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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 10th January 2025 to the 18th January 2025: Burglaries: Between 18:00pm on Wednesday 15th January 2025 and 07:30am on Thursday 16th January 2025, the roof panels to a garage on Conway Road were opened and the garage door was then unlocked from the inside. Two push bikes and some alcohol were then stolen. The individual(s) also tried to steal a motorbike, but it was chained and secure.At 17:11pm on Saturday 11th January 2025 individual(s) have entered the back garden of a house on Moorlands Drive and smashed the rear patio glass door. They have then got into the conservatory and tried to smash the sliding doors leading into the house, but failed to get inside.Vehicle crime: Between 21:15pm and 22:45pm on Monday 13th January 2025 a blue Land Rover was stolen from Haslucks Green Road.Between 17:00pm and 18:15pm on Saturday 11th January 2025 a blue Toyota Corolla was stolen from Oakenshaw Road. Between 02:20am and 03:20am on Sunday 12th January 2025 a grey Toyota Hilux was stolen from Loxley Avenue. The car was then found and recovered. Between 22:01pm on Sunday 12th January 2025 and 06:01am on Monday 13th January 2025, parcels were stolen from an insecure Dacia Duster that was parked on Clinton Grove.Between 23:00pm on Wednesday 15th January 2025 and 07:00am on Thursday 16th January 2025 a black Ford Transit Van was stolen from Ralph Road. The vehicle was then recovered by Officers at another location. 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.If you leave valuable items inside your garage, please consider getting the garage alarmed. Also make sure that you have a decent lock on the garage.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 arrested individual(s) for drug dealing on the Stratford Road, Shirley.Shirley Police Officers also recovered a stolen vehicle and this will be reintroduced to the happy owner. Shirley Neighbourhood Officers will be holding multiple vehicle operations in the coming months in and around Shirley, so please ensure that your 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 |
