Crime Update from Your Local Neighbourhood Team

Update from your local Neighbourhood Team

Dear Members

Here’s an update from myself and the rest of the team.

What’s Been Happening

Incidents and Suspicious Behaviour 

Please find most recent incidents on the wards of what has been happening in October.

Wednesday 15/10/2025 into Thursday 16/10/25

Bennetts Road South. 

Offender(s) have forced ground floor window. Sofas, beds with mattresses and television have been stolen.

Monday 13/10/25

Holbrook Lane

Plots targeted for copper piping.

Wednesday 01/10/25 @ 9.20 pm

Off Bennetts Road

Suspicious behaviour reported.

Previously 

In September we had one report of fuel siphoning from machinery and three reports of copper being stolen from different sites, one theft appears to have happened at 02:00 am.

Actions

Your neighbourhood team have been patrolling our new build sites and building on intelligence.  On an adjacent ward, boilers have been stolen. We are currently making enquiries with Warwickshire Police after they recovered a number of boilers from a van. 

Advice

Please, if you don’t already, mark property and valuables. We often recover stolen items and cannot reunite them with their rightful owners or prove that they have been stolen which ultimately lets the thief or handler get away with it!

Covert traceable liquids can be used which is a deterrent and assists Police to identify stolen items. Visible markings can also be a valuable deterrent as it makes it difficult for a thief to dispose of making is less desirable to steal in the first place. For further information please go to www.securedbydesign.com/guidance/crime-prevention-advice

Until next time

Stay safe everyone.

If you have any information about crime in your area you can let us know 100% anonymously by contacting CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111

Email the Holbrooks, Radford, Sherbourne & Bablake team on holbrookandradford@westmidlands.police.uk

For more crime prevention advice visit: www.west-midlands.police.uk /crime prevention