Free bike security marking in Newbury today (Sunday)
Thames Valley Police are running the bike marking event between 10am and 2pm outside the Homebase store.
The Newbury nighbourhood policing team will also be offering crime prevention advice and home security surveys.
The bike marking exercise involves engraving the frame of the bike with the owner’s postcode and attaching a tamper proof sticker. People will also be given a log book to register their bike’s details.
Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Colin Reeves, of the Newbury neighbourhood team, said: “This event is a continuation of the success of the scheme that we have had during the past three years. The team has security marked over 500 bikes so far and we are looking to stage more events during the summer.
“Over 130,000 bikes are stolen in the UK each year. Having a bike security marked makes it easier for the police to identify and speeds up the process for returning it to its owner.”
You can contact any member of the Newbury neighbourhood team by calling 101, single non-emergency number for Thames Valley Police.