Burbage Police Weekly Update. Motorbikes, Suspicious Behaviour And Road Traffic Offences.

Hello Resident,

We hope you are well. Here is an update regarding crime and Police activity in Burbage this week. 

Reported Crime and Appeals

Report of suspicious persons on a motorbike on Azalea Drive (near Dahlia Close) at 04:13 on the morning of Friday the 3rd. This motorbike may be linked to crime outside of Burbage, this bike has since been recovered by Police. Whilst we have completed some work in the area, please get in touch if you have any CCTV showing this vehicle. 26000390374

Please be mindful if you have a motorbike, ensure they are locked and secure and ideally in a garage/out of sight. Please use trackers and heavy-duty chains, ideally secured to flooring. 

Report of graffiti on Duport Road at 19:07 on the 4th. We attended the area and have completed some work to identify the suspect. If you have any CCTV of a youth on a scooter in the Duport Road/Atkins way area between 19:00-19:20, please get in touch 26000393407

Patrols, Police Activity and local engagement

Following patrols in the area, a vehicle was stopped near the Hansom cab area at 01:30. Vehicle seized, and driver summoned due to driving with a revoked license, no MOT or insurance. 

One motorist arrested at 23:45 on Bridge Road following a road traffic incident in the area. Driver arrested under section 4, unfit through drink or drugs. 

We have been spending time patrolling areas raised as concerns by residents due to potential drug use, anti-social behaviour and burglary. Locations include Azalea Drive area, Britannia Fields and the Three pots estate. 

We attended the Burbage Big Bash on Sunday. It was a fantastic family day which was really well attended. It was great to see and speak to residents and offer crime reduction support. 

We visited the Burbage community library, where we spoke to residents around a range of issues. Subjects discussed include parking and residential burglary. If you organise, or are part of a community group in Burbage, and would like an input from us, please get in touch. We appreciate all opportunities to meet and help residents that we wouldn’t normally get to engage with. Darren.stretton@leics.police.uk

Crime prevention and issues to be aware of

As stated above, please be mindful of motorbike thefts and vehicle thefts. Whilst overall figures are low, there have been several attempts over recent weeks. 

We are continuing our pro-active work regarding awareness around burglary and vehicle crime. We will be visiting selected areas over the coming weeks where we will support with home and vehicle crime reduction methods. This work is being done in the run up to the summer holidays and a bit of early work in preparation for the darker nights, where particularly residential burglary can increase. If you have a street or area of concern, let me know and we will plan in some additional time there. 

Thank you and take care. 

The Burbage Beat Team

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