Best bike locks in Eindhoven 2026

Eindhoven records about 2,800 reports a year, lower than the Randstad but with noticeably higher average losses thanks to the large share of expensive e-bikes and speedpedelecs belonging to ASML/Philips staff. Theft hotspots are around Eindhoven Centraal, the 18 Septemberplein, Strijp-S (especially after nights out at Anne & Max or the Effenaar) and near the High Tech Campus. Since 2022 the municipality has installed smart bike parking at Centraal and Neckerspoel with camera surveillance. Insurers like Interpolis and Centraal Beheer require ART-3 in postcodes 5611 to 5617 for all e-bikes over 2000 euros. The A2/A67 motorway proximity makes Eindhoven attractive to mobile gangs from Eastern Europe: stolen bikes are in Germany or Belgium within three hours. So always use a second lock and ART-3 or higher, even for a quick stop. Abus Granit, Kryptonite New York and for compact use the Abus Bordo 6500 are favourites. The guarded facility at Centraal is free and well supervised.