Brightly Painted Bikes Being Used To Tackle Cycle Crime

Cyclists in Beverley may have noticed two brightly colour bikes that have been placed in racks around the town in an attempt to raise awareness of bike crime.

The idea was started in April at the University of Hull with the launch of ‘Pink Cycle’ that was moved around the campus to educated cyclists about security.

Now two of those bikes have found their way to Beverley. One is located in Wednesday Market while the other is located outside East Riding College.

PC Andy Allen, Crime Reduction Officer for Hull said;

“A large number of cycles are stolen each year from across the Humberside area and a large proportion of these are when they were left unlocked and unattended.”

“This could be from outside a shop when people are nipping in for some essentials or outside friends’ homes when they are briefly dropping in. However, the message is clear lock it or risk losing it!”

“I would also advise people to avoid cheap locks as they are not much of a deterrent to cycle thieves as they can be easily broken or cut.”

I would therefore always encourage cyclists to invest in SOLD SECURE or similar rated, quality locks. As a guide, spend at least 10% of the value of the bike.”

“When cycles are not in use they are often stored in shed and garages, therefore people are asked to make sure the building is suitably secured.”

“Ensure that a strong lock is fitted, consider fitting an alarm and ensure cycles are locked and anchored to the walls and/or floor – and ideally to other valuables – making them difficult to remove.”

Latest figures show that there has been an improvement with regard to bike crime.

Statistics show that for t Cycle theft improved with 1681 incidents reported in between 01/04/15 and 27/10/15 and 1032 incidents reported in between 01/04/16 and 27/10/16.