With cycle theft on the rise, retailers are having to take proactive measures to ensure that the bikes stay in the hands of the rightful owner, including partnering with BikeRegister to deter theft.

A stolen bike was recently reunited with its rightful owner, thanks to proactive policing and the use of BikeRegister.

Due to the rising rates of bike theft in and around Leeds, West Yorkshire Police and Leeds City Council have partnered with BikeRegister to offer bike marking in order to deter and reduce cycle crime.

In response to increasing levels of cycle crime, a strong partnership approach with BikeRegister and a focus on prevention is helping to tackle theft and robbery offences involving high-value bikes.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary have recognised that cycle crime is the “most prevalent single offence category” in Cambridge, and have proactively reduced cycle theft within the city by using BikeRegister.

Surge Bikes, an e-bike retailer based in Basingstoke, have proactively taken measures to deter cycle theft by partnering with BikeRegister – the UK’s National Cycle Database.

Retailers across the country are amplifying their processes in order to combat the rising pressures of cycle crime in partnership with BikeRegister

A member of the public discovered he bought a stolen bike off eBay. He explains how BikeRegister helps him reunited it with its rightful owner.

A cyclist from Colchester was reunited with her bike earlier this month, when it was stolen outside her local shopping centre, thanks to BikeRegister.

Cyclists are set to benefit from a new bike marking partnership with Fettle, following a successful launch event in the Fettle-KwikFit workshop in Bristol.

To help deter bike thieves, MathWorks, an organisation that specialises in mathematical computing software, at Cambridge Science Park hosted a bike marking event for their staff.

In 2020, Cambridge City Community Safety Partnership initiated a multi-agency task group, chaired by Cambridge City Council, to combat cycle crime and anti-social behaviour. As a result, there has been a 60% reduction in cycle thefts from 2019 to 2022.

Retailers and manufacturers now realise that ‘fear of theft’ is a very legitimate barrier to customers buying high-value bikes, in particular e-bikes.

Officers from across various police forces took place in 'Operation Calibre' from the 6th - 12th November, in order to tackle robbery and serious violence.