Bike Theft Statistics
A curated overview of relevant data on bike theft and its impact on cycling.
20 bike theft indicators that matter.
Knowledge is power. Reliable data on bike theft is a precondition for efficient policy measures. Please have a look below at our short presentation at the 2025 POLIS conference in Utrecht. For background and more detailed statistics, please visit our page on Bike Theft Data and read our blog post on the economic implications of bike theft.
Data-driven bike theft research.
There is surprisingly little academic research on bike theft. On our page on academic research on bike theft you find important studies and ideas for further research. We also offer travel grants for student research who present their theft-related papers at conferences.
