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Reigate and Banstead Police

Safer Neighbourhood Team

Dear Residents,

Welcome to the Police Update for the last week. 

The message includes personal fraud (Scams), burglaries and vehicle thefts reported between the 23rd January 2025 to 30th January 2025.

Please Note

Meet the Beat in Banstead

Join us for Meet the Beat at Banstead Community Centre, The Horseshoe, Banstead SM7 2BQ on Tuesday 4th February  between 10.30am and 12.30pm - your chance to meet the local Officers and to discuss crime prevention and raise any concerns.

https://www.surrey.police.uk

Personal Fraud (Scams) in the Borough.

There were 3 reports of Fraud in the last week.  These included a Job Application scam, a Telephone call claiming to be from Virgin Media and Sky and an Investment Opportunity posted on Social Media.

Please do report Personal Fraud - Scams.

Burglaries

North

Between 18/01/2025 13:00 to 25/01/2025 18:05.   Rickman Hill Road, Chipstead.  Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry – Forced entry through a first floor Balcony door.

Stolen: Not confirmed at this time.      (PR 45250010097)

Central

24/01/2025  19:40.   Kingsley Grove, Reigate.  Residential Burglary.  Method of Entry –  Three Suspects  have forced their way through the rear back door to the property.

Stolen: Not confirmed at this time but including Jewellery and a Watch    (PR 45250010142)

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 0, Attempted Keyless Car theft 0,  Car Theft 2,  Vehicle theft 0 and motorcycle theft 0 , have been reported in the last week. 

Redhill, The Moors.  Between 21/01/2025 14:00 to 22/01/2025 12:00    Car Theft.      Range Rover.  (PR  45250008904)

Banstead, Bolters Lane.  25/01/2025 Between 12:00 to 14:00    Car Theft.     Mercedes (PR  45250010211)

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.
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