Please be aware that between 0800hrs on Saturday 30 July and 1715hrs on Sunday 31 July 2022 offenders have snapped the locks of rear patio doors and entered a property at Priorsfield Road, Kenilworth. Once inside an untidy search was made, it is not clear at this stage, what, if anything, was stolen.
This is incident 292 of 31 July 2022
If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious, have any CCTV footage that maybe helpful or other information related to this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
Please be aware that between Tuesday 26 July and 1000hrs on Sunday 31 July 2022 offenders have snapped the lock of a rear door and entered a property at Fishponds Road, Kenilworth.
Once inside the offenders made an untidy search, it is not clear at this stage, what, if anything has been stolen.
This is incident 146 of 31 July 2022
Residents are advised if they are going away on holiday to take some simple steps to protect their home. Check your locks and if they are not anti-snap please consider changing them to anti snap.
Ask a neighbour to draw your curtains in the evening and morning. If possible ask them to park a car on your drive if you have one. And to move it each day so the appearance of the property changes each day thus helping not to give away that the owners maybe away on holiday.
If you think you may have seen or heard anything, have CCTV or any information about the above incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
The recent rise in burglary across Kenilworth has led to understandable concern from householders. Kenilworth Watch works daily and closely with Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team. Consequently, we want to update you on a couple of things and also help residents understand some of the things they do that can help protect their homes from the unwanted attention of criminals.
A further two burglaries have been reported in the last 24 hours, details here:
Firstly, Warwickshire Police, through its Safer Neighbourhood Team for Kenilworth and its Operational Patrol Unit, are, as usual, patrolling the town 24/7. They are focused on suspicious activity and are checking vehicles and individuals they have justifiable grounds upon which to do so. Detectives are investigating those burglaries that have already taken place in the last ten days or so.
Secondly, what are the things that householders can do to help protect themselves and their property?
It may have occurred to some that there is a pattern to many of these recent burglaries. Entry to properties has primarily been obtained by snapping the lock of rear or side doors, most of which are the standard UPVC or composite doors that are fitted on most properties these days.
Lock snapping typically enables entry to a property within 9 seconds or so. This is why we make no apology for advising householders to check their locks, and if they are not of the anti-snap standard, please seriously consider having them changed.
While these burglaries are highly regrettable, and our thoughts are with the victims, it is pleasing to know that since our advice earlier in the week, over twenty properties in Kenilworth have now fitted anti-snap locks. That’s excellent news and one of the most effective ways to protect your property from burglary, with a monitored burglar alarm being another.
CCTV is another helpful tool to protect your property and capture suspicious activity. However, CCTV is not as effective as anti-snap locks or monitored burglar alarms because offenders have gotten wise to techniques to hide their identity, meaning the deterrent effect still exists, but it’s not as great as anti-snap locks and monitored burglar alarms.
We realise that people’s budgets are stretched with the cost of living significantly increasing. Nevertheless, if you have valuable property in your home, you wish to protect it. In that case, fitting anti-snap locks is a sensible decision and one that with two doors should not cost a prohibitive amount compared to the valuables you seek to protect.
It’s similar to fitting a Dislock steering lock to high-value vehicles such as Audi, Range Rover Discovery and BMW’s. While these vehicles may have include a tracker, these do not put off many thieves. The cost of the Disclock is minimal against the value of the vehicle, but it deters theft because it makes it so difficult for the criminal to steal the vehicle.
We also hope to announce soon an offer to Kenilworth residents of another, and the latest form of theft protection, for high value vehicles.
In summary, Warwickshire Police is committed to investigating and finding the offenders committing these burglaries; they are doing all they can to patrol and reassure the community while working to detect those committing these offences. Householders can help themselves by taking steps to protect their property and make it very difficult for burglars to gain entry, thus deterring them. For more information about obtaining Ultion anti-snap locks, we appreciate an offer of help from Eydens of Coventry, fully accredited locksmiths and installers.
They can install anti-snap locks. Eyden Locksmiths Ltd is happy to provide a free home security survey to ensure your home is secure. To pursue this, don’t hesitate to contact Lee Warren at 07784 112625 or lwarren@eydens.co.uk; if you need any help/advice or information, Lee will be happy to help.
Please be aware that between 1730hrs on Friday 29 July and 1900hrs on Saturday 30 July 2022 offenders have broken into a property by forcing/snapping the lock on a rear door at a Fishponds Road, Kenilworth.Once inside the offenders made an untidy search and a number of items of jewellery were stolen.
This is incident 317 of 30 July 2022
Please be aware that at around 0130hrs this morning (Sunday 31 July 2022) householders arrived home from holiday and disturbed offenders who had entered the property at De Montford Road, Kenilworth by snapping the lock of a rear door. The offenders made off with signs of an untidy search including the disturbance of jewellery boxes.
This is incident 28 of 31 July 2022
At approximately 1915hrs on Saturday 30 July 2022 offenders using a stolen red VW Golf have rammed and damaged the doors of commercial premises at Princes Drive, Kenilworth in an attempt to gain entry to the premises.
This is incident 336 of 30 July 2022
If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious, have any CCTV that might be helpful or if you have any information about any of these incidents please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
While there are a number of measures one is advised to take to deter burglary such as installing a monitored burglar alarm, the fitting of anti snap locks are a major deterrent that largely prevents entry to premises by offenders.
FOLLOWING a number of burglaries in Kenilworth several people have asked and and enquired what they can do to protect their property and home so as to avoid becoming a victim of this invasive and often unsettling crime.
While there are a number of things one can do to deter criminals with a monitored burglar alarm being the most important, we would, in response the recent incidents, highlight the need to check and and raise the standard of door locks where they are found not to be of standard that prevents the snapping and punching through of locks, often taking less than 9 seconds.
Many doors these days are made of UPVC or composite materials and the door locks are pretty standard. More door manufacturers are now fitting anti snap locks as standard to new doors so these doors are more than adequate to prevent entry to a property by lock snapping and forcing. However, many more of the UPVC/Composite type of doors are in use at properties with patio doors the most common, closely followed by rear doors and then front doors. Unfortunately, many of these doors are older and thus do not enjoy the protection from an anti snap lock.
Anti snap locks can be fitted to existing doors fairly easily and Kenilworth Watch would advise householders to give serious consideration to fitting anti snap locks. There have been two or three properties in Kenilworth where criminals have tried to enter properties and have given up because they found anti snap locks had been fitted.
There are a number of anti snap lock suppliers and installers. However, we are very appreciative of an offer of help from Eydens of Coventry who are fully accredited locksmiths and installers. They can install anti snap locks.
Eyden Locksmiths Ltd are happy to provide a free home security survey to make sure your home is secure .
To pursue this please get in touch with Lee Warren 07784112625 or lwarren@eydens.co.uk if you need any help/advice or information he will be happy to help.
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