Longford Updates

Longford Updates

Dear Residents and Local Businesses,

Here is your weekly update from your local neighbourhood Policing Team, to let you know some of what we've been busy dealing with: 

ARRESTS

This week, the team have arrested a male from the Longford area for Burglary of business, breach of Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) and Possession of Class A drugs. He has been released on bail whilst our enquiries continued. 

PATROLS 

Officers have been carrying out patrols of the Longford areas on foot and in vehicles. We have been paying particular attention to locations that have recently experienced an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour, and our local green spaces. 

We have seen a rise in anti-social behaviour in Riley Square and CBS Arena with groups of young people. We are working with local agencies and shopkeepers to combat this local issue. 

BURGLARY

We have had no residential burglaries in the Longford area this week.

You can find more information about how to keep your home safe here: 

 Keeping your shed or garage safe and secure | Crime prevention | West Midlands Police

 Keep burglars out of your property | West Midlands Police

 Checklist for securing your home when you leave it | Crime Prevention | West Midlands Police

VEHICLE CRIME

We have had an increase of theft from motor vehicle offences in the Longford area. 

We had two incidents on Elgar Road between 01:15-01:20 on 09/11/26 whereby an unknown offender has gained access to two vehicles and stolen items from within. 20/470946/26 and 20/465309/26 refer.

We had a further incident of a vehicle being broken into on Dudley Street on 12/11/26 around 01:15am and hairdressing products stolen from the boot area of the vehicle. 20/469056/26 refers.

If you may have seen or heard anything that relate to these investigations, please contact us on 101 or the Contact Us form on the WMP website quoting the reference numbers above. We urge all residents to remove all valuables from their vehicles and ensure they are adequately secured. 

You can find out more about vehicle crime prevention here:

 Theft of motor vehicle | Your Options | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk) 

 Theft from motor vehicle | Your Options | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk)  

COMMUNITY EVENTS

This week, PCSO Pritchard attended St Laurence's Primary School for a school visit to the reception classes. The children asked many interesting questions about the Police and what our roles are within the local neighbourhoods. They got to try on some of our uniform and hats and had a seat in our Police van!

The next Longford PACT meeting has been rescheduled to:

Date: 3rd December 2026

Time: 18:00-19:00

Location: St Thomas Church, Longford Road, CV6 6DR

OTHER INFORMATION

If you have information about people committing crime that you want to tell us about, you can contact us on the non-emergency telephone number 101. Alternatively, you can contact the CRIMESTOPPERS charity anonymously by calling 0800 555 111. This is a free phone number. CRIMESTOPPERS can also be contacted online here: Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)   

If you have information about people committing crime that you want to tell us about, you can contact us on the non-emergency telephone number 101. You can also report to us online using our report forms on: Report | West Midlands Police

Please do not report crime via WMnow because it is not always monitored.  

Kind Regards,  

The Henley & Longford Neighbourhood Policing Team