The grim reality of Britain's bike theft problem has been emphasised once again, this time with the publication of new research showing that the number of bicycles stolen from train stations is up 39 per cent year-on-year, with 6,956 bikes reported stolen from railway stations in 2022.
And while some of this year-on-year increase might be explained by the fact the UK was in lockdown for the opening part of 2021 and therefore travelling less, this still equates to 19 reported stolen bikes per day in 2022. According to the research, St Albans City station in Hertfordshire suffered the most reported thefts, with 260 last year, more than one theft every two days. Cambridge North was the second worst station for bike thefts, with 217 recorded, while Woking, Bristol Temple Meads, Walton-on-Thames, Reading and Oxford came next, with 182, 179, 178, 163, 149 thefts respectively.
Dan Simson, the Head of Direct Line Insurance said it was clear train stations were a"prime target" for thieves due to the amount of bicycles left every day.from Bitton Station after images emerged of a bike rack that had been cut in two, presumably in the act or attempted act of stealing a bicycle.
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