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Warwickshire Police Warwick Rural West Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) [email protected] June 2019 BADDESLEY CLINTON - BARFORD – BEAUSALE – BISHOPS TACHBROOK – BUDBROOKE - HASELEY - HATTON - HAMPTON ON THE HILL - HAMPTON MAGNA – HASELEY KNOB HATTON PARK – HILL WOOTTON - HOCKLEY HEATH – HONILEY - LAPWORTH – LEEK WOOTTON - LOWSONFORD – NORTON LINDSEY - SHERBOURNE – SHREWLEY SHREWLEY COMMON – ROWINGTON – WASPERTON – WROXALL Welcome to the latest edition of your SNT Newsletter Home and Garden Security Now is the time of year we like to make the most of the good weather by enjoying our gardens. Following the security advice below even when at home outside in the garden is always good practice. Most victims of burglary are concerned that they have been specifically targeted or watched for a period of time prior to their burglary, to determine what their movements are. However, most burglaries are opportunistic. Burglars choose houses that: have little or no obvious security appear unoccupied have easy, unobserved access to the side and rear provide them with the chance to gain entry without being seen or heard So it is possible to dramatically reduce burglaries by taking simple security measures to deter burglars and remove some of the opportunities that present themselves as easy targets. A few simple security measures can increase the visual deterrent and reduce the likelihood of garages and sheds being targeted. Garage side or rear doors can be secured with British Standard 5-lever mortice locks and two internal mortice rack bolts, one towards the top and one towards the bottom to reduce the leverage points Shed doors can be secured with two substantial hasps and staples and two closed shackle padlocks on the outside, one towards the top and one towards the bottom. External hinge screws should be replaced with one- way clutch head screws to prevent them being removed and access gained this way Garage and shed windows can be secured with internal diamond mesh grilles, which provide a good visual deterrent to opportunistic burglaries Garden tools and ladders should be secured by wrapping a substantial chain around them and padlocking them to an eyebolt which has been secured to the floor or wall. This will prevent them being stolen or used to break into the house Tools and garden implements should be visibly property marked with the postcode and house name or number, to deter theft and assist police with identifying the rightful owner HOME SECURITY ADVICE If you are struggling for ideas on how to make your property more secure, you’re in luck, because you can get some advice below: - CCTV around your property acts as both a deterrent and a detector of crime. The better picture quality on the CCTV the more likely we are to identify potential offenders. - Security Lighting acts also as a deterrent, and works best in conjunction with CCTV. Most security lighting contains motion sensors, and will come on when detecting movement. - Alarms work in the detection of crime. As you can imagine, most offenders committing crime would not like people to know about it. Motion sensors set off an intruder alarm, emitting a loud noise that can usually be heard along a street, which usually attracts a pavement gathering. Shed alarms can also be effective in the same way. - Noisy driveways sound trivial but can also prevent crime or alert someone to the fact that a crime may be about to be committed. As previously mentioned, most people committing crime want to do it quietly, so walking or driving onto a gravel driveway that makes plenty of noise would not be ideal for them. - Heavy duty locks are best, especially on sheds and outbuildings. In our job we see some feeble attempts at locks. If you have things in your sheds/outbuildings that you want protecting, buy a heavy duty lock as a minimum. COMMUNITY WATCH GROUP UPDATES REGISTER TO RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM OUR COMMUNITY MESSAGING SERVICE (CMS) If you haven’t already registered, please follow the link below and start receiving news message and alerts from us. CMS is the ideal way to keep updated with what is happening in and around your local area. Whether you live in Warwick Rural West, or work here, or simply have an interest in the area, there is CMS