Railway cycle theft hotspots revealed

[tom73]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49154673

 

[Cycleops]

Doesn't @ianrauk live at and commute from Barming? The station with the most thefts.

 

[ianrauk]

I did for a while. It's a small, unmanned country station so it's no surprise.

It's not the station with the most thefts either, that's St Albans, rather then the most thefts per passenger number.

 

[bonker]

That's incredible. I've had two bikes stolen from Bookham ( over 15 years) but haven't bothered reporting either ( old bikes or no insurance) so the real figure makes that sleepy village look like the Bronx.

 

[icowden]

Not sure what the point of "rate of theft per 100000" passengers is. Presumably they aren't all on bikes. If 99,999 passengers are pedestrians and there's one cyclist that's a really annoyed cyclist.

 

[Seevio]

<snip>If 99,999 passengers are pedestrians </snip>

Is that before or after their bikes are stolen?

 

[Seevio]

My local station seems pretty steady at 1 bike theft a year. As there's already been a theft this year, I reckon I don't even need a lock until Christmas.

 

[classic33]

Locally, the list in full based on footfall, number of secure spaces, and thefts of bikes over three years

Hebden Bridge - 17 bikes stolen over three years
Todmorden - 14
Halifax - 13
Sowerby Bridge - 5