Appeal after more than £30,000 worth of bikes stolen in Scottish Borders

More than £30,000 worth of bikes and power tools have been stolen in the Borders.

The high-value thefts took place in Innerleithen between Tuesday, August 4, and Saturday, August 8.

A Neuk Proof Mega downhill bike, a Cube One 77 e-bike, a Trek Fuel EXE e-bike and an Levo e-bike, worth around £15,200, were taken from a domestic garage in Leithen Mills between 11.30pm on Wednesday and 6.15am on Thursday.

A Santa Cruz Megatower CS mountain bike and a Trek Rail 7 E-bike worth around £10,000 were taken, along with vehicle keys, from a shed in the Horsburgh Street area between 3pm on Tuesday and Saturday.

A Trek Remedy 8 mountain bike worth £2,000 was stolen from a shed between 10pm on Friday and Saturday.

Milwakee power tools, various other tools, a Sihl petrol strimmer, a chainsaw and various batteries and chargers worth a total of £5,240 were also taken from a shed in the Princes Street area.

Bikes stolen

Yellow and black Neuk Proof Mega downhill bike
Black Cube One 77 e-bike
Orange and red Levo e-bike
Bronze Santa Cruz Megatower CS mountain bike
Turquoise and navy Trek Rail 7 E-bike
bBack and white Trek Remedy 8 mountain bike

Officers believe the incidents could be linked and are advising the public to “be vigilant”.

Detective Constable Michael Keean said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to trace those responsible for these break-ins and to find the items stolen.

“We are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious around the time of these thefts to get in touch. Please check any private CCTV you have or dash-cam footage and contact us if something has been captured that could assist with our investigation.

“We are also asking people to be vigilant and protect their property as well as reporting anything suspicious that could be a break-in to police.”

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0559 of Sunday, August 9, 2026.