Neighbourhood Watch Crime Briefings
The following email was recently sent to the Digbeth Residents Association Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) coordinator:
Dear NHW Coordinators,
We have decided to trial emailing NHW coordinators every weekday with details of the crimes in their area in the last 24 hours.
The aim is to keep the channel of sharing information open and ensure our partners are kept informed with what is happening in their area. Hopefully, by sharing this information we can continue to work together to prevent and reduce crime in our communities. I would be grateful of any feedback.
Kind regards,
Vicki Smith
Community Partnership Officer,
Birmingham Central Police Station, Steelhouse Lane
West Midlands Police
As such, DRA is hoping to keep our residents informed of any crimes in the Digbeth area. However, we really would like to know what you think! If you like these updates, please do let us know, and we can pass this directly onto the Police. Similarly, if you have any ideas of what could be done differently, get in touch by commenting on this post or emailing contact@mydigbeth.co.uk.
This week’s crime briefing follows:
NHW Crime Briefing – Friday 18th May
BURGLARY
Useful link: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/crime-reduction/safer-homes/index.asp
BURGLARY DWELLING – 8th MAY 2012 at approx 08:50, Glover Street, Digbeth
Property was insecure due to open window. Offenders gained access via open window and stole electrical items.
BURGLARY DWELLING – 8th MAY 2012 at approx 13:15 Shawbury Grove, Highgate
Property insecure due to door being unlocked and offenders gained access via unlocked door and took electrical items.
On Tuesday 15th May, officers arrested three offenders for stealing lead from a warehouse on Bradford Street.
VEHICLE CRIME
Useful link: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/safermotors/
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE – 7th MAY 2012 at approx 13:00, Warwick Street, Highgate
Front and rear number plates were stolen from the vehicle.
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE – 7th MAY 2012 at approx 10:30, Pickford Street, Digbeth
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE – 9th MAY 2012 at approx 19:15, Curzon Street, Digbeth
Rear window of the vehicle was broken to gain access to the boot, a search took place and laptop was stolen.
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE – 9th MAY 2012 at approx 18:30, New Moseley Road, Highgate
Front and rear number plates of the vehicle were taken. No other damage to vehicle.
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE – 12th MAY 2012 at approx 16:50, Alcester Street, Highgate
Front and rear number plates were stolen from vehicle.
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE – 13th MAY 2012 at approx 01:30 Great Barr Street, Digbeth
Vehicle was broken into and DJ equipment was stolen.
ATTEMPTED THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE – 14th MAY 2012 at approx 19:00 Barford Street, Highgate
Officers discovered a vehicle with its nearside window broken and the vehicle had clearly been searched. Nothing was taken.
Detectives in Birmingham are appealing for help in tracing two men who assaulted and robbed a man in his own home.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Gareth Holmes said: “This was a callous attack on a man who had trusted these men and invited them into his home.
