I’ve looked at this using postcode sectors – a small unit and probably the most relevant. This is something you can easily query with a ukcrimestats login. Here are the top 10 – I knew Cambridge was bad, but not that bad !
Rank | Postcode Sectors | Area | Bike Theft Total |
1 | CB1 2 | Cambridge (Central South) Teversham | 398 |
2 | CB2 1 | Cambridge (West) | 379 |
3 | CB2 3 | Cambridge (West) | 371 |
4 | OX4 1 | East Oxford Cowley Blackbird Leys Sandford-on-Thames Iffley | 346 |
5 | CB1 1 | Cambridge (Central South) Teversham | 299 |
6 | CF10 1 | Cardiff city centre Grangetown Cardiff Bay & Butetown | 276 |
7 | PE1 1 | Peterborough Eastfield Eastgate Dogsthorpe Fengate Newark Parnwell | 269 |
8 | KT1 1 | Kingston upon Thames Hampton Wick | 267 |
9 | OX1 3 | Central and South Oxford Kennington | 232 |
10 | CB5 8 | Cambridge (East) | 205 |