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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 two weeks 10/06/24 to 23/06/24 Summary details of these are provided below.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY – 4

Orchard Hill, WINDLESHAM – entry gained via rear door and an untidy search has taken place and jewellery and cash stolen.  Occurred on 10/06/24 between 22:50hrs and 23:45hrs.

Ashwell Avenue, CAMBERLEY – attempted burglary of a house where a window was broken. Occurred between 19/06/24 23:40hrs and 20/06/24 00:01hrs.

Coleford Bridge Road, MYTCHETT – attempted burglary of a house where a glass door has been smashed.  Occurred on 21/06/24 at 22:30hrs.

Hall Close, CAMBERLEY – entry gained via first floor window, not known if anything was taken.   Occurred on 22/06/26 at 00:30hrs.

Further crime prevention advice can be found at: 

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

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Keep it safe | Crime Prevention | Surrey Police

Theft from Motor Vehicle - 1

Verran Road, CAMBERLEY – theft of number plates from vehicle – occurred between 11/06/24 20:00hrs and 12/06/24 08:00hrs.

Theft of Motor Vehicle – 3

Curtis Close, CAMBERLEY – theft of vehicle (Porsche) overnight – occurred between 13/06/24 22:30hrs and 14/06/24 07:15hrs.

Garden Drive, CHOBHAM – attempt theft of motorbike – occurred on 11/06/24 at 20:59hrs.

Martel Close, CAMBERLEY – theft of vehicle (Porsche) overnight.  Occurred between 13/06/24 22:10hrs and 14/06/24 06:45hrs.

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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)

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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 237 new incidents/occurrences being investigated during this period. A summary of relevant incidents by crime type is given below. 

Antisocial Behaviour – 8

Assault on Emergency Worker - 4

Criminal Damage – 13

Dangerous Dogs – 1

Drink spiking - 1

Drugs – 5

Fraud - 1

Harassment – 8

Hate crime/incident – 2

Knife/Blade Possession - 1

Prescribed Limited Offences (drink/drug driving) - 3

Public Order – 20

Robbery - 1

Sexual offences - 6

Stalking – 0

Theft (including shopping lifting) – 21

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 – 27

Malicious Communications – 1

Cybercrime blackmail/Fraud/other - 5

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. 

For prevention advice: Advice about fraud | Surrey Police

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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