Residential Burglaries

Dear Resident,

We have seen an increase in reported residential burglaries in the South Wigston area. 

Burglary is a particularly invasive crime that can have a lasting impact on victims. If you have been a victim and need support and help, you should have been offered the services of Victim Support. You may have declined at the time, or not noticed the offer, but you can refer yourself at any time by either calling 0808 168 9111 or visiting their website www.victimsupport.org.uk. 

Burglars do not want to get caught, so taking action to make your home or business premises safe and less attractive to thieves can go a long way to reducing the risk.

Not all advice, or security products recommended are the same, or necessarily fit for purpose. 

Attached to this message is a Burglary Crime Prevention Advice Leaflet. Please take a read and feel free to share this with friends and family.

If looking to take positive action to prevent yourself from being a victim of this type of crime, help and advice can be found on the Neighbourhood Watch website.

If you have experienced this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.leics.police.uk, or speak to an operator by calling the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

You can keep up to date with what your local beat team gets up to by following us on social media: Oadby and Wigston Police | Facebook

Many thanks

Your South Wigston Beat Team

PC 168 Catherine, PC 4810 Reece, PCSO 6391 Dom and PCSO 6642 Jamie

Please do not report crime or incidents via 'Neighbourhood Link' as the messages are not always monitored.