Illegal off-road bikes

How you can let us know about the antisocial and dangerous use of off-road bikes.

If you believe life is in danger caused by people riding off-road bikes, please call the police on 999.

Know the law

If you own or ride a motorbike or off-road motorbike it is your responsibility to know the law.

It is illegal to ride any motorbike in public open spaces such as:

• parks
• play areas
• pavements

It is illegal to ride an off-road motorbike on the road. Off-road bikes can only be ridden legally on private land with the landowner’s permission. 

Report off-road bikers

We are working with Solihull Community Housing and West Midlands Police to deal with the problems caused by off-road bikes.

This includes:

• quad bikes
• scramblers
• mini-motos
• go-peds

If you see illegal off-road bikers in your area, please let us know.

Report off-road bikers

You can also call us on 0121 717 1500.

What you should do

You can help our investigation by keeping a record of:

• the location and times when off-road biking is taking place
• the type of off-road bike
• the riders clothing
• if the rider is wearing a helmet
• the age of the rider
• the name and address of the rider if you know it