HUMBERSIDE police have been stamping bikes with residents postcodes in a bid to crack down on bike theft in the Driffield area.
Members of the local police force have held a bike stamping day in Cross Hill carpark, giving residents the chance to have their house number and postcode stamped onto their bikes in ink only detectable by the police.
Chris Webster, from Humberside Police said: “We did the bike stamping because there have been a lot of bike thefts in the area since September.
“If we find a bike when we’re out on patrol then we only have the description to go on when looking for the owner and some people may not be aware they’ve had a bike stolen. If the bike is postcoded then we can relate it back to the owner.”
Humberside Police also remind cyclists that bike security is of the utmost importance and urge all bike owners to ensure all bikes are fitted with a working bike lock.
Humberside Police will be holding a second bike stamping day in January at Cross Hill carpark as many people will receive bikes for Christmas. The date is yet to be arranged, however, if cyclists would like to have their bike stamped in the meantime stamping is available at Driffield Police Station.
Humberside police have put out an appeal to parents of children who are cycling on winter evenings without bike lights.
Chris Webster said: “It is an offence to ride a bike without lights during hours of darkness.
“We implore parents to check their child’s bikes as we will be proactively stopping youngsters on bikes with no lights and subsequently parents will receive a knock on the door.”