group to suit you, and keep you up to date with what’s happening in the area. There is Business Watch, Community Watch, Faith Watch, Forecourt Watch, Horse Watch, Pub/Hotel Watch, Rural Watch, Shop Watch and Waterways Watch. To start receiving these alerts and messages you will need to register your interest by Clicking on the link below - Register for our Community Messaging Service (CMS) INCIDENT OVERVIEW Incidents recorded for the Warwick Rural West Safer Neighbourhood Team for May 2019 INCIDENT TYPE: MAY 2019 ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 12 BURGLARY RESIDENTIAL 6 BURGLARY BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL 2 CRIMINAL DAMAGE 4 VEHICLE CRIME –THEFT OF AND FROM 16 THEFT 5 VIOLENCE 7 CRIME OVERVIEW This section looks at the crimes of public interest that have occurred on the Warwick Rural West Safer Neighbourhood Area. ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Again there has been a rise in Anti-Social Behaviour during May. BURGLARIES: There has been an increase in the number of both residential and business burglaries over the last month. CRIMINAL DAMAGE: Incidents of criminal damage have slightly increased during May. VEHICLE CRIME: Vehicle crime has unfortunately risen sharply throughout the last month THEFTS: Incidents of theft have gone up over the last month. VIOLENCE May has seen another slight increase in the occurrence of violence in the Warwick Rural West area. IN YOUR AREA Lapworth/Rowington/Lowsonford Business premises in Lapworth were broken into and a quantity of timber decking boards to the value of £1500 was stolen. An unsecured black mountain bike worth £1500 was stolen from a gated garden by the canal boats at Lapworth. A farmhouse in Lapworth was broken into via the lounge windows whilst the owner was on holiday. A number of vehicles in the locality have been broken into. Items stolen include tools, a chainsaw, leaf blower and a radio. Bishops Tachbrook/Whitnash A blue Honda motorcycle was stolen from the front of a property in Bishop’s Tachbrook. Outbreaks of Anti Social behaviour continue around Bishops Tachbrook, Whitnash and Heathcote. Leek Wootton/Shrewley A rucksack containing work documents was stolen from the conference centre at Chesford Grange. An Apple Mac Pro was stolen from a property in Shrewley. HATTON/BARFORD/HAMPTON MAGNA Two pedal cycles were stolen from a locked shed at a property on Hatton Park. Also on Hatton Park an offender was caught on cctv trying to gain entry to a garage. Burglary of an unoccupied house occurred in Hampton Magna. Jewellery was stolen. The café at Hatton Country World and Bike Shop there were broken into. An attempted burglary was made on the Norton Lindsey Cricket Club. The window of the club house was shattered by the force of a beer barrel thrown against it by offenders. Tools were stolen from two vans parked at a barn conversion site in Norton Lindsey. A number of vehicles in the locality have been illegally entered and searched. Items stolen include golf clubs, loose change, radio and gear stick. A white Land Rover Discovery Sport was stolen from the drive of a house in Hatton. Trivia Trail Warwick 1.30 pm Friday 28th June A NEW Warwick quiz trail especially written in aid of the upkeep of Warwick’s beautiful centrepiece. Start and finish at St Mary’s, Old Square, CV34 4RA. Adults: £1 2.50; child aged 9-16: £5.00; Child aged 0-8: free. www.triviatrails.co.uk [email protected] Lions Grand Show A NEW WarwickAn opportunity quiz trail for especially the Lions written to thank in the aid town of the for upkeep the support of given Warwick’sthroughout beautiful centrepiece.the year. Start and finish at St Mary’s, Old Square, CV34 4RA. 8th Jun 2019 Adults: £12.50; child aged 9-16: £5.00; Location: Kenilworth Cost: FREE Brazilian Day Festival 9th Jun 2019 Location: Leamington Spa Time: 10:00 - 17:00 Live Brazilian Music, Performances & Workshops for everyone to enjoy. Cost: FREE Our priorities, as voted for online by you are Primary School parking Speed Checks Chadwick End Burglary Patrols: Lapworth, Rowington, Lowsonford, Shrewley, Hatton HTTPS://WWW.WARWICKSHIRE.POLICE.UK/ARTICLE/51282/VOTE-FOR-YOUR-POLICING-PRIORI MEET THE TEAM Contact the team on 01926 68439/[email protected] Insp Dave kettle Sgt Chris Kitson PC Jo Whittaker PCSO Marie Gisbourne-Hanks PCSO Paul Coleman .