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Bike theft

Man robbed of £3,300 bike on own doorstep by gang of thugs

West Midlands Police are investigating vicious assault which happened in Kingstanding, Birmingham last Friday

Mon, Dec 04, 2023 13:30

Clean Cities Stolen Dreams bike storage campaign

“So many people are put off cycling by the threat of having their bike stolen”: Bike theft victims call for more secure cycle hangars as demand soars

Campaigners have placed 1,000 missing bike posters around London as new analysis reveals demand for secure storage has increased by a fifth – but some local authorities still show no signs of installing hangars

Thu, Nov 16, 2023 13:28

“Consider taking different routes home”: Police warning to cyclists that thieves following riders to steal bikes later

Police advised cyclists to "check to see if you are being followed" and change routes regularly

Thu, Oct 26, 2023 11:50

Cyclist endures epic 22,500-mile journey around the world in 430 days… has bike stolen outside London pub

"I went for a drink with a couple of friends who I was in the army with, just catching up... I came out and the bike was not there"

Mon, Oct 16, 2023 16:21

Britain’s bike theft scourge continues: Brazen thief attempts to steal bike outside Asda in broad daylight – as bystander withdraws cash – and moped muggers target club ride

Two club riders were the victims of a bikejacking in London on Saturday morning, after moped-riding thieves told them to “get off your f***ing bikes” while stopped at lights on a busy road

Sun, Oct 15, 2023 20:33

10-year-old’s BMX bike stolen – during competition at National Cycling Centre

Bike was taken from area reserved for competitors at site which is also home to British Cycling

Fri, Oct 13, 2023 10:40

“Our advice is not to use the Hub”: Bike theft “hotspot” at train station forces cycling campaign to warn people against using £400,000 cycle racks

There were over 100 recorded thefts at the train station last year, with people saying that they are able to cycle a “lot less” because of it

Sun, Oct 01, 2023 15:08

Man convicted after mother of bike theft victim holds three-day protest outside his house

Fiona Bateman became frustrated that "not much was happening" with the police investigation, despite CCTV and repeat identifications online

Thu, Sep 28, 2023 09:47

Mountain biking in Forest of Dean (licensed CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Stewart Black).jpg

Police warn of bike theft spate at popular holiday destination as five “high-end” bicycles stolen in two weeks

The most recent incident saw an £8,000 mountain bike stolen from the back of a holidaymaker's van

Mon, Aug 21, 2023 16:26

Damian Groves rips the RIP 9 RDO 0-9 screenshot

Elite mountain biker who had £45k of bikes stolen hires private eye – but is frustrated that police haven’t followed up leads he gave them

Staffordshire burglary is one of three major break-ins in county in recent weeks in which thieves have stolen multiple bikes

Thu, Aug 17, 2023 18:17