Shirley south crime update

Tuesday 8th July 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 are the recorded burglaries and vehicle crime that took place between the 30/06/25 to the 08/07/25.

Burglaries:

- Between the times of 02:00am to 02:05am on the 30/06/25 an attempted Burglary has taken place on Loxley Avenue Shirley. Offenders have attempted to open the front door. Motion lights detected the offenders who failed to gain entry. Offenders have left empty handed. 

Vehicle crime:

- Between the times of 17:10pm and 18:00pm on the 04/07/25 there was a theft from a BLACK MERCEDES C250 D that was parked at Chalford Way, Sears Retail Park where by the offender have entered the vehicle and stolen a mobile phone.

 - Between the times of 09:10am and 10:17am om 30/06/25 there was a theft from a black JAGUAR F-PACE parked at David Lloyd Leisure Centre.  Offender has smashed the passenger side window, stole money and then left.

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 been enforcing the Solihull School Streets initiative on Clifton Crescent Please visit the following link website for more details:

 https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Roads-pavements-and-streetcare/Solihull-school-streets

- Our officers this week have arrested a prolific shoplifter and have charged them with 5 shoplifting offences and 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

- 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. 

Thank you for your continued support

Kind regards

PCSO Paul Hawkins 32087.

The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team