THEFTSCORE Bike stolen?

Is the Yamaha MT-09 likely to be stolen?

15099 46/99

About average. Typical

Once you allow for how many are on the road, MT-09s are stolen more often than 46% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families.

Likely range 43–48 · 2023–2025 edition · High evidence

recorded stolen in 2025 (+3%)
108
licensed on average in 2025
6,862
stolen per 10,000 licensed
157.4
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Thefts per year

Yamaha MT-09 recorded stolen in national records, 2017–2025.

050100150 2017’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25108
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YearRecorded stolen
201712
201839
201936
202037
202156
202295
2023100
2024105
2025108

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. 202117
  2. 202315
  3. 202515
  4. 201814
  5. 202413
  6. 202212
  7. 20178
  8. 20198

How many are on the road

6,758 licensed in 2026 Q1, +428% since 2014 Q3. This is the number the score divides by.

73020 2014 Q3: 1279 licensed motorcycles2014 Q4: 1337 licensed motorcycles2015 Q1: 1534 licensed motorcycles2015 Q2: 2019 licensed motorcycles2015 Q3: 2169 licensed motorcycles2015 Q4: 2101 licensed motorcycles2016 Q1: 2245 licensed motorcycles2016 Q2: 2582 licensed motorcycles2016 Q3: 2715 licensed motorcycles2016 Q4: 2575 licensed motorcycles2017 Q1: 2811 licensed motorcycles2017 Q2: 3292 licensed motorcycles2017 Q3: 3442 licensed motorcycles2017 Q4: 3200 licensed motorcycles2018 Q1: 3374 licensed motorcycles2018 Q2: 3908 licensed motorcycles2018 Q3: 4069 licensed motorcycles2018 Q4: 3757 licensed motorcycles2019 Q1: 3977 licensed motorcycles2019 Q2: 4497 licensed motorcycles2019 Q3: 4544 licensed motorcycles2019 Q4: 4139 licensed motorcycles2020 Q1: 4195 licensed motorcycles2020 Q2: 4582 licensed motorcycles2020 Q3: 4761 licensed motorcycles2020 Q4: 4242 licensed motorcycles2021 Q1: 4335 licensed motorcycles2021 Q2: 5161 licensed motorcycles2021 Q3: 5364 licensed motorcycles2021 Q4: 4988 licensed motorcycles2022 Q1: 5246 licensed motorcycles2022 Q2: 5858 licensed motorcycles2022 Q3: 5896 licensed motorcycles2022 Q4: 5372 licensed motorcycles2023 Q1: 5595 licensed motorcycles2023 Q2: 6431 licensed motorcycles2023 Q3: 6429 licensed motorcycles2023 Q4: 5681 licensed motorcycles2024 Q1: 5954 licensed motorcycles2024 Q2: 6654 licensed motorcycles2024 Q3: 6825 licensed motorcycles2024 Q4: 6111 licensed motorcycles2025 Q1: 6456 licensed motorcycles2025 Q2: 7302 licensed motorcycles2025 Q3: 7285 licensed motorcycles2025 Q4: 6407 licensed motorcycles2026 Q1: 6758 licensed motorcycles 2014 Q32016 Q32018 Q32020 Q32022 Q32024 Q32026 Q1
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MonthLicensed Motorcycles
2014 Q31279
2014 Q41337
2015 Q11534
2015 Q22019
2015 Q32169
2015 Q42101
2016 Q12245
2016 Q22582
2016 Q32715
2016 Q42575
2017 Q12811
2017 Q23292
2017 Q33442
2017 Q43200
2018 Q13374
2018 Q23908
2018 Q34069
2018 Q43757
2019 Q13977
2019 Q24497
2019 Q34544
2019 Q44139
2020 Q14195
2020 Q24582
2020 Q34761
2020 Q44242
2021 Q14335
2021 Q25161
2021 Q35364
2021 Q44988
2022 Q15246
2022 Q25858
2022 Q35896
2022 Q45372
2023 Q15595
2023 Q26431
2023 Q36429
2023 Q45681
2024 Q15954
2024 Q26654
2024 Q36825
2024 Q46111
2025 Q16456
2025 Q27302
2025 Q37285
2025 Q46407
2026 Q16758

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 MT-09s 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 43–48.

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 bikesTypicalamong naked models
54.7reports per 10,000 on the road

0.9× the typical naked model.

How we count these
Reports in this period23Nov 2021–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#10by number of reports
On the road now6,758licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeNakedSee similar bikes

Reports by month

Nov 2021–Oct 2026
40 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: 2 recent reports2022-08: 1 recent report2022-09: 2 recent reports2022-10: 0 recent reports2022-11: 1 recent report2022-12: 0 recent reports2023-01: 1 recent report2023-02: 0 recent reports2023-03: 0 recent reports2023-04: 1 recent report2023-05: 2 recent reports2023-06: 1 recent report2023-07: 0 recent reports2023-08: 4 recent reports2023-09: 0 recent reports2023-10: 0 recent reports2023-11: 0 recent reports2023-12: 1 recent report2024-01: 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: 1 recent report2024-10: 0 recent reports2024-11: 1 recent report2024-12: 1 recent report2025-01: 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: 1 recent report2025-09: 0 recent reports2025-10: 0 recent reports2025-11: 0 recent reports2025-12: 0 recent reports2026-01: 0 recent reports2026-02: 1 recent report2026-03: 0 recent reports2026-04: 0 recent reports2026-05: 1 recent report2026-06: 1 recent report2026-07: 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
2022-072
2022-081
2022-092
2022-100
2022-111
2022-120
2023-011
2023-020
2023-030
2023-041
2023-052
2023-061
2023-070
2023-084
2023-090
2023-100
2023-110
2023-121
2024-010
2024-020
2024-030
2024-040
2024-050
2024-060
2024-070
2024-080
2024-091
2024-100
2024-111
2024-121
2025-010
2025-020
2025-030
2025-040
2025-050
2025-060
2025-070
2025-081
2025-090
2025-100
2025-110
2025-120
2026-010
2026-021
2026-030
2026-040
2026-051
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 2021–Oct 2026
  1. Greater London10
  2. South East6
  3. East of England3
  4. South West2
  5. North West1
  6. Yorkshire and the Humber1

Latest reports

YamahaMT-09
East of EnglandReg BN72•••
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Greater LondonReg LG15•••
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Greater LondonReg SO15•••
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YamahaMT-09
Greater LondonReg FY05•••
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YamahaMT-09
Greater LondonReg L•••
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YamahaMT-09
Yorkshire and the HumberReg PE14•••
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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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