Pedal bicycles and accessories reported as stolen from 2017 to 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.022893

I note you seek access to the following information:

1) The number of bicycles reported as stolen to the Metropolitan Police in the years
a) 2017
b) 2018
c) 2019
d) 2020
e) 2021

2) Of these stolen bicycles, the number which were successfully recovered still in good working order, again broken down by year

3) The number of these thefts which resulted in an arrest

4) The number of these thefts which resulted in a prosecution

5) If recorded and available, the combined value of the bicycles reported stolen, broken down by year.

Please note that I am looking for the number of reported thefts in each year which led to bikes being recovered, arrests, etc. Therefore, for example, the box marked "X" above should show the number of bicycles reported stolen in the calendar year 2019, and the box marked "Y" should show the number of these specific bicycles which were recovered, not the number of bicycles stolen at any time which were recovered in the year 2019. Likewise, "Z" should show the number of arrests relating to bicycles reported stolen in 2019, not the number of arrests which took place during 2019 relating to bicycle thefts which happened at any time.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.