FYI FOD BIKES STOLEN

Not cool.

This though:

We're not talking about minor crime here," he said. “We're talking about a huge [one]. I've provided the police with all this intel and they've just done nothing

You what? Is he expecting MI5 to help out, dusting for bugs? Or maybe the SAS; they're only based in the next county.

You what?

In fairness, it's a theft of £45k and he found where the bikes were. Just wanted the police to intervene to recover or investigate.

To be fair, from their point of view, they probably don't have the resources to mount an operation to recover them. The cost isn't a factor, not at that low-level relative to other thefts. Compared to agricultural theft, or stolen motor vehicles; they're just bicycles to the police and the courts, from a cost-effectiveness angle.
As irritating and frustrating as bike theft is, they're insured and no-one got hurt.

Yeah but just feel the frustration here

The way the law works, these criminals know the chances are slim that they will get caught. That is a shitshow that shows what the state of the country we are in right now.

"You hand the police all this information, and I don't think it's that the police aren't interested. I just think they haven't got the power and the system is just no good. It has broken me."

That's totally fair enough. But having been literally broken by motorists with no interest from the police (a road 'collision' despite witnesses stating differently), I'm not naive enough to expect any help apart from a crime reference number so I can go to the insurers. This has been the way for well over 30 years in my experience; it's got worse if anything. The system has been broken for decades.
Like I said, no-one got hurt. It's property theft, and as much as it frustrates and costs in terms of insurance premiums, you can still ride the next day. On a borrowed bike, admittedly.

We were staying at The Fountain pub in Parkend last week, barman also works at Pedal Bike Away , he was telling us about being followed when leaving etc same as the Bristol MO he said he takes them on a merry chase around the area zig zagging through rat runs until they give up .Theft has skyrocketed up there be vigilant folks

Did I read that right.  Someone left their bike outside on a bike rack at night?

The stories linked to include a van break in and a garage break in.

I'm guessing the confusion comes from the usual poorly written road.cc article starting with

stolen from the back of a holidaymaker's van

It's ambiguous, but fits in with an article that skips around the counties like they're joined up and connected or something.

True. Messy piece.

Anyway, I store my car locked up outside... I wouldn't want a shrug from the police if that was stolen (although that is likely)... let's not victim blame people who do the same with bikes, or garden furniture or whatever. Theft is theft.

Of course. But what would you expect the police to do apart from log it, give you the reference number and hope they can make a connection somehow?
I doubt he got a shrug by the way; I'd wager he got an answer along the lines of 'we don't have the resources or personnel hours to mount a multi-force operation to recover push bikes likely to have been moved by the time we co-ordinate with neighbouring forces, have warrants issued, get risk assessments carried out...' He clearly wasn't after local a PC knocking on the door asking if anyone knew about some nicked bikes.
I've had numerous bikes stolen, so I get it, honestly.

Makes you wonder at what point property theft becomes worth investigating?

What's the £ threshold for a response other than a crime number?

I see the local PCSO's asking for door bell footage on Facebook when a BBQ or garden furniture has been stolen round here.

Why bother if they won't then be able to follow up to an address that has been handed to them?

What’s the £ threshold for a response other than a crime number?

It's not the value of your property, it's the value of someone else's person that they have to make the choice between.

How many bike thefts to take someone off a domestic violence call for instance?

How many bike thefts to take someone off a domestic violence call for instance?

So, if there were no domestic violence calls then the threshold would be zero.

So, if there were no domestic violence calls then the threshold would be zero.

Not specifically but roughly yes. If they break into your house abroad threaten you for your d lock keys to pinch your bike they will get a very different response from nicking it from your garden.
Theft is not a priority.
There are a great many things higher up the list and there isn't the resource to address all of those either.

To be fair, from their point of view, they probably don’t have the resources to mount an operation to recover them.

Same thing in Cambridge and when they do prosecute they just get a community service order and are out stealing bikes again the next day...

Unless it's a someone driving with no insurance, then they'll deploy 3 cars, six officers and maybe a helicopter too.