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Monday 31st 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 14th March 2025 to the 22nd March 2025: Burglaries: Between 00:15am and 00:28am on the 17th March 2025 unknown individual(s) kicked the front door of a property on Halifax Road. They then unsuccessfully tried to get through the back door and ran away. Between 03:00am and 03:09am on the 18th March 2025 an individual has snapped the lock on the rear of a property on Hurdis Road. They were then scared away by the occupant of the house, and ran away towards Haslucks Green Road.Between 23:45pm on the 21st March 2025 and 07:30am on the 22nd March 2025 the rear door locks were snapped at a property on Velsheda Road. Car keys were then taken from inside the house, and a blue Ford Focus was stolen from the driveway. Vehicle crime: Between 21:00pm on the 13th March 2025 and 12:00pm on the 14th March 2025 a generic 125cc Motorbike was stolen the drive of a property on Stretton Road. At 04:00am on the 15th March 2025 three males dressed in black with their faces covered were seen tampering with a blue Piaggio motorbike on Stretton Road. They then ran away when confronted, leaving damage to the steering lock, breaking the bike lock and damaging the drive shaft steering column.At 16:30pm on the 18th March 2025 a white Citroen Relay van was parked on Highlands Road with the rear doors left unlocked. A silver Ford Fiesta then pulled up to the rear of the van. The occupant then stole tools from the van before driving away. 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. CCTV REGISTRY We need more people to register their home or business CCTV and doorbell cameras to help solve crime by providing footage when alerted. Register your CCTV or doorbell cameras at: CCTV Registry | West Midlands Police How it works in three steps: 1. Register your cameras securely in 60 seconds 2. You will receive a text or email when a crime happens near your home or business and our officers believe your CCTV may have recorded the incident 3. Upload the images via the secure link contained in the message Dates for your diary - Tuesday 15th April 2025 between 10:00am and 11:00am: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley East Beat Surgery at Bora Coffee, 219 – 221 Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3AH. 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 East area. - Thursday 17th April 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 26th April 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 | 
