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Reigate and Banstead Police

Safer Neighbourhood Team

Dear Residents,

Welcome to the Police Update for the past 8 days. 

The message includes burglaries and vehicle thefts reported between the 24th April 2024 to 2nd May 2024.

Please Note

https://www.surrey.police.uk/

Burglaries

North

24/04/2024 Between 21:00 to 21:18. Picquets Way, Banstead.   Residential Distraction Burglary.  Method of Entry –   A male suspect, wearing a high visibility jacket, knocked on the front door claiming to be a Police Officer. The suspect gained access to the property, as he said there was a reported burglary in the area. He looked in the garden and then left

Stolen: Nothing Taken.    (PR 45240045956)

28/04/2024 14:00. Park Road, Banstead. Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through a living room window, located at the side of the property.

Stolen: Laptop Computer.    (PR 45240047604)

29/04/2024 11:00. Cheam Close, Tadworth. Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry –  Entry gained through the back door to the property.

Stolen: Mobile Phone.    (PR 45240047878)

30/04/2024 Between 11:00 to 13:00. Dorking Road, Walton on the Hill.  Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the patio doors.

Stolen: Five Gold Rings.    (PR 45240048415)

30/04/2024 Between 15:00 to 15:30. Markedge Lane, Chipstead. Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through a window located at the rear of the property.

Stolen: Jewellery and Foreign Currency.    (PR 45240048497)

Central

24/04/2024 Between 23:38 to 23:40. Kingfisher Drive, Redhill.   Residential Garage Burglary.  Method of Entry –   Forced entry into the garage.

Stolen: DeWalt hammer drill.   (PR 45240046844)

South

27/04/2024 Between 02:15 to 02:28. Brighton Road, Salfords.  Attempted Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Suspects have attempted to gain access through the front door to the property and to a car parked on the drive. The suspects have been disturbed by a dog barking and left.

Stolen: Nothing taken.    (PR 45240047081)

27/04/2024 00:30. Park Avenue, Salfords.  Residential Burglary resulting in the theft of a car.  Method of Entry – Suspect(s) have gained forced entry through the front door of the property.

Stolen: Car Key, Car (Mini Cooper) and dash cam.    (PR 45240047174)

Between 27/04/2024 20:30 to 28/04/2024 11:30. Longbridge Road, Horley. Residential Garage Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the garage door.

Stolen: Nothing taken.   (PR 45240047431)

28/04/2024 Between 15:00 to 16:00. Grove Road, Horley.   Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through the back door to the property.

Stolen: Nothing taken.    (PR 45240048754)

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 -      

2 Keyless Car Thefts, 0 attempted Keyless Car theft, 1 Car Theft, 0. Vehicle theft and 0 motorcycle thefts have been reported in the last 8 days.

Merstham, Nailsworth Crescent.   Between 29/04/2024 22:00 to 30/04/2024 07:30     Keyless Vehicle Theft.      BMW (PR 45240048188)

Salfords, West Avenue.  Between 26/04/2024 18:30 to 29/04/2024 08:30        Car Theft   BMW.    (PR  45240048403)

Walton on the Hill, Sandlands Road.  Between 01/05/2024 00:01 to 02/05/2024 08:30        Fiat 500.     (PR 45240049216)

 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). 

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!

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.

·       Herbert Protocol – if you care for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's, the Herbert Protocol ensures we have the essential info 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/ 

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. 

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.

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