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Bulletin 5 February 26th – March 12th 2026
Dear Residents
🚲 High-value bike and e-bike safety 🚲
We have recently seen an increase in reports of bike thefts across the area, including high-value bikes and e-bikes. We are sharing some simple steps you can take to reduce the risk and protect your property.
🔐 Practical prevention advice: • Always use a good quality D-lock, or ideally two different types of lock. Look for Sold Secure approved products. • Secure bikes to a solid, immovable object, even when stored at home. • Lock bikes inside garages and sheds, not just doors. • Remove batteries, displays and accessories where possible. • Store bikes out of sight and consider shed alarms or motion lighting. • Register and mark your bike for free on the national bike registration database. This helps police return recovered bikes to owners.
📱 Be mindful of fitness tracking apps Some fitness and cycling apps share start and end locations by default. Publicly shared routes can reveal where high-value bikes are stored or regularly kept. Check privacy settings and consider hiding start locations or limiting who can see your activity.
Most bike thefts are opportunistic. Making your bike harder to steal, and being mindful of what you share on social media, can be enough to deter offenders and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim.
If you see suspicious activity or have concerns in your area, please report it to us via our online portal. In an emergency, always call 999.
Thank you for helping us keep Surrey safe.
Inspector Lyndsey Whatley Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Inspector
PLEASE NOTE BULLETIN 6 WILL BE ISSUED ON MARCH 28th
 The Neighbourhood Enforcement Team (NET) is a new team set up as part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. There are 3 newly formed NET teams in Surrey covering the north, east and west of the County. . The Eastern NET team has one Sergeant and 8 Police Constables. The team is made up of proactively minded officers, some of whom have a background in neighbourhood policing. The team has specialist skills which make them effective for proactively targeting criminals and keeping the community safe. The NET are primarily formed to assist Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) within the Eastern Division including Tandridge with any prolific issues or offenders which require targeted resources, including shoplifting, drug dealing, closure orders and people carrying weapons.
The team started on 8th January 2026 and in those 7 weeks : •39 arrests for many offences including: prolific shoplifting, burglaries, domestic abuse, weapons offences and even murder have been made. •They have carried out 108 stop searches, many of which have resulted in arrests or community resolutions. •They have issued 19 community resolutions (mainly for drugs possession for personal use). •They have completed returns for 52 patrols in crime hotspot areas. •They have put in 91 intelligence submissions which helps paint a bigger picture and develop warrants and other investigations. •They have been involved in Live Facial Recognition operations in Redhill, some plain clothes shoplifting patrols and some operations working with British Transport Police at Redhill station.
These results are across East Surrey so include results from Tandridge, Mole Valley, Epsom and Reigate and Banstead . A good proportion of these returns are for Reigate and Banstead Borough as it is one of the busier areas.
CRIME REPORTS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Our Response Team and Safer Neighbourhood Team deal with a variety of incidents. Here are a few they dealt with since the last Bulletin.
There were 22 Arrests in the period February 23rd 2026 to March 8th 2026 : Domestic Abuse / Violent Domestic Abuse 8, Violent Crime Other 2 , Drugs 1, Organised Immigration Crime 1, Crime Other 1, Robbery 1, Road Related 1, Prescribed Limit 1, Criminal Damage 1, Theft 1, Child at Risk 1, Absconder/Wanted 1, Breach of Pre Charge Bail 1, Rape/Serious Sexual Offence 1 .
On March 6th following a road rage incident in Caterham a male was arrested for affray, possession of an offensive weapon, criminal damage and on suspicion of driving over the prescribed limit.
If your area is NOT referred to below it is because we have not been informed of the crime or it has not been affected by reported crime in the categories below. Feedback from you will help to achieve the most appropriate circulation of information.
DORMANSLAND, DORMANS PARK, FELBRIDGE, BLINDLEY HEATH AND SMALLFIELD
Burglary Residential including Sheds and Garages Vehicle Crime
Eden Vale, Dormans Park. Between 19.15 and 20.15 February 28th the doors of a garage were forced open and a step ladder was taken from within and used to gain entry to an upstairs window by smashing it before entering the property. Items stolen were jewellery, cash and a .22 air rifle with pellets (PR45260024098).
Wheelers Lane, Smallfield. Around 11.59 March 8th four young males were seen in an unoccupied property but following an area search they were not located (PR45260027065).
Burglary Business and Community Eastbourne Road, Felbridge. Overnight March 3rd to 4th two buildings at a fishery were broken into after the padlocks were cut and the metal doors wrenched open. Twp petrol grinders, a chainsaw and cordless tools were stolen (PR4526025442). Featherstone, Blindley Heath. Between March 6th and 9th the padlock on a container at a building site was broken and Makita power tools, a drill and two wheelbarrows were stolen (PR45260027376).
