We prevent bike theft.
We support cities, cyclists, landlords, businesses, journalists (and others) to reduce bike theft.
The Problem: Bike theft.
Bicycle theft remains the most neglected urban mobility challenge. An estimated 20% of bike theft victims stop cycling altogether. The risk of theft discourages potential cyclists from starting to cycle. Bike theft forces the use alternative, often less sustainable transportation. A stolen bike creates personal distress and a financial burdens, particularly for those who rely on bikes for affordable mobility. Bike theft undermines city initiatives to increase cycling infrastructure utilization.
The Solution: Theft prevention ideas.
We partner with cities and municipalities to implement city-wide bike theft prevention strategies. Best practice examples and our data-driven tools help cities understand theft patterns, optimize resource allocation, and measure the effectiveness of various interventions. Our team of experts works closely with local bike theft teams, understands their unique challenges and proposes tailored proven solutions adapted to the available resources . The templates and visuals we provide can be adapted and customised with your city logo in minutes. In addition to free tools, cities get more done on bike theft for an almost symbolic cost.
Knowledge is power in theft prevention. Therefore we help cyclists protect their bikes through improved locking techniques, strategic parking choices, and proper bike registration.
Our priority: Secure Bike Parking (EPBD)*
The recent EU *Energy performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) requires, already by 2027, massive bicycle parking investments in offices and other non residential buildings. We support owners of buildings to master that challenge and users and cyclist to grasp that opportunity for more and better bicycle parking spaces. → Bike parking and EPBD.
We make things happen and prevent bike theft together with …
… Cities
Bike theft audit and theft prevention campaign, → bike theft and cities.
… Cyclists
Advice, tools and ideas to act, → bike theft and cyclists.
… Landlords
New 2027 EU indoor bike parking rules, → bike theft prevention for landlords.
… Insurances
We cooperate with → bike theft insurance companies to reduce theft.
… Academia
We encourage and review → bike theft related research.
… Associations
Cyclists’ associations find many → anti bike theft tools here.
… Journalists
Bike theft (prevention), capture your readers → bike theft journalist.
… Schools
Teachers’ material on → bike theft prevention in schools.
… Tenants
Ask your landlord → bike theft prevention for private tenants or offices/shops.
… Bike shops
Gain trust and clients → bike theft prevention for bike shops.
… Bike sector
Bicycle manufacturers and importers → can reduce bike theft.
… Employers
New EU bike parking obligation → bike theft prevention for employers
We also increase bike theft awareness.
In addition to our work with target groups, we also provide background knowledge and bicycle theft statistics, curate bicycle theft articles, and lobby for better bike theft prevention:
Theft Data
We curate and collect statistics, data and research on bike theft , worldwide. Our mission is two-fold: to drastically reduce bike theft rates in European cities and to empower more people to choose cycling as their primary mode of transportation.
Theft Impact
20% of theft victims stop cycling, millions do not dare to start. Bike theft is the most underestimated obstacle to sustainable mobility. See our short bike theft presentation.
Theft links.
Our curated and regularly updated list of articles and studies on bike theft improves understanding of bike theft and its prevention. Journalists find inspiration for bike theft articles which will inspire their readers.
Advocacy.
A lot more can be done to prevent bicycle theft. We inform countries, lawmakers, the European Commission and other stakeholders about online marketplaces, bicycle registration, bike parking and other useful initiatives to combat bike theft.
About us: a.bike
a.bike was created because bike theft remains the most neglected urban mobility challenge. An estimated 20% of bike theft victims stop cycling altogether. The risk of theft discourages millions of potential cyclists from starting to cycle. Bike theft forces the use of alternative, often less sustainable transportation. A stolen bike creates personal distress and a financial burdens, particularly for those who rely on bikes for affordable mobility. And, bike theft undermines city initiatives to increase cycling infrastructure utilisation.