Weekly round-up from your local Neighbourhood Team

Weekly round-up from your local Neighbourhood Team

Dear Resident,

Blythe Crimes update. Wednesday 8th – Thursdays 16th April 2026.

Burglary.

No burglaries have been reported.

Theft From Motor vehicle.

10/04/26 4.31pm. A rear Registration plate was reported stolen off a vehicle parked in Earlswood Lakes carpark, Wood Lane.

11/04/26 between 4am – 8am. A vehicle parked on Three Acres Lane, Dickens Heath had its passenger window smashed. A laptop and an iPad were stolen.

13/04/26 between 8am – 5.30pm. A vehicle parked on Whitlocks End Railway Station car park had its front and rear registration plates stolen

Interference with Motor vehicle.

10/04/26 6pm – 11/04/26 8am. The side window of a tipper truck parked on Spindle Lane was smashed. Nothing was reported stolen.

Blythe NPT News.

Thank you to Dickens Heath Street Watch for their evening patrol last night with Blythe NPT.

Thank you to all that attended a Beat Surgery on Tuesday 14th at Shirley Golf Club.

Monday 20th April between 10am -11am. Beat Surgery at Blythe Rose Dementia Care Home. Woodview Rise, Blythe Valley Park B90 8DQ. All welcome.

Wednesday 22nd April between 10am-11am. Beat Surgery at Ambleside Garden Centre, Norton Lane Earlswood B94 5LR. All welcome.

Registration plates have been unscrewed or pulled off vehicles around Solihull. Please replace standard Registration plate screws, fixing pads, with anti-tamper screws fixings available from most motor factors or on line.

Please make sure your sheds, garages side gates are locked. Move your wheelie bins inside your property away from any side gate entry. Please don’t leave your property in darkness, leave a light on.

Ongoing patrols are continuing. Thank you to the residents who are helping Police with their investigations. If you see a vehicle in your area that you don’t recognise, parked up, please contact Police on 101 or use the West Midlands Police web site to log it. The location of new vehicle deposition sites are of interest to us.

Please make sure your vehicles are locked. Other parts of Solihull are being hit with theft from unlocked vehicles.

Please fit a steering lock as an extra layer of security to protect your keyless entry vehicle. Relay scanning devices are being used.

Please set your alarm if fitted. Leave lights on or use light timers. Never leave your house in darkness.

Please use anti-tamper screws available from most vehicle spares shops to secure your number plates securely to your vehicle.

If you are considering extra security measures for your property and vehicles, ensure that all products installed are of a British Standard or Secured by Design. For more information on security products please see the following site: www.securedbydesign.com

If you are considering a house alarm, ensure that you source any alarm from a reputable company. For more information please see the following site:

www.ssaib.co.uk

If you are considering installing or upgrading your CCTV, ensure that any system allows you to achieve the following:

Any images should be recorded onto a secure system and be held for a minimum of 31 days.

For more information on choosing a CCTV supplier please see the following link: www.bsia.co.uk

Ensure that all fences are the same height as smaller fencing abutting higher fencing acts as a potential climbing aid for offenders.

Ensure that all garden furniture is stored away in a garden shed along with any tools to avoid aiding offenders in committing burglary.

Ensure that Wheelie Bins are not stored near to fences and are chained together to prevent them from being used as climbing aids or storing objects in that may aid an offender to commit a crime.

Kind Regards, Roland Tabb

PCSO 30966

St. Alphege NPT.

📞 How to Contact Us or Report Information 📞

Non-Emergency: 101

Emergency: 999 / 112 (if crime in progress or immediate danger)

Report Online: West Midlands Police

Anonymous Reporting: Crimestoppers

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