Weekly crime update.

Weekly crime update.

20th November 2025

Dear Resident

Good afternoon 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 East area between the 12th – 20th November 2025.

Burglaries

- On 16th November around 18.20 three males have entered a property on; Lawnswood Road and stolen the keys to a BMW.

Between 13th and 15th November unknown offenders have conducted a untidy search of a house on Plestowes Close. Offender have gained entry through a small open window. Nothing reported stolen.

- On 19th November at 19.35 on Moreton Road while the resident was upstairs in the home she has heard someone walking around in the home, she has confronted the male intruder who has quickly left the house.

The suspect has gained entry by smashing the conservatory door. Very frightening experience.

Vehicle crime.

None reported.

Crime prevention advice:

. Here are some crime prevention tips to help keep your property safe:

Try to make your house look as occupied as possible when you are not there.

Do not leave your house and vehicle keys in the lock or on a side table in view of a window.

Do not leave items in open porches that could be used to enter your home, for example, curved-handled umbrellas to open doors or keys through letterboxes

Always lock your windows and doors when you are in. If you have UPVC front doors take extra care to lock these as soon as you get into your property.

Check your UPVC or Euro cylinder door lock to see if it is snap resistant. It should be stamped with a three star Kite Mark. If it is not, you get the lock changed to either a SS312 Diamond Approved Cylinder, TS007 3 Star Kitemarked Cylinder, or a 1 Star Cylinder with 2 Star handle for maximum protection. For more information contact the Master Locksmiths Association, or read this guide.

Cancel newspapers and milk if you are going away for a few days and ask a trusted friend or neighbour to keep an eye on your property. They can help by pushing post sticking out of the letterbox inside fully, or checking garden gates are shut.

Frosty morning warning don’t make your car cosy for criminals

Thieves are opportunists, looking for an easy way to steal items of value from an unlocked or unattended vehicle. This could be cash left on display, a sat nav from the glovebox, a mobile phone from the dashboard or perhaps tools kept overnight in a work van.

Every year, vehicles are stolen from driveways and outside homes when owners leave them to warm up with the key in the ignition.

Car thieves watch the weather forecast too and will be out early in the morning on the lookout for vehicles left unattended

High value vehicles are often targeted in this way as their advanced security technology makes them difficult to steal unless they already have the engine running and the key in the ignition

Stay with your vehicle and if you’re in a rush, use de-icing spray and a scraper to speed up the process

Sit inside your vehicle while the heater de-mists the windscreen

Your insurance may not pay out if you are in any way deemed responsible for the theft

- Don’t leave valuable items on show inside your vehicle. Even loose change can be appealing to vehicle offenders.

- 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.

- CCTV is a great deterrent for offenders. This can also be crucial in linking criminals to multiple crimes.

- 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.

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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 Speed watch group. This group, along with officers from our team, will be conducting Speed watch operations in the local area to monitor reports of speeding. This data can then be used for speed enforcement in the future.

-We are actively speaking to beggars and issuing Community Protection Warning letters which may lead to them arrested if they fail to adhere to the conditions.

- We are conducting foot patrols in and around main shopping areas of Shirley to detect and deter prolific shoplifters who are causing serious issues for both retailers and members of the public, causing alarm and fear.

Shirley officers have been out on both foot patrol and mobile dealing with incidents of Anti-social behaviour around Shirley Park.

We will continue to monitor the area- please report any concerns who see or hear either by 101 or 999 ( if it is an emergency).

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.

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

Date of next meeting

Thursday 20th November 2025

Time 1800 – 18.50

Shirley Library

Stratford Road

Parkgate

Shirley B90 3GG

Please come along and meet me to chat about any concerns you have around the area.

All concerns will be treated in confidence if necessary.

Thank you for your continued support

Kind regards

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Yvonne Dunne
(Police, PCSO, Shirley neighbourhood team)