Police Update

Reigate and Banstead Police

Safer Neighbourhood Team

Dear Residents,

Welcome to the Police Update for the last week. 

The message includes personal fraud (Scams), burglaries and vehicle thefts reported between the 8th January 2025 to 15th January 2026. The report also includes information on arrests in the Borough.

Please Note

 Arrests.

There were 40 arrests in the period January 8th 2026 to January 15th 2026:

Domestic Incident/Violent Domestic Abuse 8, Rape/Sexual Offence 2, Drugs 2, Drunk/Drug Charge 1, Prescribed Limit 2,  Hate/Diversity 1, Violent Crime other 2, Master Occurrence 5, Breach of Bail/Custody related matter 1, Prisoner Recall 1, Criminal Damage 1, None of These 2, Theft 5, Child Protection 2, Child at Risk 1, Absconder/Wanted 1, Immigration 1, Licence Recall Standards 1,

Assault on Police 1.

Bicycle Crime Prevention Advice

There are 5 reports this week of stolen bicycles, taken from sheds and residential garages in the Borough.  Please  see below the Crime prevention advice “How safe is your bicycle?”.

https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/how-safe-is-your-bike/

https://www.surrey.police.uk

Personal Fraud (Scams) in the Borough.

Records show that there have been four reports of Personal Fraud in the Borough during the last week.   These include a social media marketplace fraud concerning the purchase of  a blacklisted mobile phone.

Burglaries

North

08/01/2026 17:32.   Sandy Lane, Kingswood.  Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry has been gained through a first floor window located at the rear of the property. 

Stolen: Not confirmed at this time but including watches.     (PR 45260002622)

Between 17/12/2025 00:00 to 09/01/2026 00:00.   Long Walk, Epsom.  Attempted Residential Garage Burglary.  Method of Entry – Attempted forced entry through the garage door.

Stolen: Nothing Taken.     (PR 45260003310)

11/01/2026 01:45.   Harbourfield Road, Banstead.  Residential Garage Burglary.  Method of Entry – Entry through the garage door. An occupant of the property disturbed the suspects(s).

Stolen: Electric Bicycle.     (PR 45260003469)

12/01/2026 14:30.   Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead.  Distraction Burglary.  Method of Entry – A cold caller claiming to be a decorator has entered the property to provide an estimate.  Whilst in the property the suspect has stolen items. 

Stolen:   Purse. (PR 45260004534)

Central

Between 08/01/2026 10:00 to 10/01/2026 06:00.   Wray Common Road, Reigate.  Residential Outbuilding Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the shed door.

Stolen: Electric Mountain Bike.    (PR 45260003206)

10/01/2026 Between 03:00 to 09:00.  Warren Road, Reigate.  Residential Outbuilding Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the shed door.

Stolen: Electric Bicycle.     (PR 45260003410)

Between 30/12/2025 01:00 to 14/01/2026 09:00.   Redstone Hollow, Redhill.  Residential Outbuilding Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the shed door.

Stolen: Electric Bicycle.     (PR 45260004782)

Between 15/01/2026 04:00 to 16/01/2026 04:30.   Woodlands Road, Redhill.  Residential Outbuilding Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the shed door.

Stolen: Bicycle.     (PR 45260006031)

South

 No reports this week.

Please remember we provide lots of advice on our website for keeping you, and your property safe:            Keep burglars out of your property | Surrey Police

 Vehicle  Thefts -      Keyless Car (vehicle) Theft 3,  Attempted Keyless Car theft 0,  Car Theft 2  Vehicle theft 0 and motorcycle theft 0, have been reported in the last week. 

Epsom Downs, St. Leonards Road, 09/01/2026 21:31    Keyless Car Theft.    Vehicle Recovered.  (PR 45250003102)

Reigate, Blackthorne Road, 12/01/2026 Between 21:00 to 21:30    Keyless Car Theft.    Vehicle Recovered.  (PR 45250004417)

Banstead, Greenhayes Avenue, 09/01/2026 21:31    Keyless Car Theft.    Toyota Rav 4.  (PR 45250004682)

Tadworth, Merland Rise, 09/01/2026 Between 21:00 to 21:59   Car Theft.   Ford Focus  (PR 45250003089)

Horley, Bonehurst Road, 12/01/2026 Between 10:00 – 12:00    Keyless Car Theft.    Nissan Note.  (PR 45250004155)

There is lots of advice on our website for keeping your car/van safe:

https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/preventing-car-vehicle-theft/

https://www.surrey.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/

Contacting Us

The Police Reference Number (PR) with each of the reports is shown in brackets. If you have any information on any of the reports, including CCTV, please contact us quoting the Police Reference Number (PR). 

Ways to Contact Surrey Police

Accessible Ways

We want to make sure our service is as accessible as possible for everyone. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing there are a number of tools available to help, including our textphone service and the Pegasus scheme for people who may find it hard to communicate with us.

The best way for everyone to contact us about a non-emergency matter is through our website or our social channels so private message us or start a live chat on our website at any time!

Here are some other tools you can use:

·       Textphone - for those who are deaf or speech-impaired, communication is easy with our Textphone 18000 or the Relay UK app for 999 emergency texts.  
999 emergency text service. Please note, you must register your mobile phone first.   

·       Pegasus Scheme – if you have speech or communication challenges the Pegasus card scheme streamlines the help you receive in urgent situations. 

·       SignVideo BSL Interpreter - if you're a British Sign Language User, our SignVideo partnership means you're just a click away from a remote BSL interpreter. 

·       Police Link Officers for Deaf people (PLOD) – if you are deaf, you can SMS text us on 07967 986130.

·        We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, committed to inclusivity within our force and the community. 

Please share this information with anyone you think may benefit from knowing about these accessible ways to contact us. 

Herbert Protocol – if you care for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's, the Herbert Protocol ensures we have the essential information to act fast and keep them safe, if they go missing. 

You can find out more about these by visiting - https://www.surrey.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/contact-us/sur/accessible-contact/ 

 

Contact the Neighbourhood Team

As always, the local Neighbourhood Team are keen to receive information on all crime spotted or believed to have occurred as this can assist with ongoing enquiries, as well as helping to pool information to build a wider understanding.

 If you believe you have any information relating to relevant information or concerns you can:

You can also give information totally anonymously by contacting the Independent  Charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111; or through their anonymous online form  https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

In an Emergency please contact 999.

For general enquiries please email us at: reigateandbanstead@surrey.police.uk

As ever if you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. 


 

Best wishes,

Reigate & Banstead Safer Neighbourhood Team