Police statistics linked to the latest Crime Survey for England and Wales (Sept 2017) reveal that bike thefts are on the rise again.

STARS is Transport for London's accreditation scheme for London schools and nurseries and aims to inspire young Londoners to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely by walking, scooting and cycling.

Partners In Tackling Cycle Crime BikeRegister’s partnership with Cyclescheme has resulted in an incredible 175,000 bike registrations to date and is helping to change the face of bike recovery.

A delighted teenager is able to ride his stolen bike again after it was recovered by British Transport Police through BikeRegister.

There was some great detective work from Adam at the Cycles UK store in Greenwich who identified a stolen Specialized bike using BikeRegister.

A woman from Wandsworth has had her stolen bike recovered to her by Met Police after she spotted it, by chance, whilst out riding on another bike.

BikeRegister has helped police identify some of the bikes that were stolen as part of a cycle theft ring organised by the former owner of a cycle shop in York.

Police in Norfolk have launched a project to prevent secondary school children becoming victims of bicycle theft.

British Transport Police has reported that the Cycle Crime Team marked and registered their 1,000th bike to BikeRegister in just 10 months (Jan-Oct 2017) as part of their work to tackle bike crime at Woking Rail Station.

As part of their highly successful Safe and Secure Programme, Victoria BID has partnered with British Transport Police to offer a Cycle Safety Surgery, including free maintenance checks, at Victoria Mainline Station.

A very worthy cyclist had his bike marked recently by the Metropolitan Police's Cycle Safety Team as he was en route to Buckingham Palace to receive a knighthood for his work on Alzheimer's disease.

Go Smarter is helping Northumbria Police prevent bike theft by providing hundreds of bike locks and BikeRegister bike marking kits to local businesses, employees and schools.

Our BikeRegister Support Team recently received an email from a cycle shop in Baltimore, United States, asking for help to trace the owner of a bike that had been found locally.

Following a spate of bike thefts at a business improvement district (BID) in Bermondsey, south-east London, a new scheme is being launched to help tackle the problem.

The results of the 2017 National Cycle Crime Survey are revealed following yesterday's Cycle to Work Day. The new national survey provides valuable insight into bike ownership, theft profiles and the most popular security measures used to protect them including locking, marking and registration. Commissioned by BikeRegister, the national cycle database, the survey exposes bike habits of nearly 1,400 cyclists across the UK including how much they spend on a bike, how they protect it and what their hopes are for cycling in the future.

A stolen bike belonging to a teenage lifeguard from Woodley, Wokingham, has been recovered and returned to its rightful owner.

A white Santa Cruz bike worth £1,200 has been recovered after officers from Coventry Police Magpie Team spotted a youth acting suspiciously.

Many congratulations to the worthy winners of the Cycle Crime Awards at the 2017 Cycle Crime Conference.

The third annual Cycle Crime Conference, hosted by BikeRegister, the national cycle database, in association with British Transport Police (BTP), took place in Birmingham on Tuesday, 5th July.

A new bike marking scheme using BikeRegister has been launched in Strabane, supported by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Sustrans.

An MPS Camden Town & Primrose Hill Officer flagged BikeRegister on Twitter to let us know about a stolen mountain bike he had uncovered during a police search.

Coventry Police were involved in this super-quick recovery, which resulted in a grateful owner getting his stolen bike back.

TV personality Timmy Mallett’s stolen bike has been found 60 miles from where it was taken and just 10 days after it went missing thanks to an eagle-eyed youngster and BikeRegister.

Thames Valley Police have arrested a man suspected of handling stolen goods, after an enormous haul of 164 bicycles was found in his garden.

A new bike marking and registration system has been introduced across the entire University of Oxford estate.

We put a twist on our growing Lock it, Mark It campaign, with a Valentine’s Day campaign that was run by British Transport Police.

PC Dave Williamson of Durham Constabulary along with former partnerships liaison officer Ian Martin (now retired) have been honoured for their work promoting a scheme that has slashed the number of bike thefts in County Durham and Darlington.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) recently hosted a Winter Ready drop-in session for cyclists in association with bike retailer Cyclelife - Brookes Cycles, Salford.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is offering cyclists the chance to have their bikes marked and registered on BikeRegister.

BikeRegister recently hit another milestone! More than 600,000 bikes are now registered at www.bikeregister.com

Bikes are always a popular gift at Christmas time, so anyone who receives one should make sure they get theirs securely marked in case they’re unfortunate enough to have it stolen.

Officers from Lancashire Police had a quick win resulting in the recovery of a stolen bike and the arrest of a bike thief just 24 hours after the bike had been marked and registered to BikeRegister.

A woman has been reunited with her beloved Brompton bike by City of London Police within one month of it being stolen.

Cheshire Constabulary is putting the brakes on bicycle theft with a week-long crackdown on opportunistic thieves.

A bike was stolen and recovered and the thief arrested a full two weeks before the bike owner would have known anything about it, thanks to British Transport Police and national cycle database, BikeRegister.

Cyclist Danielle Thornton had her bike stolen along with 10 others from the underground car park at the building where she lives in Leeds.

A dedicated week of action against bike theft is taking place from 12th-18th September and aims to deliver a total security message to London's cyclists - lock your bikes securely AND security mark them to deter theft.

A bike that was taken straight to a Cash Converters in Leyton, east London, was flagged as being stolen within 20 minutes of the theft by vigilant staff at the store.

BikeRegister is being used across the 10 police areas that make up the West Midlands Police Force.

A highlight of the Steering Clear of Cycle Crime conference was the 2016 BikeRegister Cycle Crime Awards Ceremony which honoured the great work being done by so many police forces using BikeRegister to fight bike crime.

The second Steering Clear of Cycle Crime Conference, hosted by BikeRegister, the national cycle database, in association with British Transport Police (BTP), took place in Birmingham on Wednesday, 6th July.

Avid cyclist Jonathan Stather from North Yorkshire was the 500,000th person to have his bike registered to BikeRegister.

A total of 23 bikes have been recovered and returned to their owners in Tower Hamlets thanks to some great detective work from two Met PCSOs and an eagle-eyed ASB officer at a local estate.

Over 500,000 bikes are now registered on BikeRegister www.bikeregister.com, the national police approved cycle database.

A Bianchi racing bike has been returned to its journalist owner after it was stolen from a secure car park at Canary Wharf in London.

A man whose Raleigh Mountain bike was stolen from his home on a canal boat in Bath was surprised to have it returned to him, as he hadn’t even reported the crime to the police.

A blue Viva Bellisimo has been returned to its grateful owner after it was stolen in London’s West End.

Cyclists in cities are being warned that metal bike racks might not be as secure as they look and that they should consider visibly marking and registering their bike in case it is stolen.

Officers from Warwickshire Police came across an abandoned cycle on a main road in Stratford-Upon-Avon, in the early hours of Sunday, 13th March.

A stolen silver Raleigh Collette bike has been recovered and traced back to its owner thanks to an eagle-eyed member of the public and BikeRegister.