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Reigate and Banstead Police Safer Neighbourhood Team
Dear Residents, Welcome to the Police Update for the last week. The message includes personal fraud (Scams), burglaries, catalytic converter and vehicle thefts reported between the 15th October 2026 to 22nd October 2026. The report also includes information on arrests in the Borough. 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). Contact details are shown below.
Car Crime This week there has been 1 report of a suspected theft from car and 0 reports of an attempt to gain access to vehicles.
There have been 4 reports of number plates being stolen in the last week. You can secure your number plates by using tamper-resistant fasteners to stop criminals from stealing your registration plates and using them for motoring offences or cloning. Please report Number Plate thefts and see the link below on vehicle cloning:
Please see below advice on how to secure your vehicle and please report Car Crime using the contact details at the end of the Update Prevent theft from a vehicle | Crime Prevention | Police.uk (www.police.uk)
Arrests. There were 59 arrests in the period October 15th 2026 to October 21st 2026: Domestic Incident/Violent Domestic Abuse 8, Rape/Sexual Offence 3, Drugs 5, Prescribed Limit 3, Violent Crime other 4, Violent Crime in a Public Place 6, Harassment/Stalking 5, Hate/Diversity 1, Crime Other 2, Child Protection 1, Master Occurrence 6*, Criminal Damage 1, Robbery 5, Theft 4, Burglary Residential 1, Fraud 2, None of these 2. *A Master Occurrence is used when recording an arrest where a number of offences are recorded for one incident.
Personal Fraud (Scams) in the Borough. Records show that there has been 1 report of Personal Fraud in the Borough during the last week. A report of suspected Financial Abuse.
Burglaries North 20/10/2026 Between 00:30 to 01:10. Lackford Road, Chipstead. Residential Burglary. Method of Entry – Forced entry through the rear patio door. The suspects were disturbed whilst attempting to take a vehicle from the drive. Stolen: Car Keys (PR 45260127838)
Central No Reports this week.
South Between 11/10/2026 12:00 to 16/10/2026 14:00. Charlesfield Road, Horley. Residential Outbuilding Burglary. Method of Entry – Forced entry through the shed door. Stolen: Bicycle and Cycling equipment. (PR 45260127878)
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 0, Vehicle theft 0, and motorcycle theft 1, Attempted Vehicle Theft 0, reports have been reported in the last week. Redhill, London Road. 16/10/2026 Between 09:30 to 09:35. Keyless Motorcycle Theft. Located (Damaged) (PR 45260126739) Reigate, Vogan Close. 19/10/2026 Between 23:10 to 23:16. Keyless Vehicle Theft. Land Rover (PR 45260128746)
Catalytic Converter Thefts No reports this week
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/
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. · 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. · 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. Herbert Protocol – if you care for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's, the Herbert Protocol ensures we have the essential information 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/ Contact the Neighbourhood Team As always, the local Neighbourhood Team are keen to receive information on all crime spotted or believed to have occurred as this can assist with ongoing enquiries, as well as helping to pool information to build a wider understanding. If you believe you have any information relating to relevant information or concerns you can:
You can also give information, 100% anonymously, to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111; or through their anonymous online form: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
In an Emergency please contact 999. 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,
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