Shirley east crime update

Good afternoon from the Shirley neighbourhood team.

Here is a snapshot of crimes from 4th July – 12th July 2026 around Shirley East.

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 .

 Vehicle crime

No reports

Burglary

No reports

Local crime

Report of a male on a white of road bike driving dangerously around UPTON CRESCENT.

More reports of ASB in and around STRATFORD ROAD mostly involving youths on mopeds/ bikes riding in a dangerous manner.

Please call 101 if seen (photographic evidence would be good if possible).

Shirley Park theft; Between 9th and 10th July plants have been stolen from the rose garden area; times between; 00.00 on the 9th and 20.30 on the 10th of July.

Were you in the park and seen anyone acting suspiciously?

Please call 101 quoting ref; 20/320167/26.

This is a despicable crime as the money was raised from charity to supply the plants to the park.

Thank you everyone for attending the meeting tonight a The British Legion.

I am sincerely grateful for all your support.

Next Community meeting; Saturday 22nd August

Shirley Library

1600 – 1700.

Burglary

No reports

 Please don’t leave valuable items on show inside your vehicle. Even loose change can be appealing to vehicle offenders.

- For crime prevention tips to keep your shed and garage safe please visit our website at https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/secure-shed-garage/ .

- 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.

- 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 Speed watch group. This group, along with officers from our team, will be conducting Speed watch operations in the local area to monitor reports of speeding. This data can then be used for speed enforcement in the future.

Thank you all for your continued support.

Best regards

PCSO Yvonne Dunne

Next meeting; Shirley Library Parkgate

Date; 10th July 2026

Time; 1600- 1700