Is the Yamaha WR250R likely to be stolen?

15099 40/99

About average. Typical

Once you allow for how many are on the road, WR250Rs are stolen more often than 40% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families. This version is scored as part of the Yamaha WR250 family.

Likely range 35–46 · 2023–2025 edition · Moderate evidence

recorded stolen in 2025
1
licensed on average in 2025
91
stolen per 10,000 licensed
–
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Thefts per year

Yamaha WR250R recorded stolen in national records, 2014–2025.

024 2014’15’16’17’18’19’20’214’22’23’24’251
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YearRecorded stolen
20141
20153
20161
20171
20181
20192
20203
20214
20220
20231
20240
20251

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. 20081

How many are on the road

89 licensed in 2026 Q1, -52% since 2014 Q3. This is the number the score divides by.

1850 2014 Q3: 185 licensed motorcycles2014 Q4: 177 licensed motorcycles2015 Q1: 175 licensed motorcycles2015 Q2: 175 licensed motorcycles2015 Q3: 166 licensed motorcycles2015 Q4: 165 licensed motorcycles2016 Q1: 173 licensed motorcycles2016 Q2: 168 licensed motorcycles2016 Q3: 165 licensed motorcycles2016 Q4: 170 licensed motorcycles2017 Q1: 163 licensed motorcycles2017 Q2: 160 licensed motorcycles2017 Q3: 159 licensed motorcycles2017 Q4: 156 licensed motorcycles2018 Q1: 151 licensed motorcycles2018 Q2: 150 licensed motorcycles2018 Q3: 145 licensed motorcycles2018 Q4: 151 licensed motorcycles2019 Q1: 155 licensed motorcycles2019 Q2: 140 licensed motorcycles2019 Q3: 143 licensed motorcycles2019 Q4: 129 licensed motorcycles2020 Q1: 120 licensed motorcycles2020 Q2: 124 licensed motorcycles2020 Q3: 134 licensed motorcycles2020 Q4: 135 licensed motorcycles2021 Q1: 131 licensed motorcycles2021 Q2: 132 licensed motorcycles2021 Q3: 128 licensed motorcycles2021 Q4: 126 licensed motorcycles2022 Q1: 125 licensed motorcycles2022 Q2: 128 licensed motorcycles2022 Q3: 116 licensed motorcycles2022 Q4: 113 licensed motorcycles2023 Q1: 111 licensed motorcycles2023 Q2: 114 licensed motorcycles2023 Q3: 111 licensed motorcycles2023 Q4: 102 licensed motorcycles2024 Q1: 107 licensed motorcycles2024 Q2: 112 licensed motorcycles2024 Q3: 104 licensed motorcycles2024 Q4: 98 licensed motorcycles2025 Q1: 95 licensed motorcycles2025 Q2: 90 licensed motorcycles2025 Q3: 88 licensed motorcycles2025 Q4: 91 licensed motorcycles2026 Q1: 89 licensed motorcycles 2014 Q32016 Q32018 Q32020 Q32022 Q32024 Q32026 Q1
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MonthLicensed Motorcycles
2014 Q3185
2014 Q4177
2015 Q1175
2015 Q2175
2015 Q3166
2015 Q4165
2016 Q1173
2016 Q2168
2016 Q3165
2016 Q4170
2017 Q1163
2017 Q2160
2017 Q3159
2017 Q4156
2018 Q1151
2018 Q2150
2018 Q3145
2018 Q4151
2019 Q1155
2019 Q2140
2019 Q3143
2019 Q4129
2020 Q1120
2020 Q2124
2020 Q3134
2020 Q4135
2021 Q1131
2021 Q2132
2021 Q3128
2021 Q4126
2022 Q1125
2022 Q2128
2022 Q3116
2022 Q4113
2023 Q1111
2023 Q2114
2023 Q3111
2023 Q4102
2024 Q1107
2024 Q2112
2024 Q3104
2024 Q498
2025 Q195
2025 Q290
2025 Q388
2025 Q491
2026 Q189

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 WR250Rs 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 35–46.

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 period1Jan 2019–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#415by number of reports
On the road now89licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeOffroadSee 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: 1 recent report2021-01: 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: 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: 0 recent reports2026-05: 0 recent reports2026-06: 0 recent reports2026-07: 0 recent reports2026-08: 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
2020-121
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
2024-050
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
2026-040
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

Jan 2019–Oct 2026
  1. South East1

Latest reports

See all reports for Yamaha WR250R
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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