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Good Evening from the Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team. We hope you had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, 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 2nd January 2025 to the 9th January 2025: Burglaries: Between 09:30am and 18:00pm on Friday 3rd January 2025 the front door of a flat on Stratford Road was forced open. A playstation 5 and jewellery were then stolen.Between 12:33pm and 14:45pm on Monday 6th January 2025 the lock to the entrance to the Sacristy of St James Church, Church Road was damaged. The individual(s) responsible were unable to get inside. Vehicle crime: Between 00:15am and 00:20am on Wednesday 8th January 2025 an individual wearing a balaclava smashed the drivers side window and stole the bonnet from a white Toyota that was parked on Kingslea Road. The individual has then left in an unknown hatchback style car.Between 18:00pm and 18:14pm on Friday 3rd January 2025 a black Ford Fiesta was stolen from the Sainsbury's Car Park, Stratford Road.Between Midnight and 07:00am on Saturday 4th January 2025 a White Nissan Qashqai was stolen from Burman Road.At 09:29am on Friday 3rd January 2025 a grey Range Rover was stolen from a driveway on Binton Road.At 23:42pm on Sunday 5th January 2025 a black Toyota Hilux was stolen from Colebrook Road. The van was later found near to Monkspath Surgery, Farmhouse Way. 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.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 conducted a vehicle operation in the Sears Retail Park and Stratford Road area on Wednesday 8th January 2025. Officers utilised ANPR and worked in partnership with WMP firearms officers and dog handlers, stopping multiple vehicles and ultimately recovering a cloned vehicle. Officers from the Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team have arrested a male that was responsible for targeting an elderly victim for a theft at a cash point in Shirley.Shirley Neighbourhood Officers have worked in Partnership with the St Alphege Neighbourhood Policing Team to identify and arrest a female in the Shirley Area. The female was responsible for a vicious robbery targeting two elderly individuals in the early hours of New Years day.Shirley Neighbourhood Officers have arrested a female responsible for criminal damage, harrasment and public order offences in the Shirley area. She is currently remanded in prison and due to attend a court hearing at the end of January 2025.Shirley Neighbourhood Officers will be holding multiple vehicle operations in the coming months in and around Shirley, so please ensure you're vehicle is in order to avoid being stopped by Police. 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 |
