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Stolen WeThePeople Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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WeThePeople frame numbers are stamped underneath the bottom bracket shell. Turn the bike over and read the code on the frame itself, not on the cranks or hubs, because a BMX is routinely rebuilt from parts belonging to several different bicycles. Run the frame code through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where WeThePeople stamps the frame number
Underneath the bottom bracket shell. A BMX shell is wide and flat, so once the bike is upside down the code is usually easy to read, which makes a blank or filed shell harder to explain innocently than on a crowded suspension frame. Crank and hub stampings are component markings and on a rebuilt bike will often belong to two or three different machines.
WeThePeople on the UK used market
WeThePeople is one of the established street and park BMX brands in the UK, sold through specialist shops and traded heavily between riders, frequently as bare frames or part-exchanges. Bikes ridden to skateparks spend long periods locked or unlocked in public, and receipts are almost never kept at this end of the market. The stamped frame code is usually the only identifier that exists.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on a WeThePeople BMX?
- Stamped underneath the bottom bracket shell. Turn the bike over to read it.
- Can I use the crank or hub number instead?
- No. Those identify components, and BMX bikes are commonly rebuilt with parts from several bicycles. Only the frame code identifies this one.
- What if a used WeThePeople has no receipt?
- Normal for a BMX. Confirm the code is stamped into the shell rather than on a sticker, then run it through Cyclesite's free stolen-bike check.
Police datapolice.uk releases
Most stolen bikes are never traced back to anyone
Police recorded 28,531 bicycle thefts across 44 UK city centres over three years. A suspect was identified in 10.1% of closed cases, and 1 in 33 reached a charge. Pick an area for the local picture.
Jun 23Down 25% in three yearsMay 26
- 8,221
- thefts recorded in 12 months
- −12%
- change on the year before
- 10.1%
- of closed cases had a suspect identified
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