Thefts have soared by 20 per cent in the five months since the conflict began on February 28, compared with the previous five months.

Diesel has also been on the rise – it now costs almost £99 to fill a 55-litre car with the fuel

An estimated daily average of £194,000-worth of petrol is stolen across Britain every day following the Iran war price surge, new data shows - that's 20 per cent more than before