The Easter period has seen the number of burglaries across Kenilworth significantly increase. Residents are being warned that they need to take more time to notice things going on around their neighbourhoods and report anything that looks suspicious after a number of break ins have taken place as a result of offenders going round the backs of properties and forcing rear windows and doors.

Crown Watch is encouraging people to be nosey, not in the sense of other people’s business, but nosey about what is going on outside in the street, road or footpath, who is that person walking down or around a property? What is that car or van that has gone down the road three times in the past few minutes?

Details of the latest crimes, that have taken place in the eastern area of the Kenilworth, are as follows;

Arbour Close, Kenilworth

Between 6.20pm and 10pm on 7 April 2015, offenders broke into a home in Arbour Close, Kenilworth, via a rear groundfloor window. Once inside, the offenders carried out a search before making off with a quantity of cash and items of jewellery.

Lulworth Park, Kenilworth

Between midday on 2pm and 6pm on 3 April 2015, offenders attempted to break in to a home in Lulworth Park, Kenilworth. Damage was caused to a rear window but the offenders are not believed to have entered the house and nothing was stolen.

Whitemoor Road, Kenilworth

Between 2 and 4 April, offenders entered a home in Whitemoor Road, Kenilworth through a rear kitchen window. Once inside, the offenders carried out a search before making off with several items.

Leyes Lane, Kenilworth

At some point before 4pm on 4 April, offenders kicked in the rear door of a home in Leyes Lane, Kenilworth and entered the house. Once inside, the offenders stole all of the kitchen knives before making off.

Thornby Avenue, Kenilworth

Between 7pm on 2 April and 8.30pm on 6 April, offenders broke into a home in Thornby Avenue, Kenilworth, after forcing the lock on the French doors. Once inside, the offenders carried out a search before making off with a cashbox containing cash, a jewellery box and its contents, along with a diamond necklace and diamond earrings.

If you have seen anything that is suspicious, maybe relevant or have any information about these crimes then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101

Between Thursday 4th April 2015 and Saturday 6th April 2015 a property in Whitemoor Road, Kenilworth was burgled. Access was made at the rear of the property through the garage. Residents are advised to be be vigilant and keep a special lookout for persons loitering around neighbourhoods or seen in and around neighbours gardens etc. If you see something suspicious please contact the police immediately.

(This latest notification/alert has been posed by Crown Watch Neighbourhood Watch as Warwickshire Police have failed to notify us of any burglaries in the past couple of weeks in Kenilworth through their alert system despite this one occurring on our watch area! Crown Watch is seeking a meeting with the Southern Warwickshire Area Commander as it feels despite several past referrals the crime alert system is NOT fit for purpose as it is unreliable and as it appears not to be process based it is NOT robust.)

Catalytic Convertor Thefts & Another Burglary – Kenilworth

Between 23.00hrs on the 25 March 2015 & 07.30hrs on the 27 March 2015 on Mayfield Drive and between 22.15hrs on the 29 March 2015 & 10.00hrs on 30 March 2015 at Chatsworth Grove there were thefts of catalytic converters from two vehicles. This involved person/s using tools to access the exhaust systems under the vehicles on private drives. Residents are advised to be vigilant

On 1 April 2015 in Arbour Close a burglary took place between 18.20hrs and 22.00hrs. Person/s gained entry via a rear gate and entered a property through a downstairs window.
Items of jewellery and money were taken and offenders left in an unknown direction.

Please contact 101 if you have seen anything suspicious in the areas where these crimes have taken place.

Despite several previous appeals by Warwickshire Police and Crown Watch it seems there are still people who either don’t think it will happen to them, ignore the warnings or simply just don’t think about such things. What are we talking about…? Leaving items on show in vehicles!

Over the past few days a spate of thefts have been experienced across Kenilworth.

Crackley Lane, Kenilworth – Theft from motor vehicle Between 18:00hrs and 18:40hrs on Sunday 22 March 2015 offenders have approached a vehicle that had been parked up securely at location and  have smashed the front nearside window, reached in and grabbed a handbag that had been left in the passenger footwell.

Crackley Lane, Kenilworth – Theft from motor vehicle Between 14:30hrs and15:10hrs Tuesday 24 March 2015  a Volvo V70 motor car, grey in colour, was parked in a layby. Offenders attempted to force the front nearside door lock but were unsuccessful. They then smashed the rear neaside window and reached in stealing property left on the rear seat.

Town Centre, Kenilworth – Theft between 12:00midday and 12:15hrs a personwas in a town centre charity shop. She made a purchase then placed her purse back into her handbag. She then went to a nearby cafe at which point she realised her purse had been stolen. She cannot recall if the handbag was unzipped when she noticed the purse missing.

We are sorry about the late posting of the events that took place in Crackley Lane, this is due to the failure of Warwickshire Police to notify Neighbourhood Watch of the crimes.

Kenilworth residents are being warned to remain vigilant and report anything or anyone suspicious loitering around properties and neighbourhoods following a daytime burglary that took place on Thursday 26 March 2015.

Between 6:30am and 3:15pm on Thursday 26th March, offenders made their way into the rear of a property in Brookside Ave, Kenilworth. They used a tool to force open a double glazed window. Once inside the offenders made an untidy search of the property and took some gold jewellery leaving via a patio door that had a key left in it.

If you have any information please call 101 quoting incident 249-26-3-15