These sets have unique identification marks which are applied to the push bikes and the SNT maintain a database of the owners and details of the cycles. Should they then be stolen the Police will have scientific evidence to link any suspects to the crimes.

Police Community Support Officers (PCSO's) lead by their supervisor Paul Newman will be carrying out the marking up and maintenance of the database and the project was conceived by the local Police Young Peoples Partnership Officer PC Paul Gray.

Initially the marking will take place with young people who come to the BMX track on Little Common Lane and on the first night many young people were keen to take part. The project will then be taken into local schools and will be offered at other local venues throughout the summer.

 

“This project will help us to combat the theft of push bikes within the SNT, many of which go unreported. I would urge young people to take the opportunity to take part in this free scheme as many of the bicycles used locally can be worth a lot of money. The Police recover lots of bicycles many of which we cannot find the owners of and are subsequently auctioned off at substantially lower values. We aim through this scheme to prevent the crimes happening in the first place, to lower the fear of crime and reassure people that we should be able to get the property to their rightful owner should it be recovered"

- PC Paul Gray.