Shirley West Crime updates

Sunday 19th October 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 is a snapshot of the vehicle crime and burglaries that have been recorded in the Shirley West area between the 10th October 2025 to the 18th October 2025:

Burglaries:

We have had no reported burglaries on Shirley West between period

Vehicle crime:

Between 19.00 hrs on 14/10/25 and 05.40 hrs on 15/10/25 a Nissan X-Trial was stolen without keys from the driveway of an address on Danbury Road. The suspects are believed to have used a device to unlock and start the vehicle. 

At 00.11 hrs on 15/10/25 the suspect has gained access to a Nissan Navara on the driveway of house on High Street. The suspect could not start the vehicle and has fled the scene. 

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. Visit the following link for further advice to keep your vehicle secure: Preventing car and vehicle theft | Crime Prevention | West Midlands Police

- Consider purchasing a decent lock for your pushbike to prevent it being stolen. Visit the following link for further advice to keep your bicycle secure: Protect your bike from theft | West Midlands Police

- 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. Visit the following link for further advice to keep your property secure: Keep burglars out of your property | West Midlands Police

- 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 now trained volunteers for a brand-new Shirley Speedwatch group. This group, along with officers from our team, will be conducting Speedwatch operations in the local area to monitor reports of speeding. This data can then be used for speed enforcement in the future.

Shirley officers have been extremely busy and they have arrested 8 suspects between 10th and 15th October for a variety of different offence. 

A prolific shoplifter, who was issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order, which bans her from entering the borough of Solihull for 5 years has been arrested for breaching this order. She has been put before the courts and she has been recalled to prison for breaching this order.

On 15th October Shirley officers have arrested a prolific shoplifter, who targeted the shops in Shirley. The suspect was charged with 19 shop theft offences and he has been remanded to appear at court.

On 11th October Shirley officers have arrested two shoplifters, who were stealing Lego. The suspects have made off from the store with hundreds of pounds worth of Lego, and they walked straight into plain clothed police officers. Both suspects were charge and bailed to appear at court for this offence.

On 13th October Shirley officers have arrested another shoplifter, who has stolen Lego. Shirley officers were quickly to the area and he was located and arrested, He has been charged and remanded to attend court for this offence. 

On 10th October Shirley officers have carried out an early morning door knock and arrested a male on suspicion of burglary. Following his arrest, a search was carried out at his home address and a number of high value power tools were found and seized, as we believe they have been stolen from the burglary. The suspect has been bailed with strict conditions whilst enquiries take place. 

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

Thursday 23rd October 2025 between 18.00pm and 19.00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Police and Community Together Meeting (PACT) at Shirley Library, 22 Parkgate, Stratford Road Shirley. 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 area.

Friday 24th October 2025 between 18.00pm and 19.00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley West Beat Surgery at Solihull Lodge Community Centre, Grafton Road, B90 1NJ. 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 West area.

Saturday 29th November 2025 between 16.00pm and 17.00pm: Our local officers will be holding a Shirley West Beat Surgery at Solihull Lodge Community Centre, Grafton Road, B90 1NJ. 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 West area.

Thank you for your continued support

Kind regards

PC 21696 Fraser McDonald

The Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team