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Thefts (Spain) in Biscay province

Thefts (Spain) in Biscay province was 17,686 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). That is down 6% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

2025, count17,686 Provisional
Change on 2024-6%
Rank8th of 52Provinces of Spain ranked
Series high20,1242019
Series low11,6782020

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Thefts (Spain) in Biscay province, 2016 to 2025

10K12K14K16K18K20K22K201620182020202220252016: 18,214 count2017: 17,507 count2018: 19,241 count2019: 20,124 count2020: 11,678 count2021: 14,461 count2022: 19,002 count2023: 18,542 count2024: 18,812 count2025: 17,686 count10K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K2016202020252016: 18,214 count2017: 17,507 count2018: 19,241 count2019: 20,124 count2020: 11,678 count2021: 14,461 count2022: 19,002 count2023: 18,542 count2024: 18,812 count2025: 17,686 count
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-03.
All 10 values
Periodcount
202517,686 Provisional
202418,812
202318,542
202219,002
202114,461
202011,678
201920,124
201819,241
201717,507
201618,214

Revision history

The 2024 figure was confirmed as final on 2026-10-12, unchanged at 18,812.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in count; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
202418,81218,81201
202318,53818,54210
202219,00019,00210
202114,46114,46101
202011,67811,67801
201920,12420,12401
All 8 periods with changes
Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in count; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
202418,81218,81201
202318,53818,54210
202219,00019,00210
202114,46114,46101
202011,67811,67801
201920,12420,12401
201819,24119,24101
201717,50717,50701

Every version, with its dates and source, is available through the get_revisions tool and the /api/v1/revisions endpoint. Methodology

Compared with Basque Country and Spain

Place2025
Biscay province17,686
Basque Country30,631
Spain633,888

Rankings

Definition

Thefts without force or violence (hurtos) known to the police during the year, including pickpocketing.

More on how it is measured
  • Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Spain only: the country, its comunidades autónomas and its provinces from 2016, and municipalities over 20,000 residents from 2023. Calendar-year totals from the fourth-quarter Balance de Criminalidad of the Ministry of the Interior.

How to cite

Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Thefts (Spain), Biscay province, 2016 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Thefts (Spain), Biscay province, 2016 to 2025. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/biscay-province. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Thefts (Spain), Biscay province, 2016 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/biscay-province.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Thefts (Spain), Biscay province, 2016 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/biscay-province (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{ministerio_thefts_spain_biscay_province_2025,
  author = {{Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad)}},
  title = {{Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos: Thefts (Spain), Biscay province, 2016 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/biscay-province. Publisher attribution: Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the thefts (Spain) in Biscay province?

Thefts (Spain) in Biscay province was 17,686 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). That is down 6% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest thefts (Spain) in Biscay province?

20,124 in 2019, the highest value since 2016 in this series.

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