Bicycle seizures 321/2025
FOI Reference: 321/2025
Request
- How many bicycles (i.e. push bikes, including e-bikes) were seized by your police force in the years 2020-2024, broken down by year?
- How many seized bicycles were recovered by a third party recovery specialist (i.e. a contracted firm responsible for recovering vehicles seized by the police) - figures requested are for 2020-2024, broken down by year?
- What was the approximate financial value for the contract to recover bicycles in the years 2020-2024, broken down by year?
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Response Q1
Pedal bikes
2020 – 17
2021 – 39
2022 – 27
2023 – 16
2024 – 2
E-Bikes
2020 – 0
2021 – 0
2022 – 2
2023 – 5
2024 – 9
Response Q2
2020 – 0
2021 – 0
2022 – 5 (2 x eBikes; 3 x Pedal Cycles)
2023 – 6 (5 x eBikes; 1 x pedal Cycles)
2024 – 11 (9 x eBikes; 2 x Pedal Cycles)
Response Q3
We don’t hold a contract to specially recover eBikes or Pedal Cycles.
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 16/04/2025)
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