St Alphege 26th January 2026 – 3rd February 2026 Good Evening Here is your regular update from the St Alphege Neighbourhood Policing Team. Please also take a few minutes to complete the attached ASB survey. Burglaries Between 4:00pm and 5:00pm on Saturday 31st January a burglary occurred on ARLEY ROAD. Offenders have gained entry and made a messy search of the property. A coin collection worth £500 was stolen. Vehicle Crime Between 3:00pm and 4:00pm on Monday 26th a grey SKODA SUPERB was broken into while parked on TUDOR GHRANGE leisure centre car park. Offenders have smashed the rear window and several tools were stolen. Between 5:10pm and 5:20pm on Monday 26th a grey FORD TRANSIT was broken into on the car park of BANNATYNES gym SAINTBURY DRIVE. A hole was cut into the side door and £1400 worth of power tools were stolen. Between 10:35am and 12:20pm on Saturday 31st the front bumper and grille were stolen from a grey VW TRANSPORTER while it was parked on MONKSPATH HALL RD car park. Other crimes Several other crimes have been reported to us over this period such as shoplifting, allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control, possession of a bladed article in public, assaults, harassment, criminal damage and affray. GOOD NEWS HAS YOUR FOB DONE ITS JOB? Always make sure that your vehicle has locked before you walk away from it. Offenders are out there at night trying the handles looking for insecure vehicles. Please consider a good steering lock for your vehicles. If your vehicle is keyless entry then consider using a FARADAY pouch to put your keys in. These block the signals that are picked up by scanners. DON’T leave valuables in unattended vehicles. Tamper proof screws for number plates are a good idea to protect number plates from being stolen. We have conducted several stop searches on youths found in some of our ASB hot spot areas and seized cannabis and dealt with the youths accordingly. The last Community speed watch session of January was held on WIDNEY LANE at PERRYFORD DRIVE resulting in 9 vehicles recorded speeding. All registered keepers have been written to. Our 1st speed enforcement session in February has seen 1 driver reported for excess speed on DORCHESTER RD, driving at 41mph. We have reported 4 drivers in January for contravening the No left turn into Touchwood car park There will be beat surgeries at THE CORE on Wednesday 21st and at SMITHTONS FOOD MARKET on PROSPECT LANE on Saturday 31st. Both surgeries will be between 10am and 11am. Please come down and have a chat with officers if you have any concerns CRIME PREVENTION Please remember that even though the nights will be getting lighter Darker Nights are still with us so please follow these simple crime prevention guidelines. Don’t leave your house in darkness, this is a clear sign that the house could be empty. Timer switches for lamps are a useful item to use so that lighting comes on while you’re out. Wifi enabled systems can also be used to switch your lights on. And off. Please consider anti-snap locks to all outside doors. Look for at least 3 stars and the Kitemark when purchasing them. Put wheelie bins at the rear of your property away from gates and fences if you can. These can be used as a means to get over your fence and into your rear garden. If you have a side gate or a fence bordering your garden, then think about something called PRIKA STRIP. This is strips of hard rubber spikes that can be run along flat surfaces such as gates, fences and roofs, anybody attempting to climb on or over will find it difficult to put their hands on the surface due to these spikes. Remember, crime prevention is all about making it difficult for offenders to break in to your property or steal your vehicles. If they have to spend more time or make more noise than they want to they may give up and look elsewhere. As the shops start to get busier pickpockets and purse dippers will become more active in the town centre. Always make sure handbags are zipped, never leave your handbag or purse unattended on a shopping trolley, pushchair or wheelchair. Always be aware of your surroundings and the people around you when withdrawing cash. A simple tactic against this type of crime is to attach small bells to your purse so that they jingle when purses are being moved. Now that winter is here tools will be locked away in sheds and outbuildings. Protect your sheds with good quality locks and battery-operated alarms that are activated with vibrations. Chain property together so that it cannot be easily removed. Don’t leave tools in insecure sheds, these can be used to break into locked sheds. Please ensure that you have a good quality lock if you plan on leaving your bike unattended. A D lock is one such type of lock. Cheap locks are cut through in seconds and even stronger chains put up little resistance to bolt cutters. Bike theft generally increases with the better weather as people start to get out on them more. Please take 5 mins to read about ways you can prevent burglary and vehicle theft www.westmidlands.police.uk/search?q=Burglary www.westmidlands.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/keeping-vehicles-safe/Follow us on Twitter @stalphegewmp | 
