An increase in incidents in our area recently garage/car break-ins and attempted; prowlers with bolt cutters etc

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 30, 2024 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments The manager of the HRA Crime information sharing WhatsApp Group spoke to a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) about the car break-ins/attempted car break-ins in our area plus incidents in Orchards Way and Oakmount Triangle. She said “encouraging people to report it is what we need”. She will do a patrol of the area.
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Garage broken into and several reports of garage doors being tried – Oakmount Triangle

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 30, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Garage broken into at 3am on 30 January 2024. Perpertrators returned at 3.40am. Nothing taken – things of value were chained up. Owners commented that the police were very helpful. Following the above, there were several reports of garage doors being tried on night of 29/30 January and people captured on various cctvs on different driveways. Have encouraged owners to report to the...
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Person prowling around estate, trying gates/cutting through gate chain with bolt cutters – Orchards Way

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 30, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Night of 29/30 January 2024. No sign of any theft or damage but wandering around the estate with and using bolt cutters is alarming.
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Why reporting crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents to the police is so important

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 29, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments One of our representatives, a former Police Officer, has given some advice to the WhatsApp Group on the importance of reporting:   There is an offence of tampering with a motor vehicle. Just because nothing was worth stealing doesn’t make a difference; similar to that of burglary. 10 cars may be tampered with before the 11th one has something worth stealing. If the tampering is...
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Two people trying car doors and looking around drives – Welbeck Avenue

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 28, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments At 4am on Sunday 28 January 2024. Caught on camera. No report of anything stolen.
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An increase in thefts from vehicles or vehicles broken into in our area (26/01/24)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 26, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments We have recently had thefts from vehicles or vehicles broken into in our area, and most recently several in Highfield Lane. This appears to be a problem across Southampton. We understand that the police are targeting affected areas and they have provided some useful crime prevention measures to protect vehicles & property which are definitely worth a read: Southampton Police on Facebook...
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Three cars broken into – all on Highfield Lane

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 25, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments One car broken into at 3.30am on Thursday 25 January 2024. Smashed front window, nothing taken. Man walked up the path of their house with the car alarm going off but ran down Highfield Lane when all the lights went on. Man 6 foot, slim build. Two others cars broken into in the same way in the last few months.
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Someone trying to shoot at two dogs with a pellet gun – round the back of the tennis courts, Avenue Campus

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 24, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments The owner of the two dogs , a young woman with a toddler, was pretty traumatised. Took place on night of 23/24 January 2024. Reported to police.
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