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Thursday 20th February 2025 Good Morning from the Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team, 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 . Local crime Below is a snapshot of the crime that has been recorded in the Shirley area between the 28th January 2025 to the 5th February 2025: Burglaries: At 04:23am on Tuesday 11th February 2025, individual(s) snapped the lock to the rear patio doors of a property on Bills Lane. They then stole car and house keys from inside the property. Vehicle crime: Between midnight and 07:00am on Friday 7th February 2025 a grey BMW 116 was broken into on Wakelin Road with no damage caused to the car. An Iphone and several other items were stolen from the boot.Between 20:00pm and 21:03pm on Thursday 6th February 2025 a white Nissan Qashqai was stolen from Bills Lane.Between 19:00pm and 20:10pm on Friday 7th February 2025 a black BMW was stolen from The Village Hotel car park, Dog Kennel Lane.Between 13:40pm and 13:55pm on Monday 10th February 2025 a white Toyota C-HR was stolen from Sears Retail Park, Oakenshaw Road.Between 06:29am and 15:56pm on Friday 7th February 2025 a push bike was stolen from the bike shelter at Shirley Railway Station, Haslucks Green Road. The lock securing the bike was snapped.Between 21:35pm and 21:45pm on Monday 10th February 2025 an individual walked onto the driveway of a house on Myton Drive, and used a hand-held device to unlock a white BMW 430D. The individual then searched the interior of the car, but nothing was stolen.Between 22:00pm on Tuesday 11th February 2025 and 10:30am on Wednesday 12th February 2025 a grey Ford Fiesta was stolen from School Road. The car had a tracker installed, and was subsequently found.Between 21:45pm and 22:15pm on Wednesday 12th February 2025 the front number plates to a black Audi A3 was stolen on Nethercote Gardens. Crime prevention Please consider purchasing a steering wheel lock for your vehicle. This will decrease the chances of your vehicle being targeted by offenders. Also remember to double check that your vehicle is locked, before leaving it unattended. Installing an immobiliser and covert tracking device will also increase the chance of getting your vehicle back should it be stolen.Please don’t leave valuable items on show inside your vehicle. Even loose change can be appealing to vehicle offenders.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. For further crime prevention advice, please visit Crime prevention advice | West Midlands Police Local news 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 held a traffic operation on the Stratford Road on Friday 14th February 2025. During this operation four individuals were arrested, six vehicles were seized and officers provided advice to lots of motorists. Dates for your diary - Thursday 13th March 2025 between 18:00pm and 19:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Police and Community Together Meeting at Shirley Library, 22 Parkgate, Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3GG. This gives you a great opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley area. - Saturday 22nd February 2025 between 16:00pm and 17:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley East Beat Surgery at Shirley Methodist Church, 257 Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3AL. This gives you a great opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley East area. - Saturday 22nd February 2025 between 16:00pm and 17:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley West Beat Surgery at Solihull Lodge Community Centre, Grafton Road, B90 1NJ. This gives you a great opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley West area. -Sunday 23rd February 2025 between 17:00pm and 18:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley South Beat Surgery at Village Hotel, Dog Kennel Lane, Shirley, B90 4JG. This gives you a great opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley South area. Thank you for your continued support Kind regards PCSO Dan Talbot 31111 The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team |
