-08: 0 recent reports2026-09: 0 recent reports2026-10: 0 recent reports 2025-112026-012026-032026-052026-072026-092026-10
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MonthRecent Reports
2025-110
2025-120
2026-010
2026-020
2026-030
2026-040
2026-050
2026-061
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 2025–Oct 2026
  1. Greater London1

Latest reports

See all reports for Suzuki Bandit 650
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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