Argos Police Incident

Argos Police Incident

Here’s the latest update on bike theft in your area. 

On 24th July 2026 officers attended the old Argos store, 1 Sandringham Road, E8 due to a stolen bike being tracked to the address.

Officers found 86 bikes inside the venue all of which they are suspected to have been stolen as well as one confirmed stolen motorbike. We have returned the motorbike to the owner and 10 bikes which have been confirmed as stolen and have been returned to there owners or are in the process of returning them. The venue has since been secured and now back in the control of the landlord.

If you have had a bike stolen recently and not reported it or have not updated the crime report with the serial number, then please respond to us with the serial number for the bike and we can check it on the spreadsheet created for this incident; as well as update your crime report with the serial number details in case it is found in future.

When finding the owners for the bikes five were found through Bike Register marking. Officers will be holding a bike register marking event on 10th August 2026 between 1500hrs – 1600hrs in Dalston Square, E8 . Bike marking is completely free and can help your bike be found again in future if it were to get stolen.

We know that bikes are an important way for people to travel and are at risk of theft because of how expensive they can be. If you have your bike stolen, please report it as soon as possible. Delays in reporting can make it harder for us to investigate and recover stolen property.   

If you have a bike, you can help keep it safe by following our ten ways to protect your bike. The most important thing to remember is to double lock your bike and register the frame number. 

You can report an incident of bike theft by using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101.  

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