Kieron Richardson of Hollyoaks alleges his £64,000 Range Rover was stolen by two hooded burglars.
Mr Richardson claims the car was stolen in the early hours of the morning when he was sleeping in his Manchester house with his husband Carl Hyland and their two children.
‘STOLEN LAST NIGHT [by] two hooded people at 2.35am from my house in Worsley, Manchester area,’ the 36-year-old posted a photo of his Range Rover on Instagram.
He added that if it is ‘spotted’ to ‘please’ send him ‘a message’. Mr Richardson also said the registration number starts ‘X22K’.
The Range Rover Sport was one of the most stolen cars of 2021 as criminal gangs increasingly use keyless technology to target high-value premium cars.
Mr Richardson, who is best known for playing Ste Hay in Hollyoaks, received support for his devastating theft from co-star Katie McGlynn who said: ‘Shared it! Vile cretins! Hope you’re ok.’
Stephanie Waring, who plays Cindy Cunningham in the soap, posted: ‘Just shared for you!!! Sorry mate that’s awful [kiss kiss].’
Hollyoaks alum Jacqueline Boatswain, who recently starred in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, ‘Oh mate!! That’s bloody awful. Hope you get it back. I have a big ugly yellow wheel lock in mine to make it more difficult for thieves.’
People with keyless cars are recommended to get a wheellock to prevent thefts.
In terms of the motors that are being targeted most by thieves, the Ford Fiesta topped the charts with 3,392 reported cases to the DVLA in 2020.
As the Fiesta is the UK’s most popular motor, being the most-registered car in the UK for 12 consecutive years, it is significantly more likely it would top the charts.
The Range Rover, on the luxury end of cars, was second on the list again.
It’s sport model retails from £63,390.
There were 2,881 reported cases of the expensive SUVs being stolen from keepers last year – up 50 per cent on 2019.
Criminal gangs use keyless technology to target high-value premium cars – a problem that has been worsening in recent years.
A separate report from Global Telemetrics, a leading vehicle tracking device provider, provided further evidence that Range Rovers are high on criminal gangs’ lists.
Most of its customers are owners of high-end motors looking to protect their valuable assets.
It found that Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Vogue and Discovery are the three vehicles that triggered its tracking systems last year.