Dear Residents This regular crime report from Surrey Police for the Woking area is below. These reports are sent to everyone registered on the Neighbourhood Alert system with the purpose of making you aware of what is happening in Woking. This is only a chosen snapshot of what has happened in Woking during this period. Woking incidents in last period Can you provide any information relating to the following recent incidents/activities? Do you have any CCTV locally that might capture anything in connection to these incidents? Surrey Police can now send links to you to upload CCTV remotely if required. If so, please report via the Surrey Police web page: https://www.surrey.police.uk/ro/report/ quoting the appropriate incident number. During this period the following might be of be interest. Did you see anything suspicious? Burglary. Carthouse Lane, Horsell. Wednesday 26 November 12:00-20:30. 45250143086. 2 suspects entered property, untidy search followed and items stolen. Burglary. Roffords, Goldsworth Park. Wednesday 19 November 20:45 - 21:00. 45250140578. Attempted break-in to rear sliding patio doors. Burglary. Ashley Court, St Johns. Wednesday 19 November 18:25 – 20:00. 45250140373. Break-in through front door of property. Untidy search followed, jewellery stolen. Police are hosting some Crime Prevention Road Show events throughout November and the beginning of December, where PCSO Huw Keepence and PCSO Becca Bullock will be speaking about the different concerns that the community might have, ways to protect your homes and property from crime, and what to keep in mind when looking at how to keep your homes and belongings safe. Here are the dates of the upcoming events: • 3pm to 5pm, Tuesday 2nd December - Dianthus building, Wishbone Way, Goldsworth Park, Woking, GU21 3RT Please feel free to attend and speak with your local officers, who will be available to answer questions and provide advice about any concerns you might have. DO NOT BE A TARGET OF BURGLARY – A PREVENTION MESSAGE FROM THE WOKING POLICE SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS TEAM. During the winter months we see an increase in burglaries with the darker nights enabling criminals to stay hidden and to identify unoccupied homes more easily. Analysis tells us that burglars are more likely to attack properties from the rear, which are not overlooked, and which have side access. They are more likely to steal high value jewellery and watches as well as cash. Please take a moment to think about how you can make your homes look OCCUPIED, how you can make it DIFFICULT to target your property/shed/garage and a RISKY choice for offenders. Burglars don’t want to be seen and they skulk about looking for easy targets. Don’t make it easy for them. Here are some suggestions… OCCUPIED: • take in your bins and parcels (and those of your neighbours’) - form a “Bin/Parcel Club”, • use timer lights, • use radio/TV mimicking devices, • ask a trusted person to open/close curtains if you are away, • and move your cars about, • ask your neighbours to park on your drive, • consider not displaying certain cultural items in windows (to minimise the risk of the property being singled out as a target for an ‘Family Gold” burglary), • consider this advice whenever you leave the property, not just if you are away for the night, on holiday etc. - burglaries can occur in very short time windows (for example owner just popping out to pick up the kids, or a quick bit of shopping) especially if the property is being watched. DIFFICULT: • install door and window locks (to the latest security standards), • a link door between the garage and the house should be treated as any other external door, • French windows and patio doors should be installed with a multi-point locking system with three or more hook bolts, • lock doors and windows, • install a side gate and ensure all gates are locked (and that locks cannot be opened easily by reaching over), • make sure your shed and garage doors are securely locked, • remove things that could be used to break into your property (i.e. don’t leave gardening tools, ladders out), • consider defensive planting under windows, over gates, at the boundaries of your property/garden, • ensure fences are high enough (6ft min) and secure, • secure attractive items in sheds and garages (such as high value bikes and tools) using locks and chains/secure anchor points, • don’t leave keys in door/window locks, on hooks near a front door or anywhere that can easily be reached - don’t make it easy for someone to break a small glass pane/door panel and reach in for the keys, • don’t leave car keys on display / within reach, • consider buying a safe in which to store any high value items such as jewellery and mount the safe to the structure of the building and in an unusual place (noting thieves have been known to rip out safes and will tend to check traditional rooms such as bedrooms and offices as well as lofts), • consider keeping high value jewellery and gold offsite in places such as bank safety deposit boxes, RISKY: • fit lights/sensor lights to make it easier for you/your neighbours to see people on your property and to help illuminate activity for CCTV (many properties are entered from the rear garden and through rear doors/patio doors), • install an alarm, • install CCTV at front, rear and potentially inside the property, • make sure your CCTV sends you notifications and this is turned on and it saves imagery outside of the camera, • If you’re not already a member, consider joining or starting a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, • clearly mark your property, • record serial numbers of property, takes photos to assist in identifying any property should it be stolen/recovered, • be aware of people and vehicles that may not usually be in your road, and which may arouse your suspicions. If you see something suspicious, or what you believe to be a crime in progress, then please make sure you report it to us immediately at the time, using 999. Protecting your home from crime | Crime prevention | Surrey Police Preventing car and vehicle theft | Crime Prevention | Surrey Police Catalytic converter theft | Surrey Police Included in this week’s report is a link to this week’s Woking Beat Facebook page. Anyone can view the Beat – you do not need a Facebook page. Woking Beat (Surrey Police) | Facebook Steve Dew Police Support Volunteer | 
