Auto crime in B.C. has fallen significantly over the past decade, according to the ICBC.
According to statistics provided by the Crown corporation, auto crime dropped 31% across B.C., falling from 52,260 incidents in 2016 to 36,236 in 2025. Vehicle break-ins fell 60% over the same period, dropping from 30,342 incidents in 2016 to 12,118 in 2025. Stolen vehicle incidents decreased 46%, from 12,210 in 2016 to 6,626 in 2025, while vandalism claims remained relatively stable.
The data, released May 26 alongside a ten-year analysis of road safety and vehicle trends in the province, also found hybrid vehicles are now outpacing electric vehicles in new B.C. registrations.
Crash volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels despite continued growth in the number of vehicles on B.C. roads. Injury crashes in 2025 were 21% below the pre-pandemic average recorded from 2016 through 2019, while overall crashes were 3% lower.
According to the ICBC, crash risk is highest during weekday afternoon commutes. Friday afternoons between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. carry the highest risk on B.C. roads.
Crashes involving vulnerable road users followed a different pattern. Pedestrian, cyclist and motorcycle crashes fell in 2020, then increased in the years that followed. Pedestrian crashes remain below pre-2020 levels, cyclist crashes have increased slightly above pre-2020 levels and motorcycle crashes remain relatively stable and below earlier peaks.
The ICBC crash data is drawn from reports made to the insurer by registered vehicle owners, drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, which means it is larger in volume than police crash data. Police do not attend every crash and generally attend more serious incidents involving injury or death.
