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Tandridge Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter |
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Bulletin 19 September 25th – October 8th 2025
Dear Residents
Once again, vehicle crime has featured across several areas of Tandridge, although not always focused on tool thefts .Once again, please be vigilant in securing any tools you may have in your vehicles and removing any valuables overnight. High value items should be kept out of sight at all times.
Please, can you encourage your neighbours to do the same ?We continue to pursue the perpetrators of such crimes, please support us by increasing awareness in your communities, reporting any suspicious activity and by ensuring all possible precautions are taken with regards to securing your vehicles.
Inspector Lyndsey Whatley Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Inspector
CRIME REPORTS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Our Neighbourhood Patrol Team and Safer Neighbourhood Team deal with a variety of incidents. Here are a few they dealt with since the last Bulletin.
 A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a collision near Godstone. On the evening of Friday, 7 March 2025, Surrey Police was notified about a vehicle entering Surrey using cloned number plates. Less than 20 minutes later, officers had located the vehicle, a silver Kia Sedona, and started to track it along the A22 Godstone Road, Whyteleafe. A second police vehicle joined and a pursuit was initiated when the Kia failed to stop for police. The driver tried to evade police by dangerously speeding through Limpsfield, driving on the wrong side of the road, ignoring three keep-left bollards, and circling a roundabout the wrong way. The vehicle continued towards Oxted on the A25, ignoring a set of red traffic lights and travelling at 60mph in a 30mph zone. At one point the Kia temporarily strayed off the carriageway over the pavement before getting back on the road. The Kia reached approximately 80mph in a 50mph zone as it entered the bend approaching the Knights Garden Centre near to Godstone, where the driver overtook traffic on the wrong side of the road. The driver continued on the wrong side over the brow of the hill where he collided head on with the driver of a Land Rover. The driver of the Kia, Thomas Murphy, was arrested at the scene. Blood samples taken after the collision later showed that he was at least three times over the legal drug limit. Thomas Murphy, 36 (DOB: 05/02/1989) of St Leonards-on-Sea was subsequently charged with three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving without insurance, failure to stop for police and driving over the prescribed drug limit. Murphy had a provisional driving license which had expired. A family of three in the Land Rover all suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. Their injuries were life changing for the mother and daughter involved and impacted both their careers in the performing arts. In her victim personal statement, the mother said: “The action of the driver, who was driving after taking drugs and was evading police, who deliberately drove a car he didn’t own and without any insurance, into my family at recklessly high speed on the wrong side of the road has changed my life forever. The impact has left me disfigured for life and with injuries that will never recover to where I was before this completely avoidable crash.” Her daughter shared: “For as long as I can remember I have been a dancer, singer and actor. All of my performing potential was snatched away on 7th March 2025. The trauma of this crash, the physical damage to me and my parents and the loss of my dream has had a profound effect on my confidence and optimism for the future and who I am now. People say we were lucky, but I don’t feel lucky.” Murphy was travelling with a passenger and a dog, both who suffered injuries. At sentencing at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday, 25 September, Murphy was sentenced to five years in custody for each count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving to be served concurrently and was disqualified from driving for 12 years. Investigating officer Detective Constable Sean Stapley said: “Murphy showed a complete disregard for both the law and safety of anyone else on the road, putting countless people’s lives at risk by driving dangerously under the influence of drugs while he attempted to evade police. “His dangerous actions seriously injured three people and have impacted their lives hugely. I hope that Murphy’s time behind bars will give him chance to think about his actions and the devastating consequences for this family. We will continue to target those drivers who ignore the laws of the road.”
There were 22 Arrests in the period September 22nd to October 5th 2025 : Domestic Abuse / Violent Domestic Abuse 6 , Prescribed Limit 1 , Sexual Offence 1 , Alcohol/Drug Related 3 , Theft 2 , Child at Risk 2 , Rape/Serious Sexual Offence 1, Crime Vehicle 1, Harassment 1, Burglary Residential 3, Drink/Drug in charge 1 . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Officers from the safer neighbourhood team were in attendance at Jenners field, Lingfield on October 5th in conjunction with representatives Tandridge District Council to support Paws in Park. An event intended to provide free advice for dog owners to help support responsible dog ownership.
Whilst we were disappointed to find out that the offer of free biscuits only extended to the dogs we did have the opportunity to speak with representatives from The Cinnamon Trust. Since 1985 the Charity has been helping keep older people and those living with terminal illness together with their pets for as long as possible during difficult times. From daily help to short-term fostering or long life care they are able to provide hands-on assistance to pet owners nationwide.