Vehicle Crime Hathersham Lane, Smallfield – Theft. Overnight February 27th to 28th a grey Mitsubishi L200 index DU67UTH was stolen (PR45260023827).
Jeddere Cottages, Dormansland – Criminal Damage. Overnight March 3rd to 4th all four tyres of a car were slashed (PR45260025759).
BLETCHINGLEY AND SOUTH GODSTONE
Vehicle Crime
Tilburstow Hill Road, South Godstone – Keyless Theft. Between 18.00 and 19.00 March 9th a Nissan Navara fitted with a Tracker was stolen and the owner found it the following day in Addington (PR45260027785).
High Street, Bletchingley – Criminal Damage. Overnight March 10th to 11th a rock was thrown through the window of a vehicle (PR45260028731).
OXTED AND LIMPSFIELD
Burglary Business and Community Station Road East, Oxted. Around 03.00 February 26th unknown persons removed the lock from the front door of a restaurant, gained entry and then stole alcohol and cash (PR45260022757).
Vehicle Crime High Street, Limpsfield – Theft. Between February 21st and March 7th index plates GF57ZGK were stolen from a car (PR45260027330).
WHYTELEAFE, CHALDON AND CATERHAM ON THE HILL
Theft Whyteleafe Hill, Whyteleafe. Between February 26th and March 1st a green and red Trek Remedy 8 Frame no WTU190G0564S was stolen. It had a bright red DMR V12 pedals and a grey bar from headstock to seat post used to hold a child’s bicycle seat (PR45260024169).
Vehicle Crime Chaldon Common Road, Chaldon – Attempt Theft. Around 2250 March 1st two people walked up to a car, flipped the cover off the radar sensor and then attempted to connect a box to it in an attempt to start the engine and drive it away. The vehicle was fitted with a ghost immobiliser and they left the scene (PR45260024435).
Beechwood Road, Caterham – Keyless Theft. Between 16.30 and 17.15 March 7th a Jaguar F Pace was stolen but later found in the Orpington area (PR45260027055).
White Knobs Way, Caterham – Theft. Overnight March 9th to 10th a black BMW Grand Tourer index MW15YWO was stolen from a driveway (PR45260027841).
WARLINGHAM
Burglary Residential including Sheds and Garages Verdayne Gardens, Warlingham. Between 14.30 and 20.00 February 28th suspects scaled a fence from an adjoining garden and using a ladder entered a house through the bedroom window. An untidy search took place and cash and jewellery were stolen (PR45260024072).
Vehicle Crime Alexandra Road, Warlingham – Keyless Theft. Between 23.00 February 26th and 00.00 February 27th a blue Ford Focus ST line index ML69FTV was stolen (PR45260023291).
Harrow Road, Warlingham – Theft. Around 23.00 March 5th a black Ford Ranger Wildtrack TDCI 4X index T7NBY was stolen from a driveway (PR45260026241). Around the same time suspects were seen trying the door handle of another Ford Ranger in Alexandra Road, Warlingham but drove off. The suspects were driving a silver coloured Mercedes Hatchback (PR45260026318).
Westhall Road, Warlingham – Criminal Damage. Around 12.00 to 12.45 March 11th whilst the victim was working at a property a hole was made to the rear door of his van next to the locking mechanism but no entry was made due to a deadlock on the door (PR45260028706).
If you have to contact us about a non urgent matter or to provide information on non-urgent suspicious matters or unusual behaviour you have observed which may be useful intelligence for us at a future date please email Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Team: tandridge@surrey.police.uk
We have a portal for circumstances where no crime has been reported, but the suspicious behaviour could potentially be related to a burglary, theft of a vehicle, or catalytic converter, for example. We have a different unique link we provide to victims and witnesses when a burglary has occurred. To find out more about the portal and submit your footage visit this link: https://surrey.police.uk/suspiciousactivityportal
How to contact us with information when we issue Witness Appeals or Appeals for information
Any recipient of Neighbourhood Alert is free to copy our Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter to any other interested party who can also register to receive the bulletin at: https://neighbourhoodalert.co.uk
You can read past editions on the Tandridge Neighbourhood Watch website www.tandridgenhw.org if you click on the tab headed Police Tandridge Beat Facebook Page Are you following our Tandridge Beat Facebook page? Find news and updates from the Safer Neighbourhood Team. We have a growing audience and would love you to join us. Just a gentle reminder that our Safer Neighbourhood Team mail box, Facebook and X account are not monitored 24/7. To report incidents please call 101 or in an emergency 999.
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