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Wednesday 9th April 2025 Good Evening 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 1st April 2025 to the 9th April 2025: Burglaries: Between midnight on the 26th March 2025 and 19:18pm on the 2nd April 2025 individual(s) have removed the rear UPVC window from a property on The Bridle Path. They have then stolen a large amount of electrical goods and power tools from within.At 02:43am on the 2nd April 2025 a male opened the porch door of a house on St James Place. He then tried to open the front door, noticed it was locked and walked away. Vehicle crime: Between 03:00am and 09:16am on the 5th April 2025 a blue Lexus IS 200 LE was stolen from Green Hill Way.Between 23:00pm on the 31st March 2025 and 05:00am on the 1st April 2025 individual(s) have damaged the rear doors on a Peugeot Partner 600 van that was parked on Union Road. They have then stolen power tools from inside the van.Between 20:00pm on the 31st March 2025 and 22:00pm on the 1st April 2025 individual(s) have broken into a brown Citroen C4 Picasso that was parked on Harnall Close. They have then stolen two bottles of perfume from inside the car.Between 14:49pm and 15:28pm on the 3rd April 2025 the drivers side window of a white Volkswagon Golf that was parked in Sears Retail Park, Chalford Way was smashed. Money was then taken from inside the car.Between 02:25am and 10:45am on the 4th April 2025 a blue Suzuki GS 1000 GT motorbike was stolen from Highlands Road. The bike was later found in bushes at a different location.At 17:00pm on the 5th April 2025 a black Lexmoto motorbike was stolen from the car park of Next, Marshall Lake Road. Individuals snapped the lock was securing the bike. Between 18:40pm and 18:50pm on the 2nd April 2025 a silver Ford Focus was stolen from the driveway of a house on Limbrick Close.Between 21:10pm and 21:11pm on the 4th April 2025 a grey Toyota Corolla was stolen from the drive way of a house on Hurdis Road.Between 10:45am and 10:50am on the 6th April 2025 the drivers blue disability badge was stolen from within a insecure purple Peugeot 107 that was parked in the ASDA car park, Parkgate. 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.Where possible don’t leave tools inside your van overnight or when not in use. For useful tips to prevent your vehicle being broken into, please visit Prevent theft from a vehicle | Crime Prevention | West Midlands Police .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. Shirley officers arrested a prolific shoplifter as part of an operation conducted on the 5th April 2025.Shirley officers have been enforcing the Solihull School Streets initiative on Clifton Crescent this week. Please avoid driving down this road, weekdays between 08:30am-09:10am and 14:45pm- 15:45pm unless you have a permit, as you may receive a fixed penalty notice. Please visit the following link website for more details: https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Roads-pavements-and-streetcare/Solihull-school-streets 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 | 
