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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 19/08/24 to 01/09/24 Summary details of these are provided below.

BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY BURGLARY – 1

45240100106 London Road, BAGSHOT – entry gained main entrance.  Various items stolen.  Occurred between 29/08/24 22:58hrs and 30/08/24 06:01hrs.

RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY – 6

45240095538 Bagshot Green, BAGSHOT – attempted burglary via window. Nothing reported taken.  Occurred on 20/08/24 09:00hrs and 21/08/24 18:00hrs.

45240096414 Roundway, CAMBERLEY – entry gained via rear door.  Nothing reported taken.  Occurred between 20/08/24 at 19:00hrs and 21/08/24 17:00hrs.

45240096789 Riverside Ave, LIGHTWATER – entry gained via garden through back doors.  Unknown items stolen.  Occurred between 15:00hrs and 19:15hrs on 22/08/24.

45240096816 Watchetts Drive, CAMBERLEY – entry gained via locked front door using tool.  Untidy search and jewellery stolen. Occurred on 23/08/24 between 18:24hrs and 19:15hrs.

45240097042 Macdonald Road, LIGHTWATER – entry gained via rear door. Untidy search and jewellery stolen. Occurred on 23/08/24 between 18:11hrs and 18:25 hrs.

45240097851 Colville Gardens, LIGHTWATER – entry gained to property and cash stolen.  Occurred between 15/08/24 00:01hrs and 22/08/24 14:00hrs.

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 of Motor Vehicle – 5

45240090859 Bishops Grove, WINDLESHAM – theft of van.  Occurred between 19/07/24 17:35hrs and 27/08/24 17:35hrs.

45240095389 Manor Way, BAGSHOT – vehicle (Audi) stolen from premises.  Occurred on 20/08/24 at 15:28hrs.

45240095999 Heath Road, BAGSHOT – motorbike stolen from premises.  Occurred between 21/08/24 12:30hrs and 22/08/24 00:00hrs.

45240096127 Heath Road, BAGSHOT – motorbike stolen from premises.  Occurred on 21/08/22 between 12:00hrs and 22:00hrs.

45240098672 Woodside Close, BAGSHOT – attempted theft of motor vehicle (Van).  Occurred on 28/08/24 at 00:05hrs.

Theft from Motor Vehicle – 15

45240096469 London Road, BAGSHOT – tools stolen from van.  Occurred on 23/08/24 at 01:02hrs.

45240096676 and 45240096939 Portsmouth Road, CAMBERLEY – theft of number plates from vehicles.  Occurred between 22/08/24 18:00 and 23/08/24 09:30hrs.

45240097145 and 45240097156 – Mytchett Road, MYTCHETT – attempted theft from motor vehicles.  Occurred on 24/08/24 at 04:15hrs.

45240097154 – Cordwalles Crescent, CAMBERLEY – vehicle has been damaged.  Occurred between 23/08/24 17:00hrs and 24/08/24 07:40hrs.

45240097175 The Glade, MYTCHETT – vehicle interference.  Occurred on 24/08/24 at 02:26hrs.

45240097308, 45240097377, 45240097447, 45240098291 relate to vehicle interference whereby wing mirrors damaged on London Road, CAMBERLEY.  Occurred between 24/08/24 22:00hrs and 25/08/24 20:52 hrs. 

45240097693 Maple Drive, LIGHTWATER – vehicle interference.  Occurred on 25/08/24 at 20:52hrs.

45240098265 Updown Hill, WINDLESHAM – van has been broken into and tools have been stolen.  Occurred on 27/08/24 between 23:20hrs and 23:30hrs.

45240099282 Updown Hill, WINDLESHAM – attempted theft from van.  Occurred on 27/08/24 between 23:30hrs and 23:35hrs.

45240098735 Alexandra Ave, CAMBERLEY – attempted theft from van of number plates and tools.  Occurred on 28/08/24 at 02:55hrs.

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

Faraday pouches can also be purchased through your neighbourhood watch coordinators.

Further crime prevention advice can be found at:

Car crime | Neighbourhood Watch Network (ourwatch.org.uk)

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

Antisocial Behaviour/Neighbourhood Disputes – 7

Assault on Emergency Worker - 1

Criminal Damage – 12

Dangerous Dogs – 4

Drugs – 4

Fraud - 1

Harassment – 10

Hate crime/incident – 1

Knife/Blade Possession – 0

Prescribed Limited Offences (drink/drug driving) - 3

Public Order – 6

Sexual offences - 4

Stalking – 1

Theft (including shopping lifting) – 26

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 – 25

Cybercrime blackmail/Fraud/other - 2

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.  Please remind your members to report to the police any sextortion and do not send money to blackmailers.

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