My bike was stolen from OUTSIDE the New Scotland Yard and Met Police 'did nothing about it'... they 'wouldn't even watch the CCTV or track its GPS'

A man whose bike was stolen outside Scotland Yard and in view of the Houses of Parliament has slammed police for their lack of effort in trying to find it. Anti-crime campaigner Dr Lawrence Newport posted a video to social media about the theft of his bike He claimed he told police exactly where the bike was and they closed the case after just one day Dr Newport claimed politicians have 'given up' on police, courts and crime. Postcodes with most claims for bike thefts over past two years SW - South West London SE - South East London BS - Bristol EH - Edinburgh BN - Brighton KT - Kingston Upon Thames E - East London RG - Reading SO - Southampton TW - Twickenham NE - Newcastle BH - Bournemouth OX - Oxford N - North London CF - Cardiff CB - Cambridge NW - North West London GU - Guildford LS - Leeds PO - Portsmouth Data from Admiral insurance Many feel obliged to take action themselves given that just 3 per cent of reported bike thefts in the past five years have resulted in a charge or summons. More than 365,000 bike thefts reported to police have gone unsolved since 2019 – equating to 89 per cent of all cases, according to Home Office data released earlier this year.