Figures on stolen bikes

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Figures on stolen bikes

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Well, it looks like Devon and Cornwall has the second lowest stats for bike thefts.

Where as Avon and Somerset has one of the highest !!!

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/motorbike-crime/
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So I guess the criminals will look at those public figures and think that Devon bikes are either over protected or that nobody bothers to come down this far.
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Bristol is stupidly high for thefts.

A fact came out the other day that over 600bikes in 3 months got stolen from wiltshire.

Not brilliant numbers. Just got to do what you can to make it as hard as possible.
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I got back on a bike in 2011 After 30 yrs or so without.

I've had 5 thefts plus 2 attempts (in Brizzle). Madness.
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MellowYellow wrote: Oct 22nd, '22, 21:03 I got back on a bike in 1911 After 30 yrs or so without.

I've had 5 thefts plus 2 attempts (in Brizzle). Madness.
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Ah, 1911. The heyday of biking. There were zero thefts of bikes that had no ignition keys, nobody needed a huge padlock and chain and GPS trackers hadn't been invented. and there were still green fields between Brizzle and Barf :mrgreen:
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Thanks fellas, date revised
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