Check before you buy.

Search by serial number, brand, or model to check if an item has been reported stolen. Free for everyone, forever.

Or register your gear to protect it.

How it works

Check

Enter any serial number before buying secondhand. Instantly see if it's been reported stolen.

Register

Add your gear with serial numbers and photos. Create a proof-of-ownership record.

Alert

If something's stolen, mark it and share an alert. Anyone checking the serial will be warned.

What you can register on SerialCheck

If it has a serial number, it belongs on SerialCheck. Our registry covers all types of valuables commonly targeted by thieves across Australia.

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Bicycles

Road bikes, mountain bikes, e-bikes, and kids' bikes

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Electronics

Laptops, tablets, phones, gaming consoles, and TVs

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Power Tools

Drills, saws, grinders, and trade equipment

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Instruments

Guitars, keyboards, brass, woodwind, and more

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Cameras

DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, lenses, and drones

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Jewellery

Watches, rings, and pieces with unique identifiers

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Sporting Goods

Surfboards, golf clubs, fitness equipment

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Anything Else

Any item with a serial number or unique identifier

Why Australians trust SerialCheck

We built SerialCheck to solve a simple problem: most stolen property is never recovered because owners don't have their serial numbers recorded. Here's what makes us different.

100% Free, Forever

No hidden fees, no premium tiers, no trial periods. Registering your gear and checking serial numbers costs nothing. We believe property protection should be accessible to every Australian.

Privacy First

Your personal details are never displayed publicly. When someone finds a match on a stolen item, contact is facilitated through the platform. We don't sell or share your data with anyone.

Community Powered

SerialCheck works because everyday Australians use it — registering their property, checking serial numbers before buying, and sharing alerts. Every user makes the network stronger.

Instant Results

Checking a serial number takes seconds. No waiting, no phone calls, no paperwork. Just enter a serial number and get an instant answer on whether it has been reported stolen.

Proof of Ownership

Every registered item gets a timestamped record with serial numbers and photos. This serves as independent proof of ownership for police reports and insurance claims.

Australian Built

SerialCheck is an independent, Australian-built project. Not a multinational corporation — just a local initiative focused on helping Australians protect their belongings.

Property theft is one of Australia's most common crimes

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, hundreds of thousands of Australian households are affected by property theft each year. Bicycles disappear from front yards, power tools vanish from work utes, laptops are taken in break-ins, and musical instruments go missing from cars after gigs. The financial and emotional toll is significant — and the recovery rate is dishearteningly low.

One of the biggest reasons stolen property goes unrecovered is surprisingly simple: most people don't have their serial numbers written down. When police recover stolen goods — and they do, regularly — they often cannot return them because there is no way to match items to their owners. A $3,000 guitar sitting in an evidence room is useless if nobody can prove it belongs to them.

SerialCheck exists to close that gap. By giving Australians a free, easy place to record serial numbers before something goes wrong, we make stolen property harder to sell and easier to return. Every item registered in the system strengthens the network and makes theft a little less profitable.

Tips and guides

Practical advice to help you protect your property and stay safe when buying second-hand.

Protect your valuables in under two minutes

Join thousands of Australians who have registered their serial numbers on SerialCheck. It's free, it's fast, and it could make all the difference if something goes wrong.