Footage has emerged showing brazen thieves stealing motorbikes in busy streets and carparks in Melbourne.





Security cameras have captured a number of successful and attempted thefts in broad daylight with police warning hotspots for bike thefts include Bourke, Queen and William streets in the CBD.

One video released by police shows a man dressed in a shirt and jeans use what looks like a bolt-cutter to break the lock on a motorcycle.

The bike is parked on the side of a busy street, with passers-by apparently oblivious to the man's crime.

Victoria Police recorded 132 motorbikes stolen during 2013-14 compared to 107 the previous year.