2 December, 2025 Police and Crime Commissioner teams up with Bristol Bike Theft Awareness to host crucial meeting with local bikers as theft figures remain stubbornly high. Around 100 concerned motorcyclists gathered in Bristol on 1st December for a frank and sometimes heated discussion about the ongoing motorcycle theft crisis affecting riders across Avon and Somerset. The meeting, hosted by Police and Crime Commissioner Clare Moody and Bristol Bike Theft Awareness , brought

When you first get a bike, it’s easy to focus on sorting your riding kit and planning adventures, leaving security as an afterthought. Talk to riders who’ve had a bike stolen though, and a very different set of priorities appears. Below is a collection of short pieces of advice that come up again and again in conversations with experienced riders. Think of them as distilled “I wish I’d known this earlier” moments. Use them as prompts to check your own setup, both at home and

At home is where most bikes sleep. It's also where a lot of them disappear from. The thing is, home should be where you have the most control over security. You know the layout, you can add things over time, and you can build habits. Whilst a lot of advice treats home security like it's the same as street parking - just ‘buy a better lock.’, effective home security isn't about having the most expensive or heaviest-duty chain. It's about layers. What is Layered Security? Thiev

When we go out and have to leave our bikes parked in public areas, we have limited control. We don’t control who walks past, where the cameras point, or whether someone is watching. However we can  control a few things: Where you leave the bike What you carry with you Final checks before walking away This guide is about turning those seconds into a habit – a quick, repeatable way to lock your bike every single time you park in public. Where You Park Understandably, most rider

Most riders think of security as something that happens at the bike – locks, chains, alarms, trackers. That matters. But there’s a whole other side to this that doesn’t involve tools or hardware at all - What you do as part of the wider riding community. You have more influence than you might think. The way you report thefts, share information, support local groups and talk to decision-makers all feeds into how seriously motorcycle theft is taken where you live. This guide is

Motorcycle theft rates dropped by 7.9% in the early part of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023, with total thefts reported as significantly lower than in recent history. This improvement represents more than two decades of coordinated efforts from multiple stakeholders. But what are insurers, manufacturers, industry bodies, and police forces actually doing to combat theft? In this article we examine the active initiatives, programmes, and interventions taking place ac