{"id":41993,"date":"2020-03-06T17:29:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T17:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41993"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T17:29:46","slug":"bicycle-thefts-in-cardiff-falling-but-is-that-the-whole-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/06\/bicycle-thefts-in-cardiff-falling-but-is-that-the-whole-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle thefts in Cardiff falling &#8211; but is that the whole story?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve had every bike I\u2019ve owned in Cardiff stolen,\u201d one business owner tweeted &#8211; so The Cardiffian<\/strong><\/em><strong> went to meet him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/topbikes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/topbikes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/topbikes-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Tim Corrigan has had every bike he has ever owned in Cardiff stolen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A CARDIFF business owner says that bicycle\nthefts in the capital discourage people from cycling into work.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tim Corrigan, the owner of Milk and Sugar\ncaf\u00e9s, has had four bikes stolen in the eight years he has been living in\nCardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council is considering a congestion charge as part of a greener transport strategy for the city but Mr Corrigan, 50, says bicycle thefts are putting off people who want to be greener. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Analysis by The Cardiffian of bike theft\nreports in the city reveal that the number has dropped consistently over the\nlast three years. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>But despite what police data shows, Mr Corrigan believes there remains a problem. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe last one that got stolen was a BMC\ncarbon bike,\u201d said Mr Corrigan.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt had a carbon drive, so it was very\nrare, quite unique, and it was a treat to myself. That one was about \u00a31,500. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/bike-wood-st-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The number of bicycle thefts in Cardiff have fallen for three years in a row<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI cycle a lot, for me it\u2019s my main form of\ntransport, it\u2019s not something I just pull out on the weekends.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Corrigan was less willing to spend money on a replacement bike as he feared it would likely be stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just went to Evans and bought a \u00a3300 one, which is still a lot of\nmoney, but I didn\u2019t want to spend as much money as I have in the past,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think a part of the problem in any city is that a lot people are\nspending a lot of money on bikes and the reason they don\u2019t choose to cycle into\nwork or around town is because if you leave your bike somewhere in the city you\njust don\u2019t know if it will be there when you get back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The council aims to build a\nfully-segregated cycle network across the city by 2026 and complete a\ncycle-loop around the city centre as part of its plans to tackle the city\u2019s air\nquality problems. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>As part of its 2019\/20 local transport\ngrants to Cardiff Council, the Welsh Government awarded \u00a3432,000 towards strategic\ncycle routes. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, Mr Corrigan thinks that if the council wants to encourage more people to travel by bike it needs to tackle the number of bicycle thefts and increase secure bike storage facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The sad thing about cycling in Cardiff, I never expect my bike to be there when I get back from anywhere. Only took my lights this time, no wonder no one makes the leap from cars. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cardiff<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mrtimncorrigan (@mrtimncorrigan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrtimncorrigan\/status\/1228071321843765254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"114\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TimC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC.png 395w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC-390x114.png 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC-293x85.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TimC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC.png 395w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC-390x114.png 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/TimC-293x85.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow difficult would it be to create a\nplace that\u2019s secure that\u2019s in the city centre? That would allow people to ride\nin on bikes. It might cost people money to use, but people will spend it if\ntheir bike will be kept safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The council says it is increasing the number of facilities for people to lock up their bikes in the city centre but they will be the same in nature as the bike racks which are currently around Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>A Cardiff Council spokesperson said: \u201cThe\nsecurity of a bike is the responsibility of the bike owner and any thefts that\ndo occur would be reported to the South Wales Police.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking alongside the police, the council\ndoes have extensive CCTV coverage in the city centre, which can be used by the\npolice for investigation into any reported incidents of bike theft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However, Mr Corrigan recently had his bike lights stolen while his bike was locked under CCTV cameras. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy bike\u2019s locked up right underneath a camera and I don\u2019t even think that\u2019s enough of a deterrent because people can just wear hoodies and hide their identity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What does the data say?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<p>Cardiff has more bicycle thefts than in any other place in Wales, but the number of reports of theft have been falling for three years. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Data from <a href=\"https:\/\/data.police.uk\/\">data.police.uk <\/a>reveals that there have been 142 fewer reports of bicycle theft in 2019 than there were in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"698\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1.png 931w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1.png 931w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture1-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The data shows that bicycle theft reports tend\nto be more common during the summer months and fall again during colder, winter\nmonths.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"719\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2.png 959w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2.png 959w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Picture2-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Among the potential reasons for the for the fall in bicycle theft reports is that victims have little confidence that they will get their bikes back. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The majority of investigations into stolen bikes end with no suspect identified.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Corrigan said that he did not report every time his bike was stolen because he felt that there was not much the police could do to help. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for South Wales Police said:\n\u201cBeing a capital city you would fully expect Cardiff to have a higher number of\nthefts compared to smaller town and cities in Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cCardiff is a cycle-friendly city which\nmeans an increasing number of people are choosing to use bikes to get around\nbut unfortunately they are popular targets for thieves particularly when they\nhave been left either insecure or secured with a poor quality lock.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a large number of cycle racks across the capital which we patrol as often as possible. If anyone sees a bike being stolen please call 999 immediately or call 101 if you have information on who is responsible for such thefts,\u201d they said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had every bike I\u2019ve owned in Cardiff stolen,\u201d one business owner tweeted &#8211; so The Cardiffian went to meet him. A CARDIFF business owner says that bicycle thefts in the capital discourage people from cycling into work. Tim Corrigan, the owner of Milk and Sugar caf\u00e9s, has had four bikes stolen in the eight years he has been living in Cardiff. 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