Longford Updates

Dear Residents and Local Businesses,  

Here is your weekly update from your local neighbourhood Policing Team, to let you know some of what we've been busy dealing with: 

PATROLS 

Officers have been carrying out patrols of the Longford areas on foot and in vehicles. We have been paying particular attention to locations that have recently experienced an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour, such as Riley Square and Longford Park. 

OP SCEPTRE

This week, our focus has been on knife crime. We have conducted retailer visits to discuss their policies and distributed some posters regarding the selling of knives as well as officers conducting weapon sweeps in Longford Park.

VEHICLE CRIME & BURGLARY

We have had two reports of burglaries and one attempted burglary this week. We have also had three theft from motor vehicle's this week in the Longford area. However, we would like to remind residents to ensure that they are adequately protecting their vehicles and properties against theft, particularly as the dark nights are upon us. 

The first burglary took place at Rowleys Green Lane on 17/11/2025 between 03:00 and 03:30 whereby entry had been gained to a property and a camcorder was stolen from within. We believe the offender may have been disturbed by the homeowner waking in the night. Crime reference 20/447172/25 refers.

We then had a second burglary and an attempted burglary take place on Pearson Avenue overnight between 18:30 on 19/11/2025 and 09:50 on 20/11/2025. In the burglary, the front window was smashed for access to the property, it is unknown whether any items have been taken at this stage, crime reference 20/449649/25. 

In the attempted burglary, the offenders have smashed a rear door to the property but was disturbed by the resident within the property and therefore entry was not gained, crime reference 20/449261/25. Our enquiries are still ongoing in this area.

The first theft from motor vehicle incident took place at Arena Retail Park between 14:30 and 16:00hrs on 15/11/2025 whereby the front registration plate was stolen from the vehicle, crime reference number 20/446188/25 refers. 

The second incident took place between 13:00hrs on 15/11/2025 and 11:15hrs on 16/11/2025 in Jackers whereby a Nissan Qashqai had entry gained and tools and property keys taken from within, crime reference 20/446190/25 refers. 

The third incident took place between 21:30 on 17/11/2025 and 09:30 on 18/11/2025 on Maple Walk where a BMW had entry gained and a wallet taken from within, crime reference 20/448994/25 refers. 

If you may have heard or saw anything suspicious in this location that may assist us with our investigations, please contact us via 101 with the respective crime numbers or use our Contact Us form on the West Midlands Police website.

You can find out more about vehicle crime prevention here:

 Theft of motor vehicle | Your Options | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk) 

 Theft from motor vehicle | Your Options | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk)  

You can find more information about how to keep your home safe here: 

 Keeping your shed or garage safe and secure | Crime prevention | West Midlands Police

 Keep burglars out of your property | West Midlands Police

 Checklist for securing your home when you leave it | Crime Prevention | West Midlands Police

HOUSING

We are working closely with housing associations such as Citizen, Stonewater, Midland Heart and Orbit to keep them informed of any of their tenants who are repeatedly involved in crime and anti-social behaviour, as it is a breach of their tenancy agreement. We are also carrying out joint visits with the housing officers to some addresses to address concerns and complaints received and will take enforcement action if necessary. 

OTHER INFORMATION

We have now confirmed dates for our next community meetings and engagements:

Police and Community Together (PACT) Meeting – St Thomas' Church, Longford Road - 21st January 2026 at 18:00-19:00hrs

We will be looking at holding a drop-in surgery or crime prevention stall at Arena Retail Park in the run-up to Christmas, but we will confirm dates in due course. 

If you have information about people committing crime that you want to tell us about, you can contact us on the non-emergency telephone number 101. You can also report to us online using our report forms on: Report | West Midlands Police

Alternatively you can contact the CRIMESTOPPERS charity anonymously by calling 0800 555 111. This is a free phone number. CRIMESTOPPERS can also be contacted online here: Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)   

Please do not report crime via WMnow because it is not always monitored.

Kind regards,

The Henley and Longford Neighbourhood Team