Please be aware that approximately 160 litres (36 gallons) of diesel fuel valued at around £250 was stolen by offenders between 0130hrs and 0200hrs on Friday 31 December 2021 from a commercial (Heavy Goods Vehicle) parked at premises situated on Farmer Ward Road, Kenilworth.
This is incident 194 of 4 January 2022
If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111
Please be aware that between Saturday 1 January 2022 and Sunday 2 January 2022 offenders have forced a side window at a property at Dencer Drive, Kenilworth. After gaining entry the offenders made an untidy search of the property and a quantity of jewellery was stolen.
This is incident 62 of 2 January 2022
Please be aware that between Friday 31 December 2021 and Monday 3 January 2022 offenders have forced the rear window of a property in Ash Drive, Kenilworth and entered the property. A number of items have been stolen including a TV and a quantity of jewellery.
This is incident 98 of 3 January 2022
If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about either of these incidents please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111
A review of crime alerts for 2021 by KENILWORTH WATCH shows some positive effects coming through that’s reduced burglary across Kenilworth by householders taking measures to protect their homes and property.
BURGLARY
While alerts for some 23 burglaries were published in 2021, the number of attempted burglaries nearly matched that figure at 19. We know from the details of some of the Attempted Burglary events that a mixture of monitored alarms, vigilance and quick action by householders reporting suspicious activity to the police and crucially the fitting of anti-snap locks to doors foiled and stopped criminals gaining entry to people’s homes and property.
However, the biggest area of concern is crime related to motor vehicles.
Some 23 motor vehicles were stolen in 2021, with just under half of that number (11) stolen without keys indicating that the thefts were of the ‘Keyless Entry” type. This is a method where criminals use technology to intercept the signal from vehicle keys inside a home and use the signal to fool the vehicle into unlocking itself and enabling criminals to start up and steal the vehicle. 4 of the vehicles that were stolen were because of a “Car Key Burglary” where offenders break into the home of the vehicle owner to locate and steal the vehicle’s keys.
MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME
This means that combined some 15 (65%) of motor vehicles stolen were from or adjacent to properties. The message that Kenilworth Watch and Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team keep promoting is to take steps to deter vehicle thieves by fitting and using steering locks and in the case of keyless entry vehicles storing vehicle keys in a metal container or metal lined pouch that stops the key’s signal being intercepted.
The message that both Neighbourhood Watch and Kenilworth Safer Neighbourhood Team have promoted about the need NOT to leave any items in or on show in a parked and unattended motor vehicle are not getting through to everyone. Despite the repeated promotion of this crime prevention advice some motor vehicle owners continue to provide the critical element criminals need, opportunity.
In 2021 some 23 motor vehicles were damaged, most of them with at least one window smashed, so thieves could access the inside of the vehicle to steal items that ranged from handbags and wallets, cash to iPad’s, laptop computers and sat navigation systems.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
BURGLARY DETERRENT ADVICE
There’s a range of things you can do to deter crime and thus becoming a victim of crime as a householder. Fit a monitored alarm, fit CCTV, just a CCTV doorbell is a deterrent and fit anti snap locks, which have been shown time and time again to make a significant difference in terms of stopping criminals breaking in.
This short film demonstrates how fitting anti snap locks can provide much greater protection to homes and property.
More details about anti snap locks can be obtained from Eydens in Coventry.
people with motor vehicles, particularly expensive and sought after models, to take practical measures to deter vehicle theft.
Two things are advised:
An effective steering lock which makes it a great deal more difficult to steal the vehicle.
A metal box/tin or metal lined pouch, also known as a Faraday Cage or pouch, protects keyless ignition keys when they are placed inside as the signal from the key cannot be intercepted by unlawful devices near the property.
These measures make a real difference as they go a long way to thwart attempts to steal keyless entry motor vehicles.
KENILWORTH WATCH STATS FOR 2021
We posted 105 notices out to all those that subscribed to our free service in 2021. If one divides those notices across the year, expressed in days, that means for 72% of the days in the year there were no crime alerts for key elements of burglary, vehicle crime or criminal damage. A spate of burglaries in June was quickly followed in days by an arrest for the offences. The more bizarre thefts this year included a Bee Hive and also a lawnmower that was in use and was stolen while the householder had gone to their green bin to empty the lawn cuttings box.
Householders that subscribe to our crime alert service increased from around 1,000 to 1,500 households this year. A large part of this increase was due to publicity via BBC Television’s Frontline Fightback programme which featured Kenilworth and how our system works and how the community of Kenilworth, Neighbourhood Watch and Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team work closely together to help one another protect themselves.
Please be aware that between midnight on Thursday 30 December 2021 and 1000hrs on Saturday 1 January 2022 offenders have removed and stolen two wing mirrors from a green coloured BMW ‘John Cooper Works’ Mini motor vehicle that was parked at High Street, Kenilworth.
This is incident 208 of 1 January 2022
If you think you may seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about the above incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111
Warwickshire Police are once again appealing to people not to leave items on show inside unattended motor vehicles. Many thieves are opportunists and leaving potentially valuable items or things that appear to be of value on show in a motor vehicle is an opportunity too good for many offenders to miss. For the vehicle owner it’s unpleasant because there’s the loss of property, damage to the vehicle, repairs to the vehicle to be arranged and potentially insurance policy implications.
Please be aware that between 0900hrs and 1000hrs on Wednesday 29 December 2020 offenders have smashed the window of a black Mini Countryman that was unattended and parked near to Stoneleigh Fields, B4113, between Stoneleigh Crossroads and Crewe Lane, Kenilworth. The offenders stole a handbag and gift that were on the front seat of the vehicle.
This is incident 92 of 29 December 2021
If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111.
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