How many cycle hangars in Bristol: 32, 71, 72, 76 or 102?

If you are an impatient reader, the answer is 76 (as at 07/12/2025). You can read the rest of the article to understand why it is so difficult to get a correct number. I also provide some detailed analysis of the 76 cycle hangars.

Bristol Live

In Oct 2025 BL reported that there were 102 cycle hangars in Bristol.

The figure of 102 is much higher than any other published figure and is likely to be incorrect, unless it is counting cycle hangars that are not provided by BCC.

Bristol City Council - Services Map

The Cycle Hangar Service Map currently reports that there are 32 installed cycle hangars in Bristol, with another 39 proposed, resulting in a total of 71.

Bristol City Council - Decision Notice

In Oct 2024 BCC published a Decision Notice that stated there were 31 cycle hangars with approval to provide another 40, resulting in a total of 71.

For the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration to sign and approve the tender report to commission the supply, installation, administration and maintenance for 40 cycle hangers with the option to extend the maintenance for an additional 2 years with the option to enact the supplier managing the administration and maintenance of 31 existing on street hangars in Bristol, after an initial 2-year period has ended.

According to BCC there should be 71 cycle hangars in place today. It is clear that BCC are not keeping their Cycle Hangar Service Map up to date, so that is another BCC data publication that should be taken with a big pinch of salt.

Bristol City Council - Citizen Cycle Hangar Register App

The BCC Citizen Cycle Hangar Register App shows hundreds of Installed and Proposed cycle hangars. BCC block access to the data behind this map, so it is not possible to get a count of the number of "Installed" cycle hangars.

Bristol City Council - Open Data

BCC do not publish data for cycle hangars on their Open Data Portal.

Better By Bike

Better By Bike currently report that there are 72 cycle hangars in Bristol.

BikeNest

BikeNest manage the cycle hangars on behalf of BCC, and the data taken from their interactive map shows there are currently 76 cycle hangars in Bristol.

It is not possible to get a list of cycle hangars from the BikeNest map, but by extracting the data from their map I have built a report that presents the data in a more consumable format.

You can find my Cycle Hangar reports by clicking on the Cycle Hangars button on the Site Map for BU Reports.

Cycle Hangar Report

There are 6 spaces in each hangar.
It costs £36 a year to rent a space in a hangar (there is also a £25 sign-up fee).

These are the Wards with cycle hangars.

These are the cycle hangars that currently have spaces to rent.

Why do we need cycle hangars?

Many people want to cycle around Bristol, but they may live in accommodation where there is nowhere to securely store a bike.

Bicycle Theft in Bristol

Between Jun 2023 and Sep 2025 there were 1,818 reports of bicycle theft in Bristol. Very few of these crime investigations result in any action being taken against an individual.

These are the top 10 Wards for Bicycle Theft reports.

Impact of Bicycle Theft in Bristol

Earlier this year Novuna Personal Financed published data on bicycle theft in the UK.

Their analysis indicated that Bristol is the capital for bicycle thefts, with 82% of cyclists reporting a theft.

The consequences of bike theft go beyond financial losses. Nearly 870,000 cyclists (23%) have reduced how often they ride, and more than 320,000 (9%) have stopped cycling altogether due to theft.

If BCC want to encourage people to cycle it is clear that they must provide more secure cycle storage facilities.