TORRIDGE DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH WEEKLY CRIME REPORT/NEWSLETTER th WEEK COMMENCING THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2020 ISSUE 510 PLEASE NOTE The information below is obtained from Selected Reported Crime Incidents, restricted and sanitised, taken from Crime Sheets prepared by the Police for the Torridge District and are not Official Police Figures, and only refer to crimes of Theft and Damage. We live in one of the safest low crime areas in England and Wales. To get a more realistic view of all crime committed in Torridge you can visit the Devon and Cornwall Police Website. Fear of crime in our area is far worse than the actual crime committed. This Week's Crime Statistic's. After having 14 reported crimes of Theft and Criminal Damage committed in the whole of Torridge last week, this week we have 19, with crimes recorded on 7 days. Our average for four weeks is 14.50. 9 8 7 6 Burglary 5 Veh Crime 4 Damage 3 Theft 2 1 0 Bideford Torrington Holsworthy SUMMARY OF CRIME During the last week 12 crimes were committed in the Bideford area, 4 in the Torrington Area and 3 in the Holsworthy area. We had 3 Burglaries, 10 Vehicle Crimes, 3 of Damage and 3 of Theft. We had 0 Dwelling Burglary, 3 Non-Dwelling Burg laries, 1 Thefts of Vehicle, 1 Theft from Vehicle, 3 Theft Non-specifics, 0 Theft Pedal Cycle, 8 Damage to Vehicles, 1 Damage to Dwellings, 2 Damage to Building and 0 Damage Non-specifics. We have had no incidents included in the above of “Contained Domestic Incidents” and because they do not affect anyone else, under the Data Protection Ac t, this restricts us to what information we can pass on. This last week 11 crimes were committed in our towns and 8 in our rural areas. Bideford Torrington Holsworthy Tn Ru Tn Ru Tn Ru 8 4 3 1 0 3 David and I together have put a lot of time and energ y in the preparation of this Report and will welcome any positive feedback. (1) CRIMES COMMITTED DURING LAST WEEK No CRIME LOCATION STREET AREA CRIME DETAILS 1 Theft Road, Street. Town Park, Torrington Town, Vehicle parked secure and unattended From a Torrington. has been entered and Logbook and ste- Vehicle. CT2I reo stolen, tyre slashed, exhaust damage 2 Theft Road, Street. No Street Name, East-the-Water, Male aggrieved has left his battery pack Non- Bideford. for his electric fold away bike on the Specific. CD2E bus and it has been stolen. 3 Damage Property. Marlborough Bideford Town, Unknown offender has damaged key To a Court, Bideford. safe and then returned and stolen key. Building. CD3D 4 Damage Road, Street. Barton Tors, East-the-Water, Unknown offender has caused damage To a Bideford. to vehicle by unknown means, possible Vehicle. CD2E line of enquiry. 5 Damage Rear of Shore The Quay, Appledore, Unknown offenders have tried to gain To a Office, Bideford. access to building causing damage to Building. CD2C door. Thrown items into the river. 6 Burglary Garden Shed. No Street Name, Hollocombe, Shed has been entered by side window, Steal Chulmleigh. which was forced, and bolt pulled, and Damage. CT3Y front doors open, and tools stolen. 7 Burglary Public House. Fore Street, Torrington Town, Public House is closed with owner liv- Steal Torrington. ing on premises. Overnight pane of Damage. CT2I glass in front window smashed, no entry 8 Burglary Motor Golf Links Westward Ho! Unknown offenders have broken into a Steal Caravan. Road, Bideford. caravan on site and caused damage to Damage. CD2C two window catches. Nothing taken. 9 Damage Road, Street. Dymond Road, East-the-Water, Vehicle parked secure and unattended To a Bideford. passenger side parked to kerb and pas- Vehicle. CD2E senger wing mirror smashed off. 10 Damage Dwelling. Westcombe Londonderrry, No information given. To a Lane, Bideford. Dwelling. CD3C 11 Damage Road, Street. No Street Name, Parkham, Vehicle was seen at 3am undamaged but To a Bideford. at 7 am there where two puncher holes Vehicle. CD2I to window & rear screen was smashed. 12 Damage Road, Street. Lime Grove, Bideford Town, Vehicle parked secure and unattended To a Bideford. over a few days has been damaged by Vehicle. CD3D both wing mirrors smashed off. 13 Damage Road, Street. Lime Grove, Bideford Town, Vehicle parked secure and unattended To a Bideford. overnight, both wing mirrors bent back Vehicle. CD3D the wrong way causing damage. 14 Theft Road. No Street Name, Ashwater, Planters in situ to decorate the area by Non- Beaworthy. Parish Council have disappeared pre- Specific. CH3F sumed stolen. 