THEFTSCORE Bike stolen?

Is the Yamaha YZF-R125 likely to be stolen?

15099 72/99

Yes, more than most. Elevated

Once you allow for how many are on the road, YZF-R125s are stolen more often than 72% of 932 comparable UK motorcycle families.

Likely range 68–74 · 2023–2025 edition · High evidence

recorded stolen in 2025 (-5%)
177
licensed on average in 2025
4,186
stolen per 10,000 licensed
422.8
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Thefts per year

Yamaha YZF-R125 recorded stolen in national records, 2014–2025.

05001000 2014’15’16752’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25177
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YearRecorded stolen
2014543
2015636
2016752
2017598
2018507
2019405
2020297
2021262
2022318
2023283
2024186
2025177

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. 201423
  2. 201619
  3. 201816
  4. 201015
  5. 201914
  6. 201512
  7. 202012
  8. 201111

How many are on the road

3,861 licensed in 2026 Q1, -52% since 2014 Q3. This is the number the score divides by.

81330 2014 Q3: 7970 licensed motorcycles2014 Q4: 7677 licensed motorcycles2015 Q1: 7610 licensed motorcycles2015 Q2: 7709 licensed motorcycles2015 Q3: 7847 licensed motorcycles2015 Q4: 7876 licensed motorcycles2016 Q1: 7908 licensed motorcycles2016 Q2: 7975 licensed motorcycles2016 Q3: 8133 licensed motorcycles2016 Q4: 8002 licensed motorcycles2017 Q1: 7778 licensed motorcycles2017 Q2: 7637 licensed motorcycles2017 Q3: 7523 licensed motorcycles2017 Q4: 7286 licensed motorcycles2018 Q1: 7035 licensed motorcycles2018 Q2: 7121 licensed motorcycles2018 Q3: 7240 licensed motorcycles2018 Q4: 6960 licensed motorcycles2019 Q1: 6827 licensed motorcycles2019 Q2: 6983 licensed motorcycles2019 Q3: 6999 licensed motorcycles2019 Q4: 6727 licensed motorcycles2020 Q1: 6614 licensed motorcycles2020 Q2: 6752 licensed motorcycles2020 Q3: 6837 licensed motorcycles2020 Q4: 6728 licensed motorcycles2021 Q1: 6607 licensed motorcycles2021 Q2: 6793 licensed motorcycles2021 Q3: 6519 licensed motorcycles2021 Q4: 6288 licensed motorcycles2022 Q1: 6106 licensed motorcycles2022 Q2: 5925 licensed motorcycles2022 Q3: 5786 licensed motorcycles2022 Q4: 5606 licensed motorcycles2023 Q1: 5443 licensed motorcycles2023 Q2: 5386 licensed motorcycles2023 Q3: 5186 licensed motorcycles2023 Q4: 5061 licensed motorcycles2024 Q1: 4917 licensed motorcycles2024 Q2: 4757 licensed motorcycles2024 Q3: 4628 licensed motorcycles2024 Q4: 4462 licensed motorcycles2025 Q1: 4254 licensed motorcycles2025 Q2: 4274 licensed motorcycles2025 Q3: 4210 licensed motorcycles2025 Q4: 4004 licensed motorcycles2026 Q1: 3861 licensed motorcycles 2014 Q32016 Q32018 Q32020 Q32022 Q32024 Q32026 Q1
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MonthLicensed Motorcycles
2014 Q37970
2014 Q47677
2015 Q17610
2015 Q27709
2015 Q37847
2015 Q47876
2016 Q17908
2016 Q27975
2016 Q38133
2016 Q48002
2017 Q17778
2017 Q27637
2017 Q37523
2017 Q47286
2018 Q17035
2018 Q27121
2018 Q37240
2018 Q46960
2019 Q16827
2019 Q26983
2019 Q36999
2019 Q46727
2020 Q16614
2020 Q26752
2020 Q36837
2020 Q46728
2021 Q16607
2021 Q26793
2021 Q36519
2021 Q46288
2022 Q16106
2022 Q25925
2022 Q35786
2022 Q45606
2023 Q15443
2023 Q25386
2023 Q35186
2023 Q45061
2024 Q14917
2024 Q24757
2024 Q34628
2024 Q44462
2025 Q14254
2025 Q24274
2025 Q34210
2025 Q44004
2026 Q13861

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 YZF-R125s 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 68–74.

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 supersport models
277.1reports per 10,000 on the road

4.7× the typical supersport model.

How we count these
Reports in this period19Nov 2023–Oct 2026
Rank in this period#4by number of reports
On the road now3,861licensed, latest official licensing count
TypeSupersportSee similar bikes

Reports by month

Nov 2023–Oct 2026
20 2023-11: 1 recent report2023-12: 1 recent report2024-01: 0 recent reports2024-02: 1 recent report2024-03: 0 recent reports2024-04: 0 recent reports2024-05: 0 recent reports2024-06: 0 recent reports2024-07: 2 recent reports2024-08: 2 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: 2 recent reports2025-05: 0 recent reports2025-06: 2 recent reports2025-07: 1 recent report2025-08: 0 recent reports2025-09: 0 recent reports2025-10: 0 recent reports2025-11: 0 recent reports2025-12: 0 recent reports2026-01: 1 recent report2026-02: 0 recent reports2026-03: 1 recent report2026-04: 1 recent report2026-05: 1 recent report2026-06: 1 recent report2026-07: 1 recent report2026-08: 0 recent reports2026-09: 0 recent reports2026-10: 1 recent report 2023-112024-052024-112025-052025-112026-052026-10
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MonthRecent Reports
2023-111
2023-121
2024-010
2024-021
2024-030
2024-040
2024-050
2024-060
2024-072
2024-082
2024-090
2024-100
2024-110
2024-120
2025-010
2025-020
2025-030
2025-042
2025-050
2025-062
2025-071
2025-080
2025-090
2025-100
2025-110
2025-120
2026-011
2026-020
2026-031
2026-041
2026-051
2026-061
2026-071
2026-080
2026-090
2026-101

Months with no reports show as zero. This month isn't finished, so it's left out.

Where they were reported

Nov 2023–Oct 2026
  1. North West4
  2. East Midlands3
  3. Yorkshire and the Humber3
  4. Greater London2
  5. South West2
  6. West Midlands2
  7. Scotland1
  8. South East1
  9. Wales1

Latest reports

See all reports for Yamaha YZF-R125
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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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