Unlocked bikes get stolen within four hours
Bicycle thieves across the UK have been tested to see how quickly they steal an unlocked bike. They passed with flying colours.Shiny new bikes were left in ten city-centres and researchers hid around the corner, timing how long they took to disappear.
All of the bikes were stolen within four hours, with the average being two hours and 22 minutes.
But bike thieves in London can sit back proudly, there the test bicycle was nabbed in just 17 MINUTES.
It is estimated that 300,000 bikes are stolen across the UK each year - but only 10 of them are thought to be lost in bike theft experiments.
A spokesperson for MORE TH>N who conducted the research said: "The experiment was designed to raise awareness about the growing problem of bike theft and also to help us identify cities where there is a particularly high risk. "Naturally we don’t recommend anyone leave their bike unsecured and the experiment proves that, no matter where you live, without proper security it’s just a matter of time until your bike is snatched."
How quickly the bikes were stolen.
10. Liverpool -3 hours 52 minutes
9. Bristol - 3 hours 15 minutes
8. Manchester - 3 hours 10 minutes
7. Norwich - 2 hours 57 minutes
6. Newcastle - 2 hours 25 minutes
5. Portsmouth - 2 hours 12 minutes
4. Cardiff - 2 hours 10 minutes
3. Birmingham - 1 hour 55 minutes
2. Glasgow - 1 hour 30 minutes
1. London - 17 minutes
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