Live recoveryEast London recoveryEnding bike theft
Live recoveryEast London recovery
Riding a bike should be fun and worry free for everyone — but the scale of bike theft has overwhelmed the police, pushed insurance premiums sky high and made owning a bike feel impossible for many of us.
We founded BackPedal because we were fed up with the status quo and wanted to tackle bike theft head on.
The BackPedal way
Vs. the status quo
- A bike gets stolen every 2 minutes
- 78% of bike owners have been victims and a quarter never ride again
- Rising insurance premiums to cover increasing theft rates
- Thieves finding new ways to break even the best locks
- Fewer than 2% of thieves are ever caught and charged
Watch our recovery agents get back stolen bikes
Live recoveryNorth London recovery
Live recoverySouth London recoveryLet's end bike crime together
Since we started in 2021 we've recovered 529 bikes worth more than £1,000,000 for their owners — and we're only just getting started. Here are three ways you can be a hero and support our mission of ending bike crime.
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Get startedJoin the team
Whether you want to be hitting the streets as a recovery agent or building the tech to tackle bike theft — drop us an email.
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