Bike theft Archives

Bike theft

Have cyclists resorted to stealing cassettes and rear mechs due to component shortages?

Instead of wheels or bars, people are “getting cassettes, derailleurs, even chains taken off their bikes”... and a London bike shop owner thinks it isn't the work of career criminals

Fri, Mar 12, 2021 15:04

Half of UK cyclists have no insurance or inadequate cover, warns insurer

Bikmo sounds alarm as it releases 2020 data showing that theft accounts for half of claims on its policies

Sun, Feb 14, 2021 20:37

Second major bike theft in Scottish Highlands in a fortnight sees thieves steal bicycles worth £50,000

Burglary in Grantown-on-Spey comes a fortnight after similar raid 30 miles away in Laggan

Mon, Feb 01, 2021 20:22

Peter Sagan’s Paris-Roubaix-winning Specialized s-Works Roubaix (picture credit Specialized and Brakethrough Media)

$160k worth of Specialized bikes including Peter Sagan’s Roubaix stolen in heist at company’s HQ

Also taken were bike Fabian Cancellara rode while leading the Tour de France, and Tony Martin’s 2012 Olympic silver time trial Shiv

Thu, Dec 17, 2020 16:45

City of London Police share gallery of stolen bikes as they look to return them to owners (most are more rideable than this one)

Eclectic mix of bikes and e-scooters have been recovered by officers in their fight against the bike thieves

Wed, Dec 02, 2020 14:46

Stolen bikes (City of London Police).PNG

Bait bike leads police to massive stolen bike stash

City of London Police find 60 stolen bikes in one location in anti-bike theft crackdown

Tue, Nov 10, 2020 16:05

Wheel from stolen bike © Simon MacMichael.JPG

London cyclists urged to lock up their bikes properly to thwart the thieves

Sadiq Khan, TfL and police forces team up with Halfords in anti-bike theft campaign

Tue, Nov 10, 2020 11:56

Special Olympic Scotland West cycling team

20 bikes stolen from Special Olympics Scotland West’s cycling HQ in Glasgow

Thieves broke into shipping container in £20,000 "professional" raid last Wednesday

Mon, Oct 12, 2020 18:13

Bike ‘thief’ in Japan walks free from court after convincing judge he was only borrowing it

Defendant, who had previous conviction for theft, repeatedly took a bike from housing complex where he lived

Sun, Oct 04, 2020 19:59

Reported bike thefts fell by a fifth in year to June

19,000 fewer bikes were reported stolen compared to 2018/19 according to analysis of crime statistics

Thu, Aug 13, 2020 14:04