Theft protection device for vehicles having a rim with openings

The arrangement has at least one elongated securing element (10) for passing through at least one of the openings of the perforated rim (5), that can be loaded by traction and whose ends can be locked tight relative to the chassis and vehicle wheel. The inner end (9) can be locked against the chassis of the vehicle by turning the protective element and the outer end (15,16) has a rotation protection arrangement relative to the protection element ad the vehicle wheel.