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Weekly News Letter for Castle Bromwich |
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Here is your weekly round-up of what has been going on in and around your local area
Castle Bromwich Between 23.00 on Sunday 14th December 2025 and 06.00 on Monday 15th December 2025 offenders have entered a property in Whateley Crescent through the side door of the utility room, snapping the lock to gain entry. They have walked through the property completing a tidy search and taken keys to a vehicle that was on the driveway and stole the vehicle which was a BMW X1.
Attempt Burglary – There has been one report of attempt residential burglary between Monday 15th December 2025 and Monday 22nd December 2025.
On Monday 15th December 2025 between 03.20am and 05.57am 3 males dressed in black climbed into the back garden on Bentley Road. They have then broken 2 locks before being disturbed by the residents who had woken up after hearing the noise. Offenders left without stealing anything from the property.
Interference with a motor vehicle - There has been no reported incidents of interference with a motor vehicle between Monday 15th December 2025 and Monday 22nd December 2025.
Theft of motor vehicle – There has been two reports of a theft of a motor vehicle between Monday 15th December and Monday 22nd December 2025.
Between 18.00 on Wednesday 17th December 2025 and 00.30 on Thursday 18th December 2025 offenders have stolen a BMW from outside a property on Stoneymoor Drive. This vehicle was found on 22nd December in the Stechford area.
On Sunday 21st December 2025 at 01.26am offender/s have stolen a locked, parked and unattended Audi motor vehicle from The Bradford Road by keyless entry device.
Attempted theft of a motor vehicle – There has been no reports of attempted theft of a motor vehicle between Monday 15th December and Monday 22nd December 2025.
Theft from motor vehicle – There has been no reports of theft from a motor vehicle between Monday 15th December 2025 and Monday 22nd December 2025.
What’s been happening? Good news
Whilst officers were on patrol parked up in a plain vehicle in Smithswood. They saw a male riding an off-road bike and then push it into the entrance of a tower block. Officers entered the block and found the male waiting for the lift and seized the bike for no insurance and riding without a licence.
On the 18th of December officers made three arrests. One for domestic assault and another male for failing to appear at Ipswich Magistrates Court for Stalking charges and a prolific shoplifter charged with two more thefts from a shop in our area. He was bailed to attend court soon.
Whilst officers were on patrol on 19th December a car was driving in front of them which came back to having had no tax since 2024. His response was “it had slipped his mind” it's funny how the rest of us manage to remember to tax our vehicles. This vehicle was subsequently seized and taken off the road.
On 21st December the team were in Jura Way and Mull Croft in Smiths Wood with the Youth Bus. Engaging with local kids and giving gifts that had been donated to the Youth Project. Our Sergeant and officers were knocking doors in the area, listening to people's concerns and signing residents up to our WM Now Neighbourhood Newsletters. A prolific beggar who has been approaching and intimidating people by Morrison’s Supermarket has been arrested tonight by our officers. This male was given a Community Protection Warning in March 2025 and was then served a Community Protection Notice was served in September (which has the power of arrest attached to it if breached). The store has notified us of several breaches of the notice where he has continued to intimidate and hassle people for money. This is a good arrest to safeguard our local community.
Your local PCSO’s have helped a community beat surgery tonight in Elmwood Place in Smithswood and have been out and about as normal patrolling Castle Bromwich, Smiths Wood and Kinghurst speaking to victims of crime and looking for CCTV opportunities to assist our investigating officers.
Lots to look forward to in the new year, we will be arranging our first Street watch Patrols with our volunteers. Please say hi to them if you see them out and about.
We will also be continuing with our Speed Watch group. Anyone wishing to get involved please email us at smithswood@westmidlands.police.uk or respond to this WM Now message.
This is me signing off for the Christmas break to spend it with my family. I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Christmas, and I will see you back on the 28th of December. Please be assured that there is Police cover all over the Christmas period. I thought I would end with sharing a photo that I took in Lapland in 2024. Merry Christmas.
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