NaVCIS brings industry and policing closer together to tackle Freight crime

The effect of Freight Crime on drivers and businesses?

The financial consequences of supply chain theft cost the UK economy millions of pounds every year and have a detrimental impact across multiple sectors. As well as directly affecting drivers’ welfare, vehicle and trailer damage/theft, impacting businesses’ operational infrastructure, increased insurance costs, and damage to the company’s brand and reputation. These thefts are carried out by Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) operating in the UK. We work in partnership with the industry, the Home Office, and the Police to tackle freight crime and raise awareness on the scale of this criminality.

What does NaVCIS Freight do?

For more than 10 years, NaVCIS has been bringing industry and policing closer to tackle freight crime. We have been providing subject-matter expertise to Prevent, Protect, and Prepare businesses, enabling them to make informed decisions about protecting their loads and keeping their drivers safe. We are the only service that collates and analyses intelligence and data directly related to freight crime and supply chain theft within the UK, and we manage the UK Freight Crime database. Data is fed into NaVCIS Freight from UK Police Services, Loss Adjusters, and Insurers. We share the sanitised insights and trends with our industry partners, members, the Home Office and UK Police services to enable a cohesive approach to targeting and disrupting freight crime.

We support UK Police Services with Intelligence-led operations and the identification of recovered trucks, trailers, and goods.

We support industry partners with statistical data and intelligence to proactively mitigate risk to their drivers, vehicles, and loads.

Why should I partner with NaVCIS Freight?

In 2025, NaVCIS reported an estimated cost price loss value of £65 million, processed 3,424 individual crime notifications from UK Police services and industry partners, and responded to 1,373 enquiries. We work tirelessly to support our stakeholders to Prepare, Prevent and Protect their drivers, loads and vehicles. We have over 80 members and sponsors. We are industry-funded and do not currently receive any Home Office funding.

In 2025, we supported UK Police Services with over 40 intelligence-led operations and were able to reunite members with thousands of pounds’ worth of their stolen goods and vehicles recovered by the Police. We were also notified of 265 arrests directly related to freight crime.

We are currently supporting the Freight Crime Bill alongside Rachel Taylor MP, working with our industry partners to raise and improve secure parking standards, push for freight crime to be recognised as a separate crime type to enable resources and national investigation standards to be implemented, and call for stricter sentencing guidelines.

Membership

NaVCIS Freight members

Thank you to all of our members. NaVCIS Freight would not be possible without your support.

Welcome to all of our new freight members who have joined us in 2025 – Flagship Partners,Japan Tobacco International, Imperial Tobacco Ltd, Brackmills Industrial Estate, Zicam Security, Crawford Marine, Direct Connect Logistics, Axis Communications, Tip Trailers, Maxi Haulage Ltd, Trustd,Unipart Logistics, TD Synnex, IP House, Traffic Angel, Kukla Beverage Logistics,Inpost,Fleevo, Now Wireless, RPS Global, Fog Bandit, Beacon Telematics, Double Check Security Group, LOCKS4VANS, BCD Logistics, Crime Prevention Services, Morrisons PLC, British International Freight Association (BIFA), Logistics UK

For information about our business and industry freight memberships and to find out how we can work together to combat cargo crime, contact us at: freight@navcis.police.uk.

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NaVCIS freight in the Media

Click below to watch and listen to NaVCIS Freight talk about Freight Crime with stakeholders.

Fleet Geeks Podcast

Mike Dawber, Field Intelligence Officer for NaVCIS Freight,appeared on an episode of Fleet Geeks Podcast to talk about all things NaVCIS Freight and the ongoing efforts to tackle cargo crime across the UK.

BIFA TV – BIFA & NaVCIS Re-engagement

Steve Parker from the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is introducing  BIFA’s partnership with NaVCIS, which will benefit BIFA members and contribute to the work NaVCIS carries out for a safer industry!

BIFA TV – NaVCIS: Fighting Freight Crime

Mike Dawber, Field Intelligence Officer for NaVCIS Freight, was in a feature for the British International Freight Association (BIFA) talking about the impact freight and cargo crime has on the industry.

Rerouting Logistics Podcast

Mike Dawber, Field Intelligence Officer for NaVCIS Freight, appeared on an episode of the Rerouting Logistics Podcast to talk about all things NaVCIS Freight and tackling cargo crime in the UK .

Documentaries

Lorry Crime Exposed BBC Documentary –

NaVCIS assisted programme makers with figures and videos to assist in the making of the documentary which covers the issue of freight crime in the UK.

Lorry Crime Exposed – BBC iPlayer