The most stolen bikes
Which brands and models are stolen most and where, using real theft reports. No estimates: if the sources don't have a piece of data, we don't show it.
10,979thefts analysed · data updated on 23 October 2026
Most stolen brands
- 1.Specialized680 thefts
- 2.Trek592 thefts
- 3.Cube555 thefts
- 4.Decathlon531 thefts
- 5.Rockrider435 thefts
- 6.Orbea422 thefts
- 7.Giant383 thefts
- 8.Cannondale319 thefts
- 9.Scott317 thefts
- 10.B'Twin296 thefts
Most stolen models
- 1.Freeel Z0350 thefts
- 2.Rockrider ST 10031 thefts
- 3.Decathlon Rockrider29 thefts
- 4.Rockrider St12023 thefts
- 5.Specialized Rockhopper20 thefts
- 6.Trek Marlin 519 thefts
- 7.Specialized Turbo Levo18 thefts
- 8.Carrera bicycles Vengeance16 thefts
- 9.Orbea Oiz14 thefts
- 10.Decathlon Riverside13 thefts
Where bikes are stolen
The location is only known for Bike Index thefts and reports made on destolen. The province is only known when there is a Spanish postcode.
By province (Spain)
- 1.Barcelona39 thefts
- 2.Madrid20 thefts
- 3.Girona18 thefts
- 4.Valencia13 thefts
By town or city
- 1.London (United Kingdom)190 thefts
- 2.Berlin (Germany)171 thefts
- 3.Amsterdam (Netherlands)158 thefts
- 4.Edinburgh (United Kingdom)90 thefts
- 5.Vienna (Austria)56 thefts
- 6.Manchester (United Kingdom)49 thefts
- 7.Dublin (Ireland)48 thefts
- 8.Cambridge (United Kingdom)41 thefts
- 9.Hamburg (Germany)39 thefts
- 10.Zürich (Switzerland)37 thefts
By country
- 1.United Kingdom1,211 thefts
- 2.Germany1,010 thefts
- 3.Netherlands474 thefts
- 4.France218 thefts
- 5.Italy208 thefts
- 6.Switzerland199 thefts
- 7.Austria173 thefts
- 8.Spain150 thefts
- 9.Belgium127 thefts
- 10.Ireland87 thefts
Were they e-bikes?
Of the 4,119 thefts where we know whether the bike was electric, 674 were (16%).
Where the data comes from
Mossos d'Esquadra · 6,844 thefts · data as of 23 October 2026
Public list of stolen bicycles published by the Catalan police.
With model: 87% · with location: 0% · with theft date: 0%
Bike Index · 4,119 thefts · data as of 23 October 2026
International stolen bike registry. We only use thefts that happened in Europe.
With model: 89% · with location: 100% · with theft date: 100%
Reports on destolen · 16 thefts · data as of 23 October 2026
Thefts reported by destolen users.
With model: 94% · with location: 50% · with theft date: 100%
What this data doesn't tell you
- The Mossos d'Esquadra list only includes brand and model: it doesn't say where or when the bike was stolen. Those bikes count towards brands and models, but not towards areas.
- The areas show where most thefts are recorded in these sources, not across all of Spain or Europe.
- Many reports don't give the model or spell it differently, so the model ranking has fewer thefts than the brand ranking.
- We only show groups with at least 10 thefts, so that no individual case can be identified.
- These are counts of reported thefts, not rates: a brand that sells a lot appears more often even if it isn't easier to steal.
- We merge the different spellings of a brand (Trek, TREK and trek count together). 1,436 thefts have no recognisable brand.
Don't let it happen to you
Registering your bike is free: if it's stolen, you'll have the serial number and photos at hand to report it and search for it. And if you're buying second-hand, check first that it isn't stolen.