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Reigate and Banstead Police

Safer Neighbourhood Team

Dear Residents,

Welcome to the Police Update for the week. 

The message includes personal fraud (Scams), burglaries and vehicle thefts reported between the 26th September 2024 to 03rd October 2024.

Please Note

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

Reigate and Banstead residents will have the opportunity to put their questions and comments to Surrey Police’s Chief Constable Tim De Meyer and Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend to the Chief Constable when a series of public engagement events returns this October.

The in-person event will run from 6.30pm-8pm on Monday 7th October 2024, at Banstead Community Centre SM7 2BQ. All are free to attend, but those who wish to join are urged to register their attendance by selecting the link for their local event :   https://s-url.co/R7YVAA

Personal Fraud (Scams) in the Borough.

There were 6 reports of Frauds in the last week, including Identity Fraud, Courier Fraud, On-Line Shopping Fraud, Financial Abuse and Telephone Fraud.  One of the reports is included below;

North Area of the Borough.   -  Courier/Telephone Scam      The victim has received a call from someone claiming to be from the Police, stating their bank had been compromised.   The suspect has said courier would visit to collect the required items.    (Financial loss)  (PR 45240111366)

Please report all scams.   Contact details below and by contacting  ActionFraud-

     https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime

Burglaries

North

02/10/2024 Between 12:00 to 12:53.   Markedge Lane, Chipstead . Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through a side door to the property.

Stolen: Not confirmed at this time        (PR 452401112578)

Central

Between 26/09/2024 00:00 to 28/09/2024 00:00.   Felland Way, Reigate.   Residential Outbuilding Burglary.  Method of Entry - Forced entry through a shed door.  The shed is located on an allotment.

Stolen: Not confirmed at this time.            (PR 45240111000)

South

 No Reports this week

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 -      Keyless Car (vehicle) Theft ,  Attempted Keyless Car theft 1,  Car Theft 0, Vehicle theft 0 and motorcycle theft 0, have been reported in the last week. 

Reigate, Lambert Road.   03/10/2024 00:16    Attempted Car Theft.     (PR 45240112940)

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). 

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.

For general enquiries please email us at: reigateandbanstead@surrey.police.uk

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