Latest Ward Crimes 16-30 April 2026

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11 May Latest Ward Crimes 16-30 April 2026

Posted at 16:16h in Law And Order by

Dear Residents,

Please find below the crime record for the period from 16 April to 30 April 2026.

Very pleasing to see only one theft of motor vehicle & no burglaries. Worrying to see teenagers breaking into Bishop Challoner School & committing arson but very pleasing to see the suspects arrested. Also worrying to see a commuter being targeted by thieves on e-scooters and e-bikes.

Officers will keep their eyes out for youngsters using these modes of transport and if they look suspicious stop them. Unfortunately, on SNT, we don’t always have access to marked vehicles making it difficult to stop them during normal SNT patrols.  However, we also have the marked cars from the response team andsometi mes we have marked minibuses where several Ward’s officers have been put together patrolling the area as a tasking team.  This also has the advantage of several officers being available together to stop larger groups.

On the community engagement side, we’ll be holding Cuppa With A Copper events at Costa Coffee on Westmoreland Road:

  • Tuesday 12/05/26 10am to 11pm
  • Thursday 21/05/26 4pm to 5pm

 

This Monday (11/05/26) I hope to go into Shortlands Library during their coffee morning which runs from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

Hope to see some of you at these events. Thanks as always for your help & support.

Kind Regards,

 

Adam Charles

PCSO 7572 SN

Shortlands & Park Langley Safer Neighbourhood Team

 

 

Shortlands Crime Record 16/04/26-30/04/26

 

Theft from Motor Vehicle:

  1. 16/04/26 Overnight.  Ravensbourne Avenue.  Money, sunglasses & keys stolen.
  2. 19/04/26 Mid morning-20/04/26 late morning.  Woodlea Drive.  Clamp belonging to enforcement company stolen from vehicle.
  3. 23/04/26 Late morning-early afternoon.  Celtic Avenue.  Catalytic convertor stolen.
  4. 23/04/26 Mid evening-24/04/26 early morning.  Tall Elms Close.  Money stolen.

 

Theft of Motor Vehicle:

  1. 19/04/26 mid to late evening.  Broadoaks Way.  Vehicle stolen from road outside house.  Found and recovered by victim in West Wickham the following morning.  Blue Toyota Rav 4.

 

Vehicle Interference:

  1. 18/04/26 Late morning.  Highland Drive.  Two males seen approaching a vehicle carrying a jack.  Fled when challenged by security staff from the synagogue.
  2. 25/04/26 Overnight.  Elstree Hill.  Chain on motorcycle in communal car park broken.  Suspect(s) unable to open gate preventing motorcycle from being stolen.

 

Criminal Damage:

  1. 24/04/26  Overnight.  Westmoreland Road.  Lock drilled out of front door of flats leaving block insecure.
  2. 24/04/26  Mid afternoon.  Bromley Road.  Youths broke into derelict school.  Bath set on fire.
  3. 28/04/26 Late evening.  Youths broke into derelict school.  Cameras smashed.  Police called and youths arrested.  Further arrested for going equipped to steal after a screwdriver & keys to different parts of the school were found in their bag.  The same youths were also involved in incident two.


Theft:

  1. 30/04/26 Early afternoon.  Winchester Park.  Victim had left items (computer monitor, exercise bike, printer) in front garden for collection by council.  Suspect(s) climbed over wall into victim’s front garden & stole items.

 

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