Henley in Arden - Claverdon - Wootton Wawen - Tanworth in Arden - Earlswood - Studley - Sambourne
Incident Overview
Below are the incidents recorded for the Alcester North Safer Neighbourhood Team for April 2010:
Incident Type
April 2009
April 2010
Anti Social Behaviour
37
16
Burglary Dwelling
17
8
Burglary Other
15
9
Criminal Damage
17
12
Theft from Motor Vehicle
10
7
Theft of Motor Vehicle
6
1
Violence
10
7
Crime in Your Area
Burglaries are still occurring mainly in the Tanworth/Earlswood area, although there is an improvement on last year's figures.
Criminal damage has reduced on last year although their has been a increase recently in the Henley area on Friday/Saturday evenings with two reports of broken windows to premises located on the High Street, a door handle cut off from a premises located on the High Street and a tree planted near to Henley Medical Centre in memory of a local resident has been cut into by an object believed to be a axe, the tree has since been felled for safety reasons and a new one will be planted in it's place. Studley has seen an outbreak in vandalism with a number of fences being damaged. Local officers will be increasing patrols in the aforementioned areas, however if anybody has any information in connection with these incidents please contact the Alcester North Safer Neighbourhood Team.
Although anti-social behaviour has reduced significantly, the Studley area has still been experiencing problems; this is being combated with increased patrols by officers and use of the ‘dispersal zone' currently in place.
Information & Advice
The Stratford District Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP), that includes both Stratford District Council and Warwickshire Police is committed to reducing house burglaries, and in particular preventing repeat incidents of this type of crime. As part of this objective households can purchase through Warwickshire Police a property marking solution called SMART WATER.
What is SMART WATER?
SMART WATER is a unique solution containing a blend of harmless chemicals providing it with a "forensic fingerprint". This fingerprint has been likened in concept to "DNA profiling".
Once applied, SMART WATER makes the possession of stolen property a risky business. When subjected to ultra violet light, its presence is immediately obvious by a telltale fluorescent glow. The smallest amount is enough for forensic scientists to verify the registered owner.
Through Warwickshire Police the cost of each SMART WATER bottle is £15.00, which provides enough coverage for approximately 100 - 150 items dependant on how generous you are, however SMART WATER can be detected as small as a pin head, so very little is required for each item.
Accompanying the solution are SMART WATER stickers for your home, also available are plastic signs for sheds and outhouses. Since SMART WATER is invisible to the naked eye these are designed to advertise the fact that you are SMART WATER protected, so should be placed in a prominent position in order to deter would be thieves.
To purchase SMART WATER please write to:
Community Safety Department
Stratford on Avon Police Station
Rother Street
Stratford on Avon
Warwickshire
Please include your name, address, contact telephone number and a cheque made payable to Warwickshire Police for the sum of £15.00.
Please note it is an offence to let off fireworks after 11pm except on Bonfire Night when the deadline is midnight and New Year's Eve at 1am.
Alcester North Safer Neighbourhood Priorities
Current priorities as chosen by members of the public at the last Community Forum held on the 11th February 2010:
Ø Anti Social Behaviour, Millenium Park and Surrounding area, Studley - Safer Neighbourhood Officers have pledged to conduct high visibility patrols in the area including 8 x extra duties until 2am.
Ø Parking issues outside Tesco Express, Studley - Safer Neighbourhood Officers will liased with Stratford District Council regarding enforcement and have pledged to conduct 20 x high visibility patrols in the area to deliver advice or enforcement where appropriate.
Ø Inappropriate use of Juggins Lane by HGV's and Speeding Vehicles, Forshaw Heath, Earlswood - Safer Neighbourhood Officers will liase with the Council and Highways regarding a review of signage and the speed limit. Officers have pledged tocarry out 20 x high visibility patrols in the area to monitor HGV's confusing Forshaw Heath Lane with the M42 slip road and to carry out speed checks.
