410 bikes stolen in Worcestershire last year but just three recovered by police - The Droitwich Standard

410 bikes stolen in Worcestershire last year but just three recovered by police

Droitwich Editorial 8th Feb, 2020   0

THERE were 410 bicycles stolen in Worcestershire during 2019 but only three of those were recovered by police and returned to their owners.

The huge number of unsolved cases was revealed after the Standard put in a Freedom of Information request to West Mercia Police.

Out of those 410 cases only 13 people were charged with theft of a bicycle.

None of those were returned to their owners.




A West Mercia Police spokesman said: “Information about bicycles being returned to owners is not routinely recorded and therefore the figures will reflect that.

“However, every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by our ASI department is as accurate as possible.”


 

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