The Dutch Cyclists’ Union investigated the opportunities and problems of a local approach to bicycle theft. One of the conclusions: with respect to bicycle policy too, there is still a lot of work to be done. Bicycle theft is a major obstacle to getting people on their bicycles. A survey among 12,000 cyclists conducted by the Dutch Cyclists’ Union in the framework of the bicycle theft scan showed that 45% of people did not cycle to some destinations, such as the station or town centre, for fear of theft. For the same reason, 32% were not prepared to buy a new bicycle. These conclusions confirm previous research results and emphasise that attention for bicycle theft is an urgent priority in bicycle policy. But bicycle theft is a security problem and is therefore not directly the responsibility of the traffic official.