Bikes stolen from tourist spots in the Forest of Dean

Police are appealing for information following a series of bike thefts from various tourist sites across the Forest of Dean.

Officers are particularly keen to speak to anyone in the area of Speech House Road in the early hours of Thursday 18 November after two electric bikes were stolen in Coleford.

The high value bikes were taken from an address in the area at around 4.30am when offenders cut the locks before making off.

Officers have conducted CCTV enquiries. A number of vehicles were seen in the area at the time who may have witnessed the theft or have dashcam footage and police would now like to speak to anyone who has not already come forward.

They would particularly like to hear from anybody with dashcam footage of a bike being ridden along the B4226 near to Speech House Hotel at around 5am.

Anyone with information should contact the Force through the website, quoting incident 129 of 18 November: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/

Alternatively you can call 101 or phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or through https://crimestoppers-uk.org.