THE RACV and Neighbourhood Watch are teaming up to tackle number plate theft following a spike in the crime in Victoria.

For the 12 months to the end of March, slightly less than 18,500 number plates were stolen across the state, up 23 per cent from the 15,000 taken the year before.

Even though theft of number plates might seem minor, Neighbourhood Watch Victoria CEO Bambi Gordon said it can hav...