15 Damage Road, Street. No Street Name, Parkham, Unknown offender has smashed tail To a Bideford. gate window of vehicle it two places. Vehicle. CD2I 16 Theft Road, Street. A388, Milton Damerel, Traffic light trailer left unattended over- Non- Holsworthy. night in preparation for water work re- Specific. CH2D pairs has been stolen. 17 Theft Road, Street. New Street, Torrington Town, Vehicle parked secure and unattended Of a Torrington. has been taken by an unknown offender Vehicle. CT2I by unknown means. 18 Damage Road, Street. No Street Name, Sheepwash, Offender has caused damage to ag- To a Beaworthy. grieved vehicle by unknown means by Vehicle. CH3J scratching the side and bonnet. 19 Damage Road, Street. Ashley Terrace, Bideford West, Van has been parked and unattended To a Bideford. and wing mirror has been damaged by Vehicle. CD3E unknown means. (2) CRIME DETAILS After last week having 14 Crime Incidents, this week we have 19 Crime Incidents. We had 8 “Damage to Vehicles” which is one more than last week. We had no “Contained Domestic Incidents” again this week. “Burglary Steal Damage Non-Dwellings” was 3. We had 3 “Thefts Non-Specifics”. We must take extra care when parking our vehicles secure and unattended. DAILY CRIME RECORD. DATE MONTH/YEAR CRIMES DAILY CRIME COMMITTED COMMITTED Thursday 20th February “ “ 1 to 3 3 Friday 21st “ “ “ 4 to 5 2 Saturday 22nd “ “ “ 6 1 Sunday 23rd “ “ “ 7 to 8 2 Monday 24th “ “ “ 9 to 13 5 Tuesday 25th “ “ “ 14 to 16 3 Wednesday 26th “ “ “ 17 to 19 3 Total = 19 Week Total = 7 Please Note – These are the dates of Crimes Reported and not crimes committed. PLEASE CONTACT THE POLICE ON 101 IF YOU WITNESSED OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THESE CRIMES GIVING FULL DETAILS ALERT MESSAGES UPDATED NHW ALERT MONTHLY REPORTS LINK. https://www.neighbourhoodalert.co.uk/ This is a national scheme that is growing quickly and is basically the new community messaging scheme. • Even comes as an app for smartphones. • Click on the above website to learn more. • Keep you up to date with the crime as it is taking place. • Then you do not have to register again. If you have registered twice could you, please delete one of the accounts. POLICE NEWS AND UPDATES. Devon and Cornwall Police have sent the following message The following is the email address of the Torridge Police and in future will be in this place each week. [email protected] This is for a routine message that does not require prompt or immediate as it is not manned 24 hours or 7 days a week. In emergency phone 999 or non-emergency 101. (3) TORRIDGE DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH WANTED Public spirited people required as Watch Co-ordinators Neighbourhood Watch Schemes… • Can cut crime and opportunities for crime • Can help and reassure those in fear • Encourage community awareness • Are community initiatives supported by the Police but not run by them Co-ordinators look after about 10 households, but can be any number, by passing on messages about local crime, keep minimal records and relay information from Torridge District Neighbourhood Watch. We do send out a weekly Crime Report/Newsletter by email to any members computer. Interested in joining a friendly and successful team? Please remember we are still looking out for new members or Watches. Please contact David Braziel on Bideford 01237-421838 if interested and Co-ordinators helped in setting up new Watches. You can also contact your Local Area Co-ordinator for more information. We live in a low crime area but we do still get crime. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… BURGLARY TO BUSINESS IN EAST-THE-WATER WITNESS APPEAL AFTER BURGLARY Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary was reported in the area of East-the-Water. The incident, in which offenders entered JEWSONS along Torrington Street between Friday 28th and Saturday 29th February 2020. Police are also reminding businesses to ensure that their premises are secure at all times. Crime Prevention advice can be found on the Devon and Cornwall Police website. https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/advice/your-business Anyone with information is asked to contact police by emailing [email protected] or by calling 101 quoting crime reference number CR/017866/20. Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimstoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or reporting online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org Message Sent By Liz Rendle (Police, PCSO, North Torridge). David Braziel Chairman Torridge District NHW (4) .