Warwickshire Police are asking anyone to get into contact with them regarding an arson attack on a protected monument at Abbey Fields, Kenilworth between 1815hrs and 1850hrs on Tuesday 13 June 2023.

Offender/s lit a jerry can full of petrol and placed the can onto the wall of a protected monument causing damage through scorching. Apart from the arson and criminal damage aspects of this activity the danger to life posed by a full can of petrol being set fire is severe and could have serious and even tragic consequences.

This is crime reference 23/25091/23

If you happened to be around Abbey Fields on early Tuesday evening and think you saw anything, have any images or CCTV/smartphone footage ot if you have information about this crime then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Kenilworth shoppers and residents are advised to be extra vigilant when using their motor vehicles and in particular returning to their vehicles when parked. The advice comes after a female vehicle owner returned to her motor vehicle just after midday on Wednesday 14 June 2023 which was parked in a supermarket car park at Bertie Road, Kenilworth.

After getting in the vehicle and placing her smartphone and handbag on the passenger seat in preparation to drive away she was approached by an unknown male suspect who suggested to her that he had witnessed youths damaging the rear of her vehicle.

The owner got out of the vehicle and went to the rear of car where the unknown suspect kept on about the damage although there was nothing visible. Eventually the owner got back in her vehicle and drove home. She discovered that her smartphone, together with several bank cards, driving licence and bus pass had been stolen from her handbag.

This is crime reference 23/25048/23

Residents and vehicle owners are advised to be aware of this type of distraction theft.

May you have seen anything? If you think you saw anything suspicious, have any dashcam footage or have any information about this crime please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Keep your property secure and guard against providing an opportunity for thieves and unlawful activity. As the holiday season has already started and given crimes have been reported in and around the town, this is our advice to residents and landowners across Kenilworth.

Householders 

Please ensure that your doors, gates, and side entrances are always locked and secure. Consider fitting anti-snap locks if you do not already have them fitted. 

Don’t leave valuables or any items on show in your vehicles, and this advice includes when your vehicle is parked at home and even on your private drive if you have one. 

If your vehicle has a keyless entry system, please ensure you switch off the key signal (if your key has that facility). If your keyless entry system cannot be switched off, please store the keys inside your home in a metal container to block the key signal.

If you have a garage or outbuildings, ensure they are secure with solid locks, braces and/or padlocks. An excellent method to ensure this is to look at your outbuilding, think you have lost your keys, and ask yourself how can I get in? If you find a way, then you can take action to close that way off with better security. 

Landowners

To prevent unlawful entry or activity on your land, please ensure that you have taken all reasonable steps to secure your property. Check fences are intact and in good order and that locked access points are robust and protect entrances effectively. 

Don’t leave machinery, vehicles and plant insecure or accessible on land or property. Please ensure all such equipment is immobilised as much as possible and that unauthorised vehicular access is not physically possible.

Opportunity

Most crimes and unlawful actions occur with the help of one key component, OPPORTUNITY. 

Without opportunity, offenders are often deterred as committing the intended offence or unlawful activity is too difficult.

The above sets out simple but effective steps we all have a responsibility to take and, by doing so, help ourselves avoid becoming the victims of crime or unlawful activity. 

Finally, if you see what you believe is a crime being committed, then dial 999 without delay. 

If you see something suspicious or have information that may be useful, then don’t hesitate to get in touch with Warwickshire Police by dialling 101 or report a crime via https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/

Please be aware that overnight between Tuesday 30 May and Wednesday 31 May 2023 a white Ford Transit van has been stolen without keys from a property at Beauchamp Road, Kenilworth.

This is incident reference 0053 of 31 May 2023

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious, have CCTV, Dashcam footage or any information about this incident please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Please be aware that between 1500hrs and 2215hrs on Sunday 28 May 2023 offenders have stolen a black Mercedes GLC motor vehicle from the driveway a property on Warwick Road, Kenilworth.

This is Crime Reference 23/22602/23

If you think may have seen or heard anything suspicious, have any CCTV, dashcam footage or information about this crime please contact 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111