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Sunday 6th April 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 23rd March 2025 to the 31st March 2025: Burglaries: There have been no reports of burglary in the Shirley area during this time period. Vehicle crime: Between 20:35pm and 20:41pm on the 27th March 2025 a moped that was parked on the Stratford Road was stolen. The moped was later recovered from a different location.Between 16:15pm and 17:15pm on the 30th March 2025 a black Voge Rally 300 motorbike that was parked on the service road near to Bristol Street Motors, Stratford Road was stolen.Between 18:05pm and 18:09pm on the 25th March 2025 three individuals all wearing dark clothing, balaclavas and riding a moped attempted to steal a yellow Suzuki DRZ400 motorbike that was parked on the Stratford Road. The individuals failed to do so as the owner of the bike returned.At 21:42pm on 23rd March 2025 a male removed the wing mirror of a new BMW IX2 parked on Sytner BMW, Highlands Road.Between 22:00pm and 22:20pm on the 27th March 2025 a white Ford Kuga was stolen from a driveway on Lillington Road. Between 20:50pm and 21:19pm on the 27th March 2025 a grey Yamaha XT 1200 Super Tenure motorbike was stolen from a drive on Shotteswell Road.Between 14:30pm and 15:00pm on the 29th March 2025 individual(s) in a black Ford seven-seater vehicle drove up to a white Vauxhall Vivaro that was parked outside Selco Trade Centre, Ashbourne Way. The individual(s) have then cut a hole in the deadlock on the side of the van, and stole a number of tools from within the van before driving away in the black Ford.Between 02:55am and 03:10am on the 26th March 2025 both wing mirror covers and the front grill was stolen from a black BMW 3 Series that was parked on Hargrave Road. 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.For useful motorbike crime prevention advice, please visit Protect your motorcycle, moped or scooter from theft | West Midlands Police .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 have now trained volunteers for a brand-new Shirley Speedwatch group. This group, along with officers from our team, will be conducting Speedwatch operations in the local area to monitor reports of speeding. This data can then be used for speed enforcement in the future. On the 28th March 2025 Officers identified and subsequently arrested a prolific shoplifter who has now been charged with theft, possession of a bladed article and threatening with a blade article.On the 30th March 2025 Officers obtained a warrant for a local address and subsequently recovered a stolen vehicle. CCTV REGISTRY We need more people to register their home or business CCTV and doorbell cameras to help solve crime by providing footage when alerted. Register your CCTV or doorbell cameras at: CCTV Registry | West Midlands Police How it works in three steps: 1. Register your cameras securely in 60 seconds 2. You will receive a text or email when a crime happens near your home or business and our officers believe your CCTV may have recorded the incident 3. Upload the images via the secure link contained in the message Dates for your diary - Tuesday 15th April 2025 between 10:00am and 11:00am: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley East Beat Surgery at Bora Coffee, 219 – 221 Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 3AH. 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. - Thursday 17th April 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 26th April 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 Thank you for your continued support Kind regards PCSO Dan Talbot 31111 The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team | 
