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Bulletin 24 December 4th – December 17th 2025
Dear Residents
In the past week two burglaries have been reported where entry was gained via first floor windows.
Before you lock up and leave your house, remember:
If you have a burglar alarm make sure that the sensors are set to cover the upper floors of the house as well as the ground floor
🛠️ Lock away ladders and secure screwdrivers when not in use. Keep all tools out of sight and reach of would-be thieves.
💍 Under beds, in wardrobes and bedside tables are the first places a burglar will look for valuables. Think outside the box and consider storing jewellery in false bottom drawers, bookcases, or the loft.
The final Bulletin of the year covering the period December 18th to 31st will be circulated on January 1st.
Thank you for your ongoing support to local policing over the past year. I hope you continue to find the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter useful and that as well as offering an awareness of suspicious activity and crime it also keeps you informed of the successes my team have in making arrests and solving crimes in Tandridge. If you have suggestions to make the newsletter even more informative please email tandridge@surrey.police.uk
We will have officers on duty throughout the Christmas period helping to keep you safe and deal with the varied occurrences we are asked to respond to. .As this is the last Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin before Christmas all our Officers, Staff and Volunteers in The Safer Neighbourhood Team and the Neighbourhood Patrol (Response) Team join me in wishing all our readers a Happy, Healthy and Safe Christmas.
Inspector Lyndsey Whatley Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Inspector
Do you recognise these items?
While carrying out enquiries related to a string of burglaries in Waverley in May - August 2025, officers recovered the pictured items. It is believed they may have been stolen from the Waverley or Tandridge areas between April - May 2025 and we are looking to reunite them with their rightful owner.
If you recognise these items, please contact us via direct message quoting PR/45250113400.
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.
 Three men have been sentenced for their role in an 'unprovoked, violent and sustained attack' which left a 16-year-old boy with serious injuries.
At Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday, 18th November:
Fabion Parnell, 26 (DOB: 29/12/1998) of Coulsdon, pleaded guilty to attempted grievous bodily harm (GBH), dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified. He was sentenced to eight years and three months in prison.
Harvey Manley, 22 (DOB: 30/12/2002) of Croydon, pleaded guilty to robbery and affray and received a three year and nine-month sentence. He was released at court due to time served having been remanded since his arrest in March 2024.
Adrian Rozpara, 21 (DOB:06/03/2004) of Croydon, was given a two-year suspended sentence and community work requirement after pleading guilty to threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place and affray.
A fourth man, Machas Tuzizila, 29 (DOB: 01/09/1996) of Croydon, previously pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and handling stolen goods. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison at Guildford Crown Court on 27 September last year for his role in the attack.
In the early hours of Saturday, 9th March 2024, two 16-year-old boys were approached by a group of males carrying weapons near Godstone Road in Whyteleafe.
A male identified as Rozpara is seen to be holding a samurai sword around one-metre-long shouting: 'Where are you from?' with Tuzizila also brandishing a weapon.
Shortly after, one of the victims has attempted to ride away on his moped when he was hit by a car driven by Parnell. Parnell struck the victim and then dragged him down the road, running him over again before fleeing the scene.
Manley then approached the victim, kicked and repeatedly punched him to the face and body before throwing him to the ground, rendering him unconscious. Tuzizila tried to intervene before Manley stole the victims coat and made off.
Urgent enquiries to locate all four men involved collaboration from multiple units across Surrey Police and Metropolitan Police. Manley was arrested within two days and a manhunt for Parnell and Tuzizila saw them arrested in April 2024. Rozpara was identified shortly after and arrested in Croydon. All four were charged on the day of their arrest.
DC Blackford from our Criminal Investigations Department said: "This unprovoked, violent and sustained attack against two 16-year-old boys could have had fatal consequences.
"Our investigation has been complex and involved several units and colleagues from across two forces. Thanks to these collective efforts, all four men have been put before the courts to face justice."
There were 32 Arrests in the period December 1st to December 14th 2025 : Domestic Abuse / Violent Domestic Abuse 10 , Sexual Offence 3 , Drunk/Drug in charge of a vehicle 3 , Prescribed Limit 3 , Theft 4 , Violent Crime Other 1 , Crime Vehicle 1 , Child at Risk 4, Criminal Damage 1 , Burglary Residential 1 , Drug Related 1 .
Officers from the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) conducting plain clothes patrols on Friday 5th December witnessed a male stealing from Boots in Caterham. A 42 year old male from Croydon was subsequently arrested, charged and remanded into custody. The male was also subsequently identified by officers as having been involved in 9 further offences in the town and Redhill.
This arrest is just one of many recent arrests made in the town by SNT officers as part of our Winter Of Action.
The 'Winter Of Action' seeks to tackle retail crime across our town centres in conjunction with our local community safety partners.
In the lead up to Christmas and beyond SNT officers will continue to patrol the towns using a mixture of tactics to locate identify and arrest offenders.
