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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

Bikes parked on Sheffield racks (Adwitiya Pal)

“Bike theft scourge will continue until there’s a genuine risk criminals might get caught,” warns Cycling UK, as police figures reveal only one in a hundred thefts lead to prosecution

Sussex Police have confirmed that, out of 2,273 reported bike thefts over the past year, only 23 resulted in a charge or court summons

Fri, Aug 04, 2023 16:28

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Passers-by help police chase down suspected bike thief in Lancashire

“Without the public’s support here the male may well have gone undetected,” say officers

Fri, Jun 16, 2023 16:17

Richmond Park’s Lib Dem MP blames Tory Government for “effectively decriminalising bike theft”

The MP said the Government was “content to let tens of thousands of thefts go unsolved every year”, after the party’s data showed 90% of bicycle thefts were closed by police with no suspect identified

Sat, Jun 10, 2023 16:03

Angle grinder bike thieves (Ben Derbyshire/Twitter)

Cyclist fights off moped gang bike thieves armed with angle grinder

"I thought I was in danger": The 70-year-old managed to keep hold of his £2,500 Brompton while surrounded by "angle grinder-wielding rustlers"

Mon, May 15, 2023 10:07

Blind cyclist reunited with stolen tandem bike found during police drugs raid

Nadeem Mughal said he was “shocked and angry” after the bike was taken from outside a supermarket during a mid-ride stop

Sat, Apr 01, 2023 16:24