In Vancouver, British Columbia, 490 bike theft incidents were reported in 2026 year-to-date through July, representing 2.4% of the 20,238 total city incidents recorded during this period. Bike theft ranks seventh among the nine crime categories tracked. The Central Business District recorded the highest count among listed neighbourhoods with 98 incidents, followed by Fairview with 85. In 2025, full-year bike theft counts totalled 786 incidents, down 10.8% from 881 in 2024.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vancouver.
This page presents open-data records for reported bike theft incidents in Vancouver, British Columbia. During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), there were 490 bike theft incidents recorded by local police authorities. Across all nine tracked categories in the city, Vancouver logged a city total of 20,238 reported incidents. Bike theft accounts for exactly 2.4% of all recorded incidents in Vancouver over this period.
The underlying dataset spans from July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01) through August 13, 2026 (2026-08-13). The 490 incidents documented for 2026 reflect the year-to-date snapshot through July, distinguishing these figures from short-term 60-day map window totals. Reviewing these figures provides insight into reported bicycle property offences across Vancouver without relying on per capita calculations or estimated figures.
Among the 9 total categories tracked in Vancouver, bike theft ranks 7th by volume during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). With 490 recorded incidents, bike theft is less common than several sibling categories in the open-data feed. For comparison, theft recorded 7,348 incidents, while assault logged 3,778 incidents. Additionally, theft from vehicle registered 3,282 incidents, mischief recorded 3,206 incidents, and break and enter saw 1,161 incidents. All five of these sibling categories registered substantially higher incident counts than bike theft in Vancouver over the same year-to-date period.
Bike theft ranks 7th out of 9 crime categories in Vancouver during 2026 (YTD, through Jul), comprising 2.4% of the city total with 490 reported incidents. In complete annual reporting, bike theft recorded a peak of 1,507 incidents in 2022 before declining to 1,038 in 2023, 881 in 2024, and 786 in 2025. The 10.8% decrease between 2024 and 2025 reflects a continued downward trend in annual bicycle theft counts prior to the partial 2026 total. Central Business District registered the largest count among listed neighbourhoods with 98 incidents.
During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Vancouver recorded 490 reported bike theft incidents. This total accounts for 2.4% of the 20,238 total recorded offences across all nine crime categories in the city during this timeframe. These published counts reflect official municipal open-data releases from January through July 2026.
Central Business District recorded the highest count of bike thefts among Vancouver neighbourhoods in 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 98 incidents. Fairview followed with 85 incidents, while Mount Pleasant registered 46, West End recorded 45, and Strathcona logged 40 incidents.
In the last complete calendar year of 2025, Vancouver registered 786 bike thefts, down 10.8% from 881 incidents in 2024. Across the recorded archive, annual bike thefts peaked in 2022 with 1,507 incidents, following 725 in 2021 and 1,038 in 2023.
Bike theft ranks 7th among Vancouver's 9 tracked crime categories for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Its 490 reported incidents place it below higher-volume property offences such as theft with 7,348 incidents, theft from vehicle with 3,282 incidents, mischief with 3,206 incidents, and break and enter with 1,161 incidents.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data releases for Vancouver, BC.