Good evening, 

Below are crimes that have been recorded in the LEOS area between the 12th of February to the 20th of February.

In the Lyndon area, there was an attempted theft of a vehicle on Castle Lane. 

The rear number plates were stolen of a vehicle on Onslow Crescent.

A black Honda Civic was stolen on Knightsbridge Road, where suspects gained entry by using a relay device, leaving with the vehicle.

Vehicles that were stolen by unknown mean were on, Castle Lane a white BMW X5 and a green Skoda Fabia, Wells Green Road a white Nissan Duke, and Lyndon Road a white Ford Transit, were all owners still had possession of their car keys.

‘Relay theft’, occurs when a device is used to fool the car into thinking the car’s own remote key fob is close by; this unlocks the car and allows the ignition to be started.

In the Elmdon area, there were two residential burglaries on Ventnor Road, the offenders drilled the lock of a door to the property gaining entry, were they had then stolen car keys and made off with the vehicle. With the second burglary, offenders have gained entry by unscrewing the screws to the rear door, after completing an untidy search nothing was stolen.

On Tanhouse Farm Road, a white Toyota Helux was stolen, the vehicle was tracked and later recovered.

(Lock snapping method, involves breaking the cylinder to then manipulate the lock to open.)

In the Olton area, on Ulverley crescent, a white Ford Fiesta was stolen. 

In the Silhill area, an attempted burglary occurred on Silhill Hall Road, were offenders used an unknown tool to snap the door handle of a porch door, no entry was gained and the offenders left. Also, on Silhill Hall Road, a burglary occurred where offenders used a garden chair to smash a patio window and gained entry, jewelry were the main items stolen.

On Rowlands Crescent, offender(s) have gained entry to the property though a rear window, once disturbed they left making good on their escape, nothing had been stolen.

On Laxton Grove, a white Ford Ranger 4x4 was stolen, the vehicle was tracked and later recovered.

If you own a keyless ignition vehicle then please consider purchasing a faraday pouch to keep your fob secure. For all vehicles a great security measure is to have a steering lock. Please park your vehicle in a visible and well- lit area when possible, please make sure your vehicle is locked and no valuables are left inside. 

If you are going to be out when it gets darker, please consider timer switches for your lamps. There are also other devices that do the same job that can be linked to wifi. Don’t leave your house in darkness, this is a clear sign that the house is empty.

Remember, crime prevention is all about making it difficult for offenders to break into your property or steal your vehicles. If they have to spend more time or make more noise than they want to they may give up and look elsewhere. 

Please consider anti-snap locks to all outside doors. Look for at least 3 stars and the Kitemark when purchasing them.

Put wheelie bins at the rear of your property away from gates and fences if you can. These can be used as a means to get over your fence and into your rear garden. 

If you have a side gate or a fence bordering your garden, then think about something called PRIKA STRIP. This is strips of hard rubber spikes that can be run along flat surfaces such as gates, fences and roofs, anybody attempting to climb on or over will find it difficult to put their hands on the surface due to these spikes.

We are at the time of year when we start to put away our garden furniture and gardening tools. Please make sure that everything is secure, and your sheds are locked and check them regularly over the winter months. Shed alarms are a relatively inexpensive item that you can purchase as an extra crime prevention measure.

Please check any garages that you own that aren’t attached to your house. These can be seen as an easy target as garages that are away from the houses aren’t overlooked. If you have anything valuable in them extra security measures would be a good idea. Lock bikes up that are inside and padlock toolboxes are 2 such measures. Good lighting can be a deterrent, one suggestion would be a dusk to dawn system so that you don’t even have to think about switching it on.

If you use a bike to get out and about, think about the lock that you secure it with. Please consider a good quality lock for your bike. A D lock is one such type of lock. Simple chains can be cut through in seconds.

Please consider a good steering lock for your vehicles, and check that your vehicle is locked before you walk away from it.

Tamper proof screws for number plates are a good idea to protect number plates from being stolen.

Please take 5 mins to read about ways you can prevent burglary and vehicle theft

Residential burglary | Your Options | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk)

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

Police community meetings

Dates for your diary,

Friday 7th March between 10am-12pm at Olton Library Warwick road B92 7AR

Friday 11th April between 11am-2pm at Hatchford Brook Family Hub Old Lode Lane B92 8JE 

Tuesday 27th May between 10:00am-12:00pm at Hobs Moat Library Ulleries Road, Solihull B92 9EB 

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 LEOS Neighbourhood Policing Team inbox on leos@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. 

Take care,

PCSO Smith