And yet in Notts I've now been seeing police on the tram stops with like 10 tram staff making sure people are paying their 2 quid for a tram ticket. I really don't understand why the police really care about a 2 quid tram ticket but won't look for a stolen bike that cost 700 quid.

Most people probably think what's the point. Policing like everything has been cut to the bone and when all you get is a crime reference number and an email saying the case is dropped in the same week it's pretty evident that line of support is gone.