Let's pedal faster

The fifth annual Cycle Crime Conference, hosted by BikeRegister, the national cycle database, in association with British Transport Police (BTP), took place in Birmingham on Tuesday, 25 June 2019.

Following on from last year's hugely successful event, officers from 37 Police Forces registered for this one-day cycle crime conference, along with key partners from the cycling, retail, insurance and security industries.

The theme for this year's conference was ‘Let's pedal faster’ with speakers highlighting innovative partnership working to tackle bike crime across the UK, as well as the numerous cycle crime reduction and bike marking initiatives being undertaken nationally.

Around 150 delegates got the chance to hear about successful operations to reduce cycle theft and share best practice on cycle crime solutions.

 2019 Cycle Crime Awards winners:

• BikeRegister's Most Active User - Lee Honey, Metropolitan Police Service (Winner)
• Expanding Cycle Crime Efforts & Best Practice Marking Events - Avon & Somerset Police (Winner)
• Best Partnership Working Within the Community - Rob Forder, British Transport Police (Winner)
• The 2019 BTP Award - Belinda Hopkins, Crime Prevention & Reduction Adviser, University of Oxford (Winner)