St Alphege NPT Crime Update

Good Evening

Here is your regular update from the St Alphege Neighbourhood Poicing Team

St Alphege 1st   – 9th October 2025

Burglaries

There have been no residential burglaries reported during this period.

Vehicle Crime

Between 9pm on Wednesday 1st and 9am on Tuesday 2nd a silver LEXUS RX350H was stolen from MALVERN PARK AVENUE. It is not known how access was gained into the car.

In the early hours of Sunday 5th there have been 6 reported incidents of vehicle interference. This is where an offender has tried the car door handles of parked and unattended vehicles. 3 were on SANDHILLS CRESCENT, 2 ON GLASTON DRIVE and 1 on KINGSBROOK DRIVE.

Other crimes

A number of other crimes have been reported us over this period such as shoplifting, assaults, harassment and criminal damage.

GOOD NEWS

We went out on patrol with the Sharmans Cross Street Watch team on Tuesday 7th. A FIX MY STREET report was completed about some dumped tyres in woodland off ASHLAWN CRESCENT and an Audi Q3 drove off from us at speed on WOODSIDE WAY leaving us smelling the reason why they didn't want to hang around for us to talk to them..

3 vehicles have been reported so far this month for excess speed. 2 on DANFORD LANE and 1 on ALDERBROOK ROAD. 

There will be a beat surgery on Friday 24th at SMITHTONS food market on PROSPECT LANE where we will be able to offer crime prevention advice and if you’re not a fan of having your door knocked on Halloween there will be some TRICK OR TREAT…….NO THANKS door signs available.

CRIME PREVENTION

It’s starting to get darker earlier now so if you are going to be out when it gets darker please consider timer switches for your lamps. There are also other devices that do the same job that can be linked to wifi. 

Don’t leave your house in darkness, this is a clear sign that the house could be empty.

If your vehicle is keyless entry then consider using a FARADAY pouch to put your keys in. These block the signals that are picked up by scanners. 

Don’t leave valuables in unattended vehicles. 

Tamper proof screws for number plates are a good idea to protect number plates from being stolen.

Please consider a good steering lock for your vehicles, and check that your vehicle is locked before you walk away from it.

Always check your FOB HAS DONE ITS JOB and has locked your vehicle. Offenders are out there at night trying the handles looking for insecure vehicles.

Remember, crime prevention is all about making it difficult for offenders to break in to your property or steal your vehicles. If they have to spend more time or make more noise than they want to they may give up and look elsewhere. 

Please consider anti-snap locks to all outside doors. Look for at least 3 stars and the Kitemark when purchasing them.

Protect your sheds with good quality locks and battery operated alarms that are activated with vibrations. Chain property together so that it can not be easily removed. Don’t leave tools in insecure sheds, these can be used to break into locked sheds.

Put wheelie bins at the rear of your property away from gates and fences if you can. These can be used as a means to get over your fence and into your rear garden. 

If you have a side gate or a fence bordering your garden then think about something called PRIKA STRIP. This is strips of hard rubber spikes that can be run along flat surfaces such as gates, fences and roofs, anybody attempting to climb on or over will find it difficult to put their hands on the surface due to these spikes.

Please ensure that you have a good quality lock if you plan on leaving your bike unattended. A D lock is one such type of lock. Cheap locks are cut through in seconds and even stronger chains put up little resistance to bolt cutters. Bike theft generally increases with the better weather as people start to get out on them more.

Pickpockets and purse dippers are active in the town centre. Always make sure handbags are zipped up,never leave your handbag or purse unattended on a shopping trolley, pushchair or wheelchair. Always be aware of your surroundings and the people around you when withdrawing cash. A simple tactic against this type of crime is to attach small bells to your purse so that they jingle when purses are being moved.

Please take 5 mins to read about ways you can prevent burglary and vehicle theft

www.westmidlands.police.uk/search?q=Burglary

www.westmidlands.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/

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