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Dear Surrey Heath Residents

Please find below details of the currently reported burglaries (or attempted burglaries) to residential properties (including shed break-ins) as well as other crime statistics over the past week 24/03/24 to 05/04/24.  Summary details of these are provided in the list below.

Please note, where known I have used the approximate actual incident date/times rather than date the incident was reported (as there can be differences).

BURGLARY BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY - 0

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY - 4

Withy Close, LIGHTWATER – entry gained via rear doors, and personal items stolen.  Occurred between 00:00hrs on 20/03/24 and 14:07hrs on 25/03/24.

Minden Court, DEEPCUT – entry gained via ground floor window and untidy search of upstairs conducted and personal items and cash stolen.   Occurred at 20:45hrs on 28/03/204.

Bagshot Road, CHOBHAM – entry gained via bedroom window on the first floor, untidy search has taken place and a large amount of antique and sentimental jewellery have been stolen. Occurred at 19:45hrs on 29/03/24.

London Road, BAGSHOT – entry gained via large window at rear of property. Damage inside the property had taken place to various personal items.  Occurred between 12:38hrs on 28/03/24 and 11:00hrs on 04/04/24.

Further crime prevention advice can be found at: 

Keep burglars out of your property | Police.uk (www.police.uk)

Secured by Design - Home Security

Keep it safe | Crime Prevention | Surrey Police

Theft from Motor Vehicle - 2

Bain Avenue, CAMBERLEY – theft of number plates – occurred between 02:00hrsand 15:00hrs on 25/03/24.

Portsmouth Road, CAMBERLEY – Theft of tools from transit van.  Occurred between 04/04/24 at 19:00hrs and 05/04/24 at 07:30hrs.

Theft of Motor Vehicle – 0

Please remember to store your car keys in a Faraday or RFID Blocker pouch RFID Blockers & Faraday Pouches | Halfords UK

Further crime prevention advice can be found at:

Preventing car and vehicle theft | Crime Prevention | Police.uk (www.police.uk)

Secured by Design - Vehicle Crime

Prevent theft from a vehicle | Crime Prevention | Police.uk (www.police.uk)

Secured by Design - Vans & Tool Theft

To provide a further idea of the criminal activities of the Surrey Heath Police neighbourhood and response teams in the past two weeks, there were 164 new incidents/occurrences being investigated during this period. A summary of relevant incidents by crime type is given below. 

Antisocial Behaviour – 6

Assault on Emergency Worker - 0

Criminal Damage – 7

Dangerous Dogs – 2

Drink spiking - 0

Drugs – 3

Fraud - 3

Harassment – 3

Hate crime/incident - 0

Prescribed Limited Offences (drink/drug driving) - 1

Public Order – 9

Robbery - 1

Sexual offences -2

Stalking – 0

Theft (including shopping lifting) – 16

For prevention advice Securing your shop from shoplifters | Crime Prevention | Police.uk (www.police.uk) and Preventing stolen doorstep deliveries | Crime prevention | Police.uk (www.police.uk)

Violent Crime – 13

Cybercrime/online fraud/online blackmail –  5

Please do not provide sexual images or videos to individuals you have only met online; this media can be used for blackmail.

Do not give your bank details or transfer money online unless you have taken due diligence to ensure they are a legitimate organisation, if in doubt DO NOT send money.  There are thousands of scams and they are getting smarter and more proactive, please be vigilant.

For prevention advice: Advice about fraud | Surrey Police

Cyber Aware - undefined.GOV.UK (ncsc.gov.uk) and All topics - NCSC.GOV.UK

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 build up their wider intelligence picture. 

If you believe you have any information relating to any of these or any other events then please call 101 or alternatively, you can use social media messaging or the online Reporting System Report a crime | Surrey Police 

Or copy the link into your browser https://www.surrey.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ 

If you do spot suspicious behaviour, we urge people to call this into the police immediately yourself, and of course if you believe there is a crime in progress do call 999. 

You can also give information, 100% anonymously, to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111; or through their anonymous online form: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

Kind Regards and stay safe and well.