Reigate and Banstead Police

Safer Neighbourhood Team

Dear Residents,

Welcome to the Police Update for past week. 

The message includes personal fraud (Scams), burglaries and vehicle thefts reported between the 15th May 2025 to 22nd May 2025.

Please Note

You can also give information totally anonymously by contacting the Independent Charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111; or through their anonymous online form  https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

In an Emergency please contact 999.

https://www.surrey.police.uk

Personal Fraud (Scams) in the Borough.

Records show that the types of Personal Fraud in the Borough during the last week included a report of a Doorstep Scam.  The suspect was claiming to be from the victims’ Bank.

Burglaries

North

17/05/2025.  Between 09:42 to 09:45.  St. Leonards Road, Epsom. Attempted Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Attempted forced entry through the front door to the property.

Stolen: Nothing taken.     (PR 45250058679)

18/05/2025 04:05.   Great Tattenhams, Epsom Downs.  Residential Burglary resulting in the theft of a car.  Method of Entry – Not confirmed at this time.

Stolen: Cash, Mobile Phone, Car Keys, Moped Keys, Car and Moped.     (PR 45250058967)

18/05/2025 03:57.  Chipstead Way, Woodmansterne.  Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Three suspects have made a forced entry through the front door of the property.  The suspects have also attempted to enter a vehicle parked on the drive.

Stolen: Nothing taken.     (PR 45250059035)

18/05/2025 03:23.   Chipstead Way, Banstead.  Attempted Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Three Suspects have attempted a forced entry through the back door.

Stolen: Nothing Taken.     (PR 45250059088)

20/05/2025 04:01.   Walpole Avenue, Chipstead.  Residential Burglary resulting the theft of two cars.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the rear patio doors.

Stolen: Car Keys, House Keys and Two Cars.     (PR 45250059962)

Central

16/05/2025 Between 10:00 to 12:30.  Hillfield Road, Redhill .  Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Access has been gained through the front door.

Stolen: Jewellery, Cash, Phones and a Car Key.     (PR 45250058236)

South

 No reports this week.

Please remember we provide lots of advice on our website for keeping you, and your property safe:            Keep burglars out of your property | Surrey Police

 Vehicle  Thefts -      Keyless Car (vehicle) Theft 1,  Attempted Keyless Car theft 0,  Car Theft 1,  Vehicle theft 0 and motorcycle theft 0 , have been reported in the last week. 

Lower Kingswood, Josephine Avenue.   Between 16/05/2025 19:00 to 19/05/2025 07:30       Car Theft.   Nissan Navara.  (PR  45250059354)

Chipstead,  Hazelwood Lane.  21/05/2025 08:00       Keyless Car Theft.    Vehicle Recovered (damaged).  (PR  45250060985)

 There is lots of advice on our website for keeping your car/van safe:

https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/preventing-car-vehicle-theft/

https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/

Contacting Us

The Police Reference Number (PR) with each of the reports is shown in brackets. If you have any information on any of the reports, including CCTV, please contact us quoting the Police Reference Number (PR). 

Ways to Contact Surrey Police

Accessible Ways

We want to make sure our service is as accessible as possible for everyone. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing there are a number of tools available to help, including our textphone service and the Pegasus scheme for people who may find it hard to communicate with us.

The best way for everyone to contact us about a non-emergency matter is through our website or our social channels so private message us or start a live chat on our website at any time!

Here are some other tools you can use:

·       Textphone - for those who are deaf or speech-impaired, communication is easy with our Textphone 18000 or the Relay UK app for 999 emergency texts.  
999 emergency text service. Please note, you must register your mobile phone first.   

·       Pegasus Scheme – if you have speech or communication challenges the Pegasus card scheme streamlines the help you receive in urgent situations. 

·       SignVideo BSL Interpreter - if you're a British Sign Language User, our SignVideo partnership means you're just a click away from a remote BSL interpreter. 

·       Police Link Officers for Deaf people (PLOD) – if you are deaf, you can SMS text us on 07967 986130.

·       Herbert Protocol – if you care for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's, the Herbert Protocol ensures we have the essential info to act fast and keep them safe, if they go missing. 

You can find out more about these by visiting - https://www.surrey.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/contact-us/sur/accessible-contact/ 

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, committed to inclusivity within our force and the community. 

Please share this information with anyone you think may benefit from knowing about these accessible ways to contact us. 

Contact the Neighbourhood Team

For general enquiries please email us at: reigateandbanstead@surrey.police.uk

As ever if you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. 


 

Best wishes,

Reigate & Banstead Safer Neighbourhood Team