Crime prevention from opportunistic crimes – to minimise the risk of becoming a victim: includes info on garages/sheds, vehicles, homes, bikes/motorcycles etc

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 19, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice, News | 0 comments Taken from Hampshire Alert / Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary: 18/11/24:   A lot of crimes committed in the community are opportunist crimes. Please do whatever you can to minimise the risk of you becoming a victim –   Homes – Keep your doors locked and valuable property away from windows. Keep handbags away from the front door. Don’t leave keys near the front door, or in reach of...
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From Hampshire Alert / Hampshire and IOW Constabulary: Winter burglary crime prevention advice for Southampton residents

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 6, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice | 0 comments All info courtesy of Hampshire Alert and Hampshire and IOW Constabulary “As winter draws in, home security is important to deter opportunistic burglars. Opportunity plays a big role in enabling crimes to be committed, particularly burglaries. Most domestic burglaries are committed by opportunists. Criminals will look for homes that: Seem unoccupied Have little or no apparent security Have...
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Crime Prevention – Quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATV). Thefts of these are on the rise (5/11/24)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 5, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice | 0 comments All informaton from Hampshire Alert / Hampshire and IOW Constabulary: 5 November 2024 Quad bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATV) are attractive to thieves operating in rural areas, and theft of this type of vehicle has been on an upward trend since July this year. In October, six incidents of ATV theft were reported to police. In the most recent incident in October, police recovered and returned...
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How to secure your home this winter (4/11/24)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 4, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice, News | 0 comments All information courtesy of the November 2024 edition of Hampshire Alert’s Newsletter for Neighbourhood Watch supporters across England and Wales (4/11/24).  
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Crime prevention – Tool Theft

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 15, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice | 0 comments A considerable percentage of tools are stolen from commercial vehicles. Some top tips to prevent this in the link below courtesy of Hampshire Alert / Hampshire and IOW Constabulary (15/08/24): https://nbcc.police.uk/images/crime-prevention/pdfs/tool-theft-crime-prevention.pdf
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Reporting email and text scams

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Aug 2, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice | 0 comments To check phone numbers/texts: www.who-called.co.uk   Suspect emails: report@phishing.gov.uk Send suspect emails here so that they can investigate them and, if necessary, shut them down.   Suspect texts: You can report these by forwarding the text to 7726, the network operator  (7726 spells spam on the keyboard)  
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“Don’t risk your personal safety. Personal property can be replaced, you can’t be” ….

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 29, 2024 in Crime Prevention Advice | 0 comments In Hampshire and IOW Constabulary /  Police Alert, dated 29/07/24: It quotes Detective Chief Inspector, Matt Gillooly as saying: “……., if you are threatened with violence – and it’s so important to remember this – don’t risk your personal safety. Property can be replaced, you can’t be.” Robbery against a person, such as street robbery is often driven by...
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Reminder to use Faraday boxes/pouches, or the equivalent, to prevent car key fobs from being accessed remotely

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 23, 2024 in Crime Incidents, Crime Prevention Advice, News | 0 comments With recent car break-ins and thefts, this is just a reminder to store car key fobs in Faraday boxes/pouches, or the equivalent, and position the boxes/pouches well away from the door. We understand that these break the signal so that thieves cannot access car key fobs remotely to unlock car doors.
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