Shirley East weekly update

29th September 2025

Good Evening 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 24th November 2025 and 29th November 2025

Burglaries:

On 29th November at 01:40 three offenders have forced entry to a garage on Stratford Road, the offenders attempted to take a motorbike but was quickly disturbed by a neighbour and the offenders left the location. 

Vehicle crime.

On 24th November between the hours of 22:00 and 06:30 on 25th November offenders have smashed the passenger side window to a Vauxhall Corsa and stolen the bonnet and lights to the vehicle that was parked on Kingslea Road, the offenders have then left the location.

On 25th November at 00:54 two offenders have attempted to steal a BMW on Willow Road by way of signal relay device. They were disturbed by the occupants and left the location.

On 25th November between the hours of 20:00 and 0500 on 26th November offenders have gained access to a parked, secured Land Rover on Streetsbrook Road by way of smashing a window and taking the vehicle. 

Crime prevention advice:

- Be careful when using Facebook and giving out your address.

- 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.

- If you own a motorbike please ensure this is secured in a garage and also attached a disc lock. Also consider trackers it helps the Police investigation being able to recover your vehicle efficiently. 

Protect your motorcycle, moped or scooter from theft | West Midlands Police 

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

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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.

 -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 arrested three prolific shop lifters within the Shirley area, one of those have been sentenced to twenty six weeks in prison and two others held on remand awaiting sentencing.

- We have been working closely with West Midlands Police Safer Travel this week around the number 6 route on the Stratford Road and also raising awareness about our campaign to tackle violence against women

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 

Thank you for your continued support

Kind regards

PC 23634 HOLMES

Shirley Neighbourhood Policing Team