If you, a friend, or relative feel that they would benefit from this type of support please follow the link below to find out if they can help you.
If your area is NOT referred to below it is because we have not been informed of the crime or it has not been affected by reported crime in the categories below. Feedback from you will help to achieve the most appropriate circulation of information.
SMALLFIELD AND LINGFIELD
Vehicle Crime
Crowhurst Road, Lingfield – Theft. Overnight October 1st to 2nd a car was broken into and a set of golf clubs stolen (PR45250120293).
Park Road, Smallfield – Theft. Between 16.00 October 7th and 06.47 October 8th a black Nisssan Navara N-Guard Double Cab Auto index FP68TGZ was stolen (PR45250122460).
BLETCHINGLEY, GODSTONE AND SOUTH NUTFIELD
Vehicle Crime
Kings Cross Lane, South Nutfield – Attempt Keyless Theft. Between 22.37 and 23.04 September 25th CCTV showed a male smash the rear quarter light of a Toyota Hilux to gain access and then spend a few minutes inside before returning later to try and start it unsuccessfully. He then drove off in a car with a male who had been waiting in it (PR45250117666).
Castle Street, Bletchingley – Criminal Damage .Between September 23rd and 29th there were two incidents when a car and a van were damaged by a person firing a projectile from a catapult as they drove past (PR45250119401).
Godstone Hill. Godstone – Theft. Around 20.45 October 1st a car was broken into after the rear window was smashed but nothing was stolen (PR45250120120).
OXTED AND HURST GREEN
Criminal Damage Mill Lane, Hurst Green. Around 22.00 September 26th a bedroom window was smashed by a projectile fired from a catapult (PR452501`17941).
Popes Lane, Oxted. Around 01.12 September 28th a caravan was alight and Surey Fire and Rescue who attended deemed it to have been started deliberately (PR45250118404).
CATERHAM, CATERHAM ON THE HILL AND WHYTELEAFE
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages Croydon Road, Caterham. Around 14.30 September 25th the victims were notified that their intruder alarm had been activated. The kitchen window at the rear of the property was found to have been forced open and electronic equipment, cash and jewellery were stolen (PR45250117342).
Hillside Road, Whyteleafe. Between mid night September 29th and 09.30 September 29th a garage was broken into and an electric scooter and hover board were stolen. The door of another garage was damaged and the door of another forced open. All incidents are believed to be connected (PR45250118944).
Vehicle Crime Guards Avenue, Caterham On The Hill – Criminal Damage. Between 16.26 and 17.00 September 27th a car was keyed from front to rear on the nearside whilst parked in a supermarket car park (PR45250118235).
Clifton Close, Caterham On The Hill – Theft. Between 15.30 October 5th and 06.20 October 6th a blue BMW X3 index YK68BLE with a scrape on the right hand side wheel arch and a scrape on the passenger door was stolen (PR45250121628). A22 Godstone By-Pass, Caterham – Criminal Damage. Around 20.45 September 28th a dent was made to the side of a car driving along the carriageway by either a bullet from a BB gun or a projectile from a catapult (PR45250118587).
Everard Lane, Caterham – Theft. Between 11.30 and 12.10 October 3rd a red Honda SHI 125 motorbike index LB62ERO was stolen. The right hand mirror was broken/loose and one bulb under the dipped beam front headlight is broken (PR45250120709).
WARLINGHAM AND TATSFIELD, WOLDINGHAM
Vehicle Crime Limpsfield Road,Warlingham - Theft. Around 14.50 September 28th two males wearing black clothing and balaclavas rode into a supermarket car park on a blue moped with no index plates. One male then stole a Honda PCX moped index AU20MGJ (PR 45250118540).
Redvers Road, Warlingham – Theft. Overnight September 29th to 29th motorcycle index plates PF73VFP were stolen (PR45250118773).
Westmore Green, Tatsfield – Theft. Overnight October 1st to 2nd a black Ford Ranger index JG69NEL was stolen (PR45250120353).
If you have to contact us about a non urgent matter or to provide information on non-urgent suspicious matters or unusual behaviour you have observed which may be useful intelligence for us at a future date please email Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Team: tandridge@surrey.police.uk
We have a portal for circumstances where no crime has been reported, but the suspicious behaviour could potentially be related to a burglary, theft of a vehicle, or catalytic converter, for example. We have a different unique link we provide to victims and witnesses when a burglary has occurred. To find out more about the portal and submit your footage visit this link: https://surrey.police.uk/suspiciousactivityportal
How to contact us with information when we issue Witness Appeals or Appeals for information
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