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I thought i should share this but didn't know the best place to post it for locals. I read this rather depressing article this morning. I know bike theft has always been a problem in the city but the amount of theives getting away with it is what surprised me the most. Was just chatting about it with a policeman friend of mine i bumped into on the dog walk on the dog walk and he said those numbers don't tell the full story. The number of overall thefts is actually down considerably over the last couple of years because commuters aren't using the train station much anymore but the number of home thefts have been steadily on the rise during that time and theives getting caught is down even more due to police being busier with everything else going on. Same problem for small business owners and shoplifting apparently. So out and about or especially at home maybe worth taking extra care to keep your bikes safe as you probably won't see it again and the theif almost certainly won't get prosecuted. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19820554.900-bicycles-stolen-brighton-hove-2021/