Shirley West weekly update (08/07/2025)

Tuesday 8th July 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 vehicle crime and burglaries that have been recorded in the Shirley West area between the 30th June 2025 to the 8th July 2025:

Burglaries:

There have been no reports of burglaries in this time period.

Vehicle crime:

-  Between 09:00am on the 18/06/2025 and 14:00pm on the 02/07/2025 the wing mirrors to a blue Fiat 500 were stolen from Solihull Retirement Village Car Park, Victoria Crescent.

- At 16:00pm on the 03/07/2025 the rear number plates were stolen from a blue BMW 320D that was parked outside Hobbs Carpet Sales on the Stratford Road.

- Between 19:00pm on the 04/07/2025 and 08:00am on the 05/07/2025 a white Toyota Hilux was stolen without the use of the car keys from High Street.

- Between 22:30pm on the 06/07/2025 and 05:30am on the 07/07/2025 a white Ford Focus was stolen without the use of the car keys from Priory Road.

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.

- Consider purchasing anti-tamper number plate screws to secure your vehicle registration to your vehicle. Bare in mind that if you have a personalised plate, anti-tamper screws will make it very difficult to remove the plate if needed.

Discounted Disklok

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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 been educating residents and issuing fixed penalty notices in response to residents concerns around vehicles blocking the footpath and forcing wheelchair users into the road. When parking your vehicle please ensure that you leave enough space on the footpath for a double pushchair to get through.

- Our officers conducted a plain clothed operation along the Stratford Road on the 05/07/2025. We dealt with one shoplifter via way of community resolution, seized a vehicle for having no tax or insurance and provided reassurance to staff members of businesses that are often regularly targeted by shoplifters.

- Shirley officers have supported staff from Solihull Outreach Team and Solihull Council in the removal of an unlawful encampment on Shirley Park. Officers have previously offered support to the individuals responsible. These individuals were then served with an abatement notice by the council after support wasn’t accepted, before finally removing the unlawful encampment.

- Our officers have this week arrested a prolific shoplifter and charged them with five offences of theft and a recall to prison.

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

- Saturday 17th July 2025 between 18:00pm and 19:00pm: 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 26th July 2025 between 17:00pm and 18:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley East Beat Surgery 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.

- Sunday 26th July 2025 between 19:00pm and 20:00pm: 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.

- Thursday 31st July 2025 between 12:00pm and 13:00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Police and Community Together (PACT) 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.

Thank you for your continued support

Kind regards

PCSO Dan Talbot 31111

The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team