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I can't help but reflect that, as far as I can tell, the entire effort of the Police is to get bicycles registered on Immobilise so that it is easier to get them back to the owner after they've been stolen. There doesn't appear to be much effort at actually apprehending thieves, not preventing theft in the first place by addressing the market for these stolen bikes (I suspect similar arguments could be made for all sorts of property theft).
The argument appears to be: 'Your bike will be stolen, but tell the Police you own it and if we happen to find it you might get it back'.
Reassuring, really, and yet more support for taking control of this yourself. Buy decent locks, use them properly, think about where you lock your bike, and have insurance for when the inevitable happens.