Illegal Bikes - Operation Transom

Operation Transom was been launched back in 2023 to provide a partnership approach to tackling the use of nuisance bikes.

Local officers work with Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Team to target those who are damaging public green spaces and putting the public at risk through the illegal use of off-road motorbikes.

Part of this work sees officers continuing to increase patrols around hotspot areas and seizing bikes which are used to commit anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the locality. Signs have also been put up in these locations by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to inform people of the laws that give police the power to seize vehicles that are being driven in a way that causes, or is likely to cause alarm, distress or annoyance.

Reports of nuisance bikes usually increase during the summer and hotter periods but incidents still happen year-round and remain a concern for residents and businesses who are repeatedly affected.

Operation Transom sees the council working closely with colleagues in Staffordshire Police to gather the evidence around nuisance bikes and vehicles and they will look to take any action they can when individuals are identified. Alongside the police-led action regarding the seizing and destruction of the vehicles, the council will look to take tenancy enforcement action, when the individuals are identified as council tenants or linked to council properties. 

If you need to report nuisance bikes in your area, email Stoke-on-Trent City Council at OperationTransom@stoke.gov.uk or call 01782 233400.

Incidents which are happening live should be reported to us through Live Chat on our website – www.staffordshire.police.uk – or by calling 101.

Lets work together to tackle Illegal Bikes.