If you have any information regarding thefts in the town, are offered suspected stolen goods or witness any shoplifting please report it online here:
https://www.surrey.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/. If an emergency or crime is taking place there and then, please call 999.
On December 6th in Caterham a male and female were arrested for robbery and theft of a bank card which was found in their possession. The suspects had assaulted a member of staff in a store after attempting to leave without paying for goods.
A male driver was stopped in Chaldon on December 8th and arrested after proving a positive drug swipe for cannabis and cocaine. Also on the same day another male driver was arrested after failing a drug swipe following a road traffic collision in Felbridge.
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.
LINGFIELD, DORMANSLAND, DORMANS PARK AND SMALLFIELD
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages
Raleigh Drive, Smallfield. Around 02.50 December 11th an alarm sounded on an outbuilding. Following investigation a window pane was found to have been popped out but nothing was stolen (PR45250149042).
Toronto Drive, Smallfield. Overnight December 10th to 11th the front door of a house was opened causing minimal damage but car keys were then removed from a shelf just inside the door. A black BMW X^ index LC20WNU was then driven away (PR45250149305).
Vehicle Crime
Newchapel Road, Lingfield – Theft. Overnight December 3rd to 4th front index plate LY63YZD was stolen from a car (PR45250146452).
Lake View, Dormans Park. Overnight December 9th to 10th index plates GV18ECT were stolen from a car (PR45250148902).
Mead Place, Smallfield. Between December 7th and 11th index plates BD05YMV were stolen from a car (PR45250149153).
High Street, Dormansland – Keyless Theft. Around 03.54 December 11th a silver BMW index WV71UBD was stolen (P45250149425).
GODSTONE AND SOUTH GODSTONE
Vehicle Crime
Byers Lane, South Godstone – Theft. Overnight December 8th to 9th index plates GY09YKA were stolen from a car (PR45250148182).
Eastbourne Road, South Godstone – Theft. Between December 7th and 11th index plates MW12KBP were stolen from a car (PR45250149645).
Eastbourne Road, Godstone – Criminal Damage. Between 07.46 and 10.11 December 12th the back window of a car was smashed (PR45250149580).
OXTED AND TANDRIDGE
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages Tandridge Lane, Tandridge. Around 17.00 December 9th a male was seen by the occupant attempting to break into a house. The male ran off and together with two occupants of a car at the gates of the property they drove off. The car was believed to be a dark coloured Ford or VW (PR452500148436)
Wiiderness Road, Oxted. Between 08.50 December 13th and 11.54 December 14th the window of a first floor en suite bathroom was smashed and the suspects then reached through to open an adjacent casement window. Access to the first floor was gained by jumping onto a bin store and then on to the roof of a brick conservatory. An untidy search of the first floor was undertaken and a quantity of jewellery was stolen (PR45250150415).
Vehicle Crime Barrow Green Road, Oxted – Theft. Between 07.30 and 17.00 December 5th index plates LIB97 were stolen from a car (PR45250146698).
CATERHAM
Vehicle Crime
Church Walk, Caterham – Keyless Theft. Between 10.15 and 10.45 December 12th a white Honda HR-V index FY18GWJ was stolen from a multi storey car park (PR45250149599).
WARLINGHAM, TATSFIELD AND WOLDINGHAM
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages
Park Ley Road, Woldingham. Between 17.00 December 7th and 07.30 December 8th the door of a garage was forced open and a chainsaw and leaf blower were stolen (PR45250147618).
Tillingdown Lane, Woldingham. Between December 12th and 15th whilst the victim was away the window to the dining area of a house was smashed and suspects climbed in. They attempted to disengage the alarm system which was not operating as the victim had stopped using it. Due to tampering with the unit this triggered the alarm to sound around 06.00 which was heard by immediate neighbours. High value handbags, jewellery, shoes, cosmetics and two suitcases were stolen (PR45250151291).
Tydcombe Road, Warlingham. Between 13.45 and 19.05 December 14th suspects climbed up a drainpipe onto a lower roof. They then gained entry to an en suite bathroom at first floor level. An untidy search was undertaken and two safes one containing Boodle earings, a Carte Santos watch , an antique Rolex watch and a tennis bracelet and another containing documents were stolen. Exit was probably via a first floor patio door onto a balcony (PR45250150894).
Burglary Business and Community
Farleigh Court Road, Warlingham. Around 11.35 December 8th a white car pulled up outside machinery shed and three suspects got out before proceeding to steel some hand held machinery from a shipping container (PR45250147731). Overnight December 15th to 16th a tractor was stolen from a building site but found crashed into a tree nearby (PR45250151118).
Vehicle Crime Paynesfield Road, Tatsfield - Theft. Between 17.00 and 17.55 December 11th index plates YH09VVS were stolen from a car (PR45250150659).
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
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