Victim of crime - Bike stolen

Just got back from the Police station, the station officer was really nice and I had a good chat with him. There's an estate not far from where I am that is quite rough which is the likely source of this theft. There are regular police patrols who go around this estate and they will be made aware. So although I doubtful that I'll get it back at least there is a chance.
 
Unlucky dude. Hope they rot.

I've had a near experience.

I put my bike round the back of my grandparents house, in between the shed and a 5ft wall.. it wasn't visible from the front or sides, just the back (a wooded area behind another 6ft wall). I never locked it up, as I was in the back room, with full visibility of the area.

I then heard some sound outside.. went outside.. didn't see nothing.. then suddenly about 5 people appeared and jumped back over the wall they came from and sprinted off. If I was about 2 mins later.. my wheels and seat would have been gone. Barstewards.
 
i had a simliar experience a few years ago, bike got stolen reported it to the police...they did nothing. I saw it a few days later outside a house about 15minutes away from me, so i stole it back...i am mega alpha!
 
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Had mine stolen from uni last year. £300 bike gone in the space of 10 minutes. Was locked up with a D lock in a busy area too...

Luckily the insurance company finally pulled their finger out and I got about £250 for it.
 
For anyone who stores items in a shed I thoroughly recommend clutch screws (designed not to be removed) for any hinges with screwheads showing. Throw in a good lock and the only way the thieving scroats will get your stored items is by demolishing the shed.

Just to lighten your moods, I used to be employed by Social Work and had access to plenty of court reports. The funniest one I ever read was of an idiot who robbed a shed in the middle of a smattering of snow. The Police traced hiim straight back to his house very quickly with his wet footprints leading them straight to his tenement flat.
 
We had bikes pinched off our balcony - someone had to put a long ladder up, climb on, throw the bikes down and somehow get the bike and the ladder away - when we lived in full view of the police station!!!
Seriously, if you stood on the balcony you could have thrown a paper aeroplane thru the station windows, it was the building next door!!
The insurance didn't cover it because apparently a first floor balcony (in the opinion of Lloyds Insurance, who we have now left) is in the publicly accecible domain.
not really relevant to the thread (sorry OP) but I'm still cross about this over a year and half later!!
We didn't get the bike back (custom BMX, total worth somewhere around £500), it didn;t turn up on ebay, and have since been convinced we've seen someone riding it around town.
GRR! it's replacement now lives in the flat - dragged up the stairs after every ride!!
 
This happened to my gf last year. Bike was nicked from within a locked car park with a digital access fob, just clipped right through the darn lock. Reported to the police, got a nice 'victim of crime' letter and that was the end of that.

Good job it was only worth £20, not that the thief would have realised. I wouldn't contemplate having a half decent bike in Bristol now, too much theft, even with a decent D lock they go missing.
 
eddiemcgarrigle said:
For anyone who stores items in a shed I thoroughly recommend clutch screws (designed not to be removed) for any hinges with screwheads showing. Throw in a good lock and the only way the thieving scroats will get your stored items is by demolishing the shed.

Just to lighten your moods, I used to be employed by Social Work and had access to plenty of court reports. The funniest one I ever read was of an idiot who robbed a shed in the middle of a smattering of snow. The Police traced hiim straight back to his house very quickly with his wet footprints leading them straight to his tenement flat.
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it's amazing how many sheds i have seen with posh locks and the screw heads of the hasp and staple or hinges accessible lol
 
I've just realised I've had something else go missing too. 2 pairs of Powerisers worth £300 each. Seems they've got away with best part of a grands worth of stuff.

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I feel bad for you, and hope you get it back somehow.

Crazy what people steal. I had one I bought for £25 and rode into the ground, someone bothered to cut a lock off it. No brakes, changing gear was not happening, bent wheels, flat tyres, made a hell of a noise when moving. No idea why this was worth stealing but annoyed me no end.

What qualifies as a good lock? I have a fairly respectable D lock and the wheels need a pentagonal allen key to remove, however this thread reminds me that I should do more.
 
My week old brand new Hardrock Comp got thieved the second day I was at uni (Monday). Rather annoyed about it, what's worse is there is a CCTV camera opposite where I locked it up, but campus security didn't find anything.
 
dante6491 said:
My week old brand new Hardrock Comp got thieved the second day I was at uni (Monday). Rather annoyed about it, what's worse is there is a CCTV camera opposite where I locked it up, but campus security didn't find anything.
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This makes me think I should hurry up and get mine insured! :eek:

Can anyone recommend any good bike insurers? Must be compatible with expensive bikes owned by students :p
 
You can add it on to your house insurance, depending on the insurer. Just make sure you do comply with their requirements.

As for what the police should do... there's very little the police can do about Burnsy's bike, as he's said himself. However private property theft is something which causes a great deal of stress to the victims. If it's being done by professional criminals, and in this case I think it does, then the police should be looking to find out who they are.

You can get a GPS tracking dog collar, so there's no reason why the same technology can't be placed inside a bike. The police go to 10 victims of bike theft, and sort them out with those devices.... and then as soon as a bike gets stolen they can go straight to the criminals and arrest them.

I know the police apparently don't have a great deal of time on their hands, but if we actually caught most criminals when they broke the law there would be a lot less for the police to do.
 
The Halk said:
You can add it on to your house insurance, depending on the insurer. Just make sure you do comply with their requirements.
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My current insurers (Endlseigh) require a separate policy for expensive bikes (i.e. over £400) and they're unreasonable with lock requirements too, so they're out of the question.

Perfectly willing to change house insurance if it offers decent bike cover (over £1000 and reasonable lock requirements) and if it's suitable for a student household. Otherwise I'll just go with specialist bike insurance, but I'm not sure which one!
 
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