Friday 30th May 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 vehicle crime and burglaries that have been recorded in the Shirley area between the 16th May 2025 to the 24th May 2025:

Burglaries:

-  Between 09:20am and 10:00am on the 23/05/2025 the front door of a property on Blackford Road was forced open. Jewellery and car keys were then stolen from inside the property.

- Between 02:00am and 03:00am on the 22/05/2025 the rear kitchen door lock was snapped to a property on Fowgay Drive. Keys were then taken from inside the property to a black BMW X3, which was then stolen.

- Between 02:40am and 02:50am on the 19/05/2025 the cover to the rear kitchen UPVC door was removed at a property on Priory Road, exposing the lock. The noise from this has awoken the resident who switched the light on, and the unknown individual(s) have then left.

Vehicle crime:

-  Between 22:00pm on the 16/05/2025 and 05:25am on the 17/05/2025 a white BMW 120D Sport was stolen from Featherstone Crescent.

-  Between 22:00pm and 23:30pm on the 17/05/2025 a grey Nissan Juke was stolen from Wolston Close. The vehicle was later recovered at a separate location.

- Between 02:17am and 07:14am on the 17/05/2025 an orange BMW was stolen from Cranmore Road.

- Between 17:00pm and 17:05pm on the 22/05/2025 unknown individual(s) broke into a black Ford Ranger that was parked at Liberty Leisure, Highlands Road, by damaging the rear window locks. Jewellery and golf equipment were then stolen from inside the car.

- Between 20:10pm and 20:20pm on the 22/05/2025 a red Lexus IS 300H was stolen from Sears Retail Park, Oakenshaw Road.

- Between 19:00pm and 19:15pm on the 22/05/2025 a black Toyota was stolen from Sears Retail Park, Chalford Way.

- Between 22:30pm on the 17/05/2025 and 06:00am on the 18/05/2025 a white BMW 118 was stolen from a driveway on Snowford Close.

Crime prevention advice

-  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.

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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 have seized a vehicle for not having valid tax today. Please make sure that your vehicle is taxed.

-  Shirley officers have issued a male with a Community Protection Notice for offences surrounding begging in the Solihull Lodge area after he breached a Community Protection Warning. If the individual breaches this he can now be arrested.

- Shirley officers have issued two individuals with Community Protection Warnings in relation to neighbour related anti-social behaviour.

- Shirley officers have conducted a knife sweep of Shirley Park with the assistance of the Shirley Street watch Group. No knives were found but lots of litter cleared by the group.

- Shirley officers have arrested two individuals in relation to theft offences.

- 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

-Thursday 19th June 2025 between 18:00pm and 19:00pm: Our local officers will be holding the monthly Shirley Police and Community together meeting at Shirley Library, 22 Parkgate, Shirley, B90 3GG. This gives you the opportunity to meet members of your local policing team and discuss any policing issues that are affecting you in the Shirley area.

- Saturday 28th June 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.

- Saturday 28th June 2025 between 16:00pm and 17:30pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley East Beat Surgery and bike marking event at The Royal British Legion Shirley, 186 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 East area. You will also have the opportunity to securely mark your bicycle to increase the chances of retrieving it should it be stolen.

- Sunday 29th June 2025 between 17:00pm and 18:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley South Beat Surgery at The Village Hotel, Dog Kennel Lane, 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