Best bike locks in Rotterdam 2026

Rotterdam ranks second on the Dutch bike theft list with roughly 6,000 reports a year. The dynamics differ from Amsterdam: around Rotterdam Centraal, Blaak and the Markthal it is mostly opportunistic thieves, while in the south (Afrikaanderwijk, Feyenoord) and around Kop van Zuid professional groups operate that specifically scan for e-bikes and cargo bikes. Insurers like Interpolis and Allsecur require at least ART-3 for bikes over 1000 euros in postcodes 3011 through 3032 (Centrum, Oude Westen, Kop van Zuid). At the station squares of Blaak and Centraal, unguarded parking after midnight is almost guaranteed trouble — use the guarded NS facility beneath the station (first 24 hours free). The combination of an Abus Granit Plus 470 chain lock with the standard AXA Defender frame lock is a common setup here. For the many students around Hogeschool Rotterdam and Erasmus University, the Abus Bordo 6000 is popular because it fits into a backpack.