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Thanks Oliver, I hadn't considered this element of it. They guy who bought my frame from 'the fence' did mention that there was lots of bikes/parts strewn around this property so you raise a valid point.
Going back to the burglary thing, although stuff has been taken without permission my would the police consider it burglary even though when the parts where taken the person wasn't technically trespassing?
poodawg
Oliver Schick
You should report this to the police. See the advice in here:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/176548/
The police contact details may be out of date, I haven't updated this in a while. What has happened to you is basically burglary, forget about the fact it's bike parts for a moment. The police are generally very interested in burglary. If the person't mate (let's call him 'the fence' for now) seems fairly expert at this, he may do this regularly. The police are very interested in people regularly engaged in criminal activity, and when it comes to bike theft, fences are certainly interesting as finding them may lead to other criminals and disrupt the chain for a while. Proof of ownership is secondary for the time being. The police need enough evidence to charge someone and if there's a stash of stolen goods there's a chance something in it will be traceable. Good luck.