Weekly Update from Rurals NHT

 Friday 22nd August 2025

Good Evening from the Rurals 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 Rurals Neighbourhood Policing Team inbox Rurals@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 Rurals 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: @RuralsWMP .

Crime in the Marston Green Bickenhill and Hampton area:

 Good News:

A prolific shoplifter of One Stop in Marston Green was arrested and charged. Thank you to the staff at One stop for helping us with a substantial amount of evidence which we could use to charge them with.  

Burglaries:

Vehicle crime:

-  Not many vehicle crimes were recorded over the last week which can be taken as a positive sign. There was a theft from motor and a vehicle interference but no other vehicle crime to update you with. 

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 investing in faraday pouches or boxes which stop Keyless start vehicles from receiving the signal the key emits when unlocking and starting the vehicle.

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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.

 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

06/09/25 – Beat surgery at Marston Green Library on Land Lane starting at 10:30

This is another message to ask if anyone would like to participate in setting up a speed and street watch. We need a minimum of 2 people for each for us to start them up successfully.

 Thank you for your continued support

Kind regards

PCSO Pedley 32000.

Rurals Neighbourhood Policing Team