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Wednesday 5th February 2025 Good Evening from the Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team, Our team are hard at work preventing crime and keeping our communities safe. If you have any local information to support us with this, please email the Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team inbox on shirley@westmidlands.police.uk . Please be aware that this inbox is NOT monitored 24 hours a day and is purely for non-emergencies. In an emergency please call 999. To report a crime in a non-emergency situation please call 101 or visit Report a crime | West Midlands Police to do this online. The Shirley Team will also keep you updated on their activity using X (previously known as Twitter). Please follow our team on X using the following username: @ShirleyWMP . Local crime Below is a snapshot of the crime that has been recorded in the Shirley area between the 28th January 2025 to the 5th February 2025: Burglaries: Between 17:00pm on Friday 24th January 2025 and 06:45am on Monday 27th January 2025 a boiler was stolen from within a home that was in the process of being built on Light Hall Lane. Vehicle crime: Between 21:00pm and 21:30pm on Saturday 25th January 2025 a leather bag containing personal belongings was stolen from a vehicle parked on the Stratford Road.Between 18:36pm and 18:38pm on Tuesday 28th January 2025 a silver Ford Puma was stolen from Sainsbury’s car park, Stratford Road.Between 17:00pm on Tuesday 28th January 2025 and 07:30am on Wednesday 29th January 2025 the rear drivers side window of a white Dacia Sandero that was parked along Mallaby Close was smashed. Loose change and a house key were then stolen from inside the car.Between 00:55am on Friday 31st January 2025 and 00:05am on Saturday 01st February 2025 a silver Ford Transit was stolen from a driveway on Neville Road.Between 22:00pm on Monday 3rd February 2025 and 06:38am on Tuesday 4th February 2025 a silver BMW 4 series was stolen from Light Hall Lane.At 07:10am on Tuesday 4th February 2025 a silver Lexus RX was stolen from Shakespeare Drive.Between 21:30pm on Monday 27th January 2025 and 08:50am on Tuesday 28th January 2025 a white Toyota Yaris was stolen from Hytall Road.Between 03:00am and 03:30am on Saturday 25th January 2025 a laptop, work bag and sunglasses were taken from inside a car parked on Wiseacre Croft.Between 16:00pm and 21:00pm on Sunday 2nd February 2025 a grey Ford Kuga was stolen from the driveway of a property on Greenslade Road.Between 01:40am and 01:43am on Wednesday 5th February 2025 a blue Toyota Rav4 was stolen from Pear Tree Crescent. Crime prevention Please consider purchasing a steering wheel lock for your vehicle. This will decrease the chances of your vehicle being targeted by offenders. Also remember to double check that your vehicle is locked, before leaving it unattended. Installing an immobiliser and covert tracking device will also increase the chance of getting your vehicle back should it be stolen.Please don’t leave valuable items on show inside your vehicle. Even loose change can be appealing to vehicle offenders.With the darker nights and colder mornings in mind please make sure that you don’t leave your vehicle unattended when defrosting your windscreen. This can make the vehicle a very easy target for passing thieves, and you won’t be insured for the theft if you’ve left the vehicle insecure. Consider installing anti-snap locks to all external windows and doors on your home. This will make it more difficult for potential burglars to gain access to your home. Installing a monitored burglar alarm is also a great deterrent. Try to make the front and rear of your property as well-lit as possible by installing motion activated lighting.CCTV is a great deterrent for offenders. This can also be crucial in linking criminals to multiple crimes.When using a cash point please make sure that you are aware of your surroundings, making sure that nobody is trying to distract you or look over your shoulder. If there are others in the queue behind you, make sure that they are at a reasonable distance and they cannot see you enter your pin. Also shield the pin with your hands. For further crime prevention advice, please visit Crime prevention advice | West Midlands Police Local news Home Office funding is provided to West Midlands Police to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime in areas that are identified as having a high rate of these incidents. As a result, local officers have been conducting targeted patrols in these locations, with the aim of providing a visible presence, engaging with the local community and deterring this type of behaviour. When your local Officers are off duty, these patrols are conducted by policing teams from other areas, ensuring that there is continual coverage. Officers record the results of these patrols and the information is then returned to the home office. Your local officers have been hard at work conducting these patrols, so please feel welcome to have a chat when you see us.Officers from the Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team located a stolen Hyundai I20 whilst out on their patrols and recovered the vehicle.Shirley Officers also recovered two black Carrera push bikes that were hidden behind wooden crates on Borley Close, Shirley. Dates for your diary -Thursday 13th February 2025 between 18:00pm and 19:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a beat surgery at Shirley Library, 22 Parkgate, Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3GG. This gives you a great opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley area. -Thursday 13th March 2025 between 18:00pm and 19:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a beat surgery at Shirley Library, 22 Parkgate, Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3GG. This gives you a great opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley area. Thank you for your continued support Kind regards PCSO Dan Talbot 31111 The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team |
