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Sunday 9th March 2025 Good Morning 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 15th February 2025 to the 4th March 2025: Burglaries: Between midnight on the 5th February 2025 and midnight on the 15th February 2025 individual(s) gained access to the rear garden of a property on Rothwell Drive. Electric cables were then removed from the security light and the kitchen window was forced open. Jewellery was then stolen from the property.Between midnight on the 21st February 2025 and 14:00pm on the 22nd February 2025 individual(s) have gained access to the rear of the property on Prospect Lane. They have then used a ladder to climb onto the conservatory roof and broke a window. Nothing was stolen from the property.Between 00:39am and 00:43am on the 17th February 2025 an individual has approached the front door of a house on Woodloes Road. They have then sworn at the ring door bell camera attached to the property, and tried to force open the front door a number of times, before leaving.At 03:45pm on the 19th February 2025 an individual forced open the front downstairs window and climbed inside a house on Hurdis Road. The individual then left through the bathroom window and rode away on a moped/ scooter. Nothing was stolen from the house.Between 22:30pm on the 18th February 2025 and 06:15am on the 19th February 2025 the locks to the rear patio door of a house on Aqueduct Road were snapped allowing access to the conservatory. The individual(s) have then tried to force the internal window to get into the living room, but were unsuccessful and left the area. Between 01:00am and 06:45am on the 19th February 2025 the handle to the side door of a property on Hazeloak Road was tampered with and the barrel removed. Additional internal locks stopped the individual(s) from getting inside the property. Vehicle crime: At 19:15pm on the 16th February 2025 a grey Yamaha motorbike was stolen from outside Pepe’s Piri Piri, Stratford Road.Between 23:00pm on the 26th February 2025 and 09:00am on the 27th February 2025 a white Peugeot van was stolen from Longmore Road.Between 16:00pm and 16:15pm on the 4th March 2025 a green Toyota Rav4 was stolen from outside Tesco, 21-35 Stratford Road. The car was recovered shortly after in a different location.At 01:58am on the 18th February 2025 an individual wearing a dark hoody approached a black Mercedes GLA that was parked on a driveway on Sansome Road. They then tried to open the car using the handle of the vehicle, before walking away.Between 17:20pm and 17:45pm on the 22nd February 2025 a grey Range Rover that was parked on Sears Retail Park, Oakenshaw Road was stolen. Between 16:45pm and 17:15pm on the 26th February 2025 a grey Jaguar E-Pace was stolen from the car park of B&Q, Chalford Way.Between 18:58pm and 20:20pm on the 26th February 2025 a grey Ford Puma was stolen from Hathaway Road. Between 18:00pm and 18:25pm on the 28th February 2025 a silver Ford Fiesta was stolen from Sears Retail Park, Oakenshaw Road.At 10:30am on the 2nd March 2025 a silver Lexus IS 300 Auto was stolen from Tanworth Lane.At 13:42pm on the 4th March 2025 two males wearing all black and riding a motorbike with no registration plates broke into a bronze Toyota that was parked on Grosvenor Road. They then tried to start the vehicle, but were disturbed by a neighbour and left on the motorbike.Between 13:57pm and 14:57pm on the 15th February 2025 a Toyota C-HR was stolen from the car park in front of Turk Nazz Restaurant, Stratford Road.Between 02:35am and 02:40am on the 18th February 2025 a bag of clothes was stolen from a silver Volkswagon EOS convertible parked on Nethercote Gardens. Between 07:46am and 19:50pm on the 24th February 2025 a white Honda NSC was stolen from Mappleborough Road.Between 19:00pm on the 1st March 2025 and 07:30am on the 2nd March 2025 the passenger side window of a white Ford Transit van was smashed on Nethercote Gardens. 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.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. 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.Shirley officers have now trained volunteers for a brand-new Shirley Speedwatch group. This group, along with officers from our team, will be conducting Speedwatch operations in the local area to monitor reports of speeding. This data can then be used for speed enforcement in the future. Dates for your diary - Thursday 13th March 2025 between 18:00pm and 19:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Police and Community Together Meeting 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. - Saturday 22nd March 2025 between 16:00pm and 17:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley West Beat Surgery at Solihull Lodge Community Centre, Grafton Road, B90 1NJ. 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 West area. Thank you for your continued support Kind regards PCSO Dan Talbot 31111 The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team |