Feedback on the above priorities will be given at the next Community Forum (see below for details), feedback will also be given in the next newsletter together with details of the new priorities. For further information please visit www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/an or www.stratford.gov.uk
Good News/Events
David Hall of Henley in Arden admitted in Crown Court possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply and has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Following further enquiries officers have arrested and charged a male from Hall Green, Birmingham in connection with a burglary dwelling which took place at Tanworth Lane, Tanworth in Arden. Some of the items that were stolen have also been recovered.
On the 14th March 2010 officers executed a warrant in Studley and a male was cautioned for possession of a controlled drug.
Warwickshire Police (Alcester Area), Schools Netball Tournament took place on the 17th of April at Studley High School. In the junior section fourteen schools competed. The winners were Claverdon A, second place went to Temple Grafton and third Welford on Avon. The senior section was between four schools with an under 13's league and an under 15's league. Alcester Grammar won both leagues with Henley High runners up in the under 13's and Alcester High runners up in the under 15's. The organisers would like to thank everyone who took part and all those helped on the day.
Local officers from Henley assisted Henley Primary School in escorting pupils safely to and from St John's Church, Henley, where officers also represented Warwickshire Police in a service attended by the Bishop of Coventry to rename Henley Primary School ‘Henley Church of England Primary School'.
A male was stopped by officers in Henley for driving without insurance. While dealing with the incident officers found evidence of drug abuse; the male was dealt with appropriately.
Following popular demand Police Surgeries have been introduced in the Tanworth/Earlswood area, these will run on similar lines to those established in Henley. The first will be held on May 5th, between 10am - 12am, St Mary Magdalene Church Room, Tanworth.
Meetings/Events
The next Community Forum will be held 1st July 2010, 7pm, Henley Memorial Hall - If you have a specific concern then come along to the local surgery, where you will be able to speak to your local Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team, Warwickshire County Council or Stratford District Council Officer.
The next Henley Community Surgery will be held, 26th May 11:30am, Henley Baptist Church Hall - The surgery gives you the opportunity to speak to members of the Parish Council & Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team about the issues that concern you, while giving you feedback regarding what is happening in the community.
The next Henley Police Surgery will be 12th May, between 11am - 1pm, Henley Police Station - A drop in facility to discuss issues/problems within the community with your local policing team.
The next Henley Neighbouhood Watch Meeting will be held 6th May, 7pm, Henley Police Station
The next Tanworth/Earlswood Police Surgery will be 5th May, between 10am - 12am, St Mary Magdalene Church Room, Tanworth - A drop in facility to discuss issues/problems within the community with your local policing team.
The next Studley Neighbourhood Watch/Community Surgery will be held 19th May, 7:30 pm, Studley Village Hall
Monthly Message:
Members of the community are urged to report all aspects of crime and anti social behavior so we can produce accurate incident figures that reflect what is happening and serve our communities effectively.
Contacting us:
The Public Service Desk (PSD) is designed to put Police Officers back in the control room, thus enabling a better service delivery to members of the public wishing to speak to a Police Officer, on any matter, which does not necessarily need Police deployment. Persons wishing to speak to the Police about any issue that does not require a Police Officer to attend can do so via this desk. Contacting any of the Police Station telephone numbers will direct you to the switchboard where you can then simply ask for the Public Service Desk.
We are often asked the best way to report an incident or to make contact with a Police Officer. Should a member of the public witness or be affected by a crime whereby there is a threat of injury, injury or damage or theft of property and the incident is ongoing and offenders are still at the scene, they should ring 999, classed as an emergency or an immediate response incident.
Should the incident have already occurred and is not ongoing, for example waking up and finding your car has been broken into, you should ring 01926 415000 and ask to report a crime or an incident. You will be put through to the force control room or the crime desk. Please ask for an incident number - you should be given one. If a crime has been committed against you, you will be given a crime reference number by the crime desk or by the officer who attends the incident. Such incidents are ‘managed' and you should be given an indication of when an officer can attend.
If you do have information regarding an incident that has already been reported, but for whatever reason do not wish to contact the police directly, then you can ring 0800 555 111 and give the information to the Crimestoppers. Crimestoppers will then pass the information to the Police without revealing any details of the caller. You may also receive a reward.
If you wish to speak with an officer about a non-urgent matter, please use the list of contacts below:
