Rural East

Covering the wards of: Bramley and Sherfield-on-Loddon, and , South and Tadley Central. www..police.uk

Welcome to the Basingstoke Rural East Newsletter, November 2019

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team includes: PC Lee Stanbrook PCSO Emma Page PCSO Luke Edwards PCSO Adam Steele

You can contact the team at [email protected] — though this address is not monitored every day. For reporting crime, call 101 or go to the Hampshire police website www.hampshire.police.uk

Community Priorities The current neighbourhood priority is Burglary. The number of burglary reports have been low in this area throughout October. On 25 October, two overnight burglaries were reported in Vine Tree Close, Tadley, in unoccupied addresses where jewellery items were stolen. Police officers and forensic teams were deployed and investigations are ongoing. Some facts about burglaries (sources in brackets).

 Most burglaries take place between 10am and 3pm. (Safestyle UK)  The average burglary lasts for eight minutes. (Dr Claire Nee, Unviersity of Portsmouth)  Many burglaries are ‘spur of the moment’ decisions by a burglar who notices an open door, open window, valuables on display or some other weakness. (Thames Valley Police)  The vast majority of burglars will want to avoid meeting the home’s occupants at any cost. (The Independent) A burglar may typically examine many houses before finding one that looks like an easy target to steal from. Homes with no security measures in place are five times more likely to be burgled than those with simple security measures. Good window locks and strong deadlocks can make a big difference. In most burglaries, the criminals broke into the house or flat through the door, either by forcing the lock or kicking it in. So make sure your doors are strong and secure. In our previous newsletter, we also mentioned the benefits of making sure your home looks like someone is living there if you are going away on holiday. Visit www.police.uk/crime-prevention- advice/burglary/ for more advice. Parish News Tadley Pamber, Silchester and After a lull in September, we had an increase A new washing machine and tumble dryer of reports in anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the were stolen form an insecure open garage at Finch Close area. Following a public order a property on Mortimer Lane, . incident in the Close on the evening of 16 There was also an attempted break-in at an October, several arrests were made on the outbuilding on Farm Lane, Mortimer West A340 towards Basingstoke. The police End. There was some damage however it helicopter also assisted. There was some appears nothing was stolen. excellent work from our Response, Neighbourhood and Investigation teams to Several landowners have reported suspicious tackle the most persistent offenders. vehicles driving onto farmland in the area. Their occupants were seen getting out and The area continues to be a priority for our looking at outbuildings, among other officers. However, ASB as a whole remains suspicious behaviours. We encourage the use low in this area of Tadley and there were no of CCTV as a deterrent. You should also reported incidents elsewhere. If you are report vehicle number plates and descriptions affected by ASB, please report it to us via 101 of the occupants to the police. or 999 if it’s happening at the time. There have been two reports of vehicle damage this month where windscreens were Did you know? smashed on Mount Pleasant and When you meet a police officer, it is now Broadhalfpenny Lane. most likely that they will be wearing a In another incident, a group of youths were camera. The body-worn video is only seen trying to steal ladders from a vehicle in activated if a situation requires it, such as Carrington Crescent. during an arrest or search. It helps provide Bramley and evidence, and also allows police conduct to be monitored. There was one report of ladders being stolen was one of the first forces in the UK to from a Ford Transit van in Goddards Close, introduce body-worn video. Sherfield on Loddon. No suspects have been identified. A trailer was stolen from a field off Cufaude To report crime or suspicious activity, call Lane. us on 101 or report it online by going to We had fewer reported incidents of ASB in www.hampshire.police.uk. You can also October, with the number of reports down for report it anonymously to CrimeStoppers Clift Meadow and none at all were reported in instead of the police, on 0800 555111. Minchens Lane. Police have been conducting In an emergency, if a crime is happening regular evening patrols in the area to help there and then, or if there is risk of injury to a combat this. If you are affected by ASB, person or damage to property, always call please report it to us. 999