The frame number check now looks internationally too, via Bike Index

The situation

BIKEBAZE operates internationally, and so do stolen bikes: they cross borders and get resold elsewhere. What Stop Heling, the official stolen goods register of the Dutch police, covers for the Netherlands applies internationally just the same: looking up a bike meant separate checks at BIKEBAZE and at Bike Index, each on its own site. And anyone who checked only one register missed a bike that was only listed in the other. That's why we've integrated Bike Index into the same check: one entry, and a stolen bike stays on the radar internationally too.

What we built

Your check now automatically includes Bike Index (bikeindex.org), an international register of stolen bikes. One check now covers three registers: BIKEBAZE, Stop Heling and Bike Index. On a match you instantly see:

• the bike's brand, model and year of manufacture
• when and where the bike was stolen
• a link to the original report on bikeindex.org

The check is also typo-tolerant: besides exact matches it also searches serial numbers that are just slightly off, for example due to a typo, a swapped character or a partially ground-off number. Only bikes explicitly marked as stolen count.

How it works

1. Go to app.bikebaze.nl/scan
2. Enter the frame number or battery number
3. We automatically check BIKEBAZE, Stop Heling and Bike Index
4. On a match you can view the extra details

No account needed and the check is free.

Check before you buy

Buying a second-hand bike, perhaps from abroad or via an online marketplace? First check the frame number at app.bikebaze.nl/scan. Is the bike not registered as stolen anywhere? Does the purchase feel right? Then you can register it in your own name; that is free.