The rumour was that there was an organised gang who would load a van up with stolen bikes in Oxford, drive to Cambridge, sell them to students there, then steal

The rumour was that there was an organised gang who would load a van up with stolen bikes in Oxford, drive to Cambridge, sell them to students there, then steal a load of bikes in Cambridge to sell in Oxford. At one point IIRC Peas Hill in Cambridge, a short street near the market square with a lot of bike racks, had more crimes recorded than any other street in the country- almost all bike thefts.