Crime & Legal

Cyclist accused of smashing car windscreen with bike lock, “turning it into a weapon”, in alleged road rage clash with driver

“The cyclist, who I presume obviously didn’t see him, must have gone into the back of him,” the motorist’s father said about the initial incident that sparked the confrontation, which they claim was captured on a bus driver’s dashcam

Cyclist confronts thieves who stole his bike, gets chased and assaulted but manages to recover bicycle

Victim left "shaken" after confronting group of young males who stole his bike, resulting in threats and an assault

“We’ve lost everything”: Thieves disable CCTV and cut phone lines as “devastated” bike shop the latest cycling business targeted in organised overnight raid

Almost 30 high-value bikes, as well as parts and accessories, stolen from Pedal Power Cycles in Suffolk during "very well organised crime"

“A massive opportunity to make roads safer”: Police reveal councils don’t currently have access to close pass data, as cyclist urges forces and local authorities to work together

Do local authorities need access to police data on close passes and other roads incidents to protect cyclists and plan effective infrastructure?

“No deterrent whatsoever”: Teenage driver who apologised to cyclist in court after crashing and leaving him with life-threatening injuries sentenced to community service

The cyclist said that his wife, who was also riding with him at the time of the crash, thought that “he was dead” and still gets flashbacks of him “flying through the air and lying motionless on the road”

Brother-in-law of former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf fined £450 for crashing into cyclist at red light while driving uninsured car

Ramsay El-Nakla was also handed six penalty points on his driving licence after leaving the cyclist with minor injuries

Near Miss of the Day 924: “I bloody love having a truck driven at me,” says cyclist after hat-trick of close calls

Essex Police defended its “no further action” decision by claiming there “no actual reference points” to determine proximity of the vehicle from the rider, who submitted a “hat-trick of near misses”

13-year-old driver and passenger, 15, charged with murder in New Mexico after deliberately hitting cyclist in bike lane and uploading footage to social media

Police said another passenger, aged 11, was taken into custody but is too young for criminal prosecution — the boys accused of deliberately killing a cyclist while travelling in a stolen vehicle with a firearm

Home Office cancels cyclists’ £1,500 fine over migrant found inside bike rack

British holidaymakers returning from France drove to their home in Essex before discovering stowaway in covered bike rack on rear of motorhome, the Home Office initially fining the couple for "failing to check that no clandestine entrant was concealed"

Near Miss of the Day 923: Bus driver commits “hair-raising” overtake towards lane of oncoming cyclists… before blasting horn and “giving them the finger”

“Not reported because City of London Police are not interested in traffic offences unless it’s cyclists jumping red lights. Ironically, we’d all have been safer here if we had done”

“Coward” cyclist allegedly grabbed and punched female walker after dog crossed his path at nature reserve

The walker says she was grabbed by the hair and punched in the arm and ribcage during the “hideous” altercation, which took place on a shared path

Police arrest 16-year-old after cyclists “deliberately” knocked off their bikes, leaving one with “potentially life-changing injuries”

Essex Police says cyclists injured in weekend incident involving riders of two mopeds, as officers also "carrying out enquiries into two other similar incidents"

US police officer who ran over and killed cyclist as he watched YouTube video at the wheel could face 15 years’ jail

The officer was going five miles per hour over the speed limit and allegedly watching a video by right-wing influencer Matt Walsh

Deliveroo rider who killed cyclist while riding an illegally modified e-bike given community service and four-year driving ban

The food delivery rider said he had bought the motor online after being advised by fellow riders, and was looking at his Sat Nav when the collision took place

Cyclists returning from French road trip fined £1,500 after migrant found inside bike rack on the back of their motorhome

British holidaymakers fined by Home Office for failing to "check that no clandestine entrant was concealed" after discovering migrant had clung to rear bike rack for six-hour journey home

Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison

Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned from driving for four years

Italian pro cyclist pushed off bike, punched in face, and hit with rock in two vicious, unprovoked assaults by motorbike attackers

VF Group-Bardiani-CSF pro Luca Colnaghi suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken ribs in the back-to-back attacks, which took place at the end of a training ride near Lake Como

Concerns raised about possible attacks on cyclists after popular family cycle path sabotaged with piles of logs “deliberately” left by “idiots” and hooded men spotted shouting threats at passing riders

The logs were left in ten different places on the Isle of Wight trail – and immediately put back after being moved – in the second apparent attempt at anti-cycling sabotage on the path in a month

Professional footballer admits causing death of cyclist

League One footballer Lucas Akins admits causing death by careless driving over cyclist's death near Huddersfield in 2022

British cycling coach accuses UCI of threatening to fine children, takes governing body to European Commission for ‘unfairly blocking’ riders from cycle event

UCI accused of breaking antitrust law for preventing children from participating in non-licensed trials events and 'threatening to fine' them if they do

Tree-hugging campaigners take “destructive” cycle lane plans to High Court, claiming council “won’t listen” to residents

The proposed cycleway has been the subject of months of complaints, protests, and accusations of “misinformation” after residents opposed plans to cut down 26 trees to make way for the active travel route

Cyclists could face on-the-spot £500 fines for riding in pedestrian zones under new bill – but campaigners slam “meaningless rhetoric” and ask: “How is this justice?”

According to the government’s new Crime and Policing Bill, fixed penalty notices related to public space protection orders – which attempt to crack down on “anti-social cycling” – will rise from £100 to £500

Driver who “charged through” mini-roundabout and hit cyclist before reversing over her – leaving her with multiple serious injuries – keeps licence

David Knight was given six penalty points and fined £600 for failing to give way at the junction and crashing into Patrycja Gutowska, who suffered sternum and pelvis fractures and a collapsed lung

Police vow to clamp down on “anti-social cycling” after arresting man for riding bike on pavement and failing to stop

Officers also told residents that they are targeting the illegal “misuse” of electric bikes, but admitted this process is “time consuming”

Shocking footage shows violent bikejacker swinging hammer at cyclist before stealing bike in latest Regent’s Park attack

“To me it seems like it can’t be that many people doing it – pulling out a hammer to rob a bike is not opportunistic, it’s people who know what they are looking for”

“Inattentive” driver with “comprehensive loss of concentration” who drove on wrong side of the road and killed cyclist jailed for two years

“Ric’s bike was how he got to work every day,” his friend and bandmate said. A memorial concert is set to be held in the cyclist’s name

“Steal away”: Violent bikejackings targeting cyclists “are doing society a favour”, writes journalist in column claiming latest hammer attacks in Regent’s Park are “excellent”

Times newspaper column claiming cyclists have turned London park "into a circle of hell" and bikejackings "doing society a favour" follows latest reports of cyclists threatened with hammers and pushed off by violent robbers targeting high-value bikes

Drug driver who killed teenage cyclist while speeding at 70mph in 30mph zone jailed for eight years

Police investigation found "incredibly reckless" driver was at more than twice the speed limit and had cocaine and cannabis in his system at the time of the collision

“They told me to ‘get off the f***ing bike’ and pulled out a hammer”: Cyclists demand urgent police action after latest violent bikejackings at Regent’s Park

Cyclists on early morning training rides feel like "sitting ducks" but told police "unable" to begin patrols before 8am, a claim the Met Police has since rejected in a pledge to address "significant concern"

Near Miss of the Day 922: Double trouble as cyclist gets close passed TWICE within the space of a few minutes — first by lorry driver and then by pick-up driver

“Two close passes for the price of one…”