02 Nov Latest Ward Crimes 16 – 31 October 2026
Dear Residents,
Please find below the crime record for the period from 16th to 31st October ‘26.
The good news is we’ve had no vehicles stolen in the last fortnight. Unfortunately, there were two burglaries in the last fortnight. One of these occurred just as the victims were returning home, the other when the victim was out for just over an hour. If you’d like any advice re burglary prevention, please feel free to call me on mobile number 07769435340.
We had one fraud offence over the last fortnight. Slight twist on the usual way victims are conned into handing their cards over to couriers in that, in the initial call, the victim was told there had been transactions on their TV Licence account.
On the community engagement side, our next two events will be a “Cuppa with a Copper” session on Friday 06/1126 from 10am to 11am. The venue will be Costa Coffee on Westmoreland Road.
On Saturday 14/11/26 we’ll be holding a drop-in surgery from 3pm to 4pm. This will be in Shortlands Library’s temporary home of the Friends Room, St Mary’s Church.
Our next ward panel meeting is on Tuesday 01/12/26 at 7.30pm, also in the Friends Room, St Mary’s Church.
Look forward to seeing you at some of 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 16/10/26-31/10/26
Burglary:
- 18/10/26 Mid evening. Scotts Lane. House broken into through back doors. Untidy search carried out. Watch stolen.
- 22/10/26 Mid afternoon. Westmoreland Road. House broken into through back doors. Watch & money stolen
Theft from Motor Vehicle:
- 19/10/26 Early evening-20/10/26 early morning. Ravensbourne Avenue. Rain & foot cover for baby’s pram stolen.
- 20/10/26 Early evening- 21/10/26 early morning. Downs Hill. Trainers stolen.
Criminal Damage:
- 22/10/26 Overnight. Queen Anne Avenue. Fibre optic cable cut. Not sure if done by a person or an animal.
Fraud:
- 26/10/26. Scotts Lane. Victim received a call from someone claiming to be from American Express told victim there had been some transaction on his TV Licence Account. The victim had previously received several emails re his TV licence. He was told he would shortly receive an email from Manchester Police. This email was sent & told the victim he would receive another phone call. Shortly afterwards someone claiming to be a police officer from Manchester rang saying the victim’s cards had been cloned & warning markers put on them. Someone was being sent to collect them. The victim was told not to speak to the person but just hand over his cards. He handed over both his American Express & HSBC cards. A few hours later the victim received a call from American Express saying they had blocked his card due to several transactions in a few hours. The victim then called HSBC to cancel his card. HSBC had already blocked the card due to several tranactions in the last few hours. The following day (27/10/26) the victim received several calls from the suspect who did not answer. After several unanswered calls they started to call the victim’s office. The first few calls went unanswered. One of the victim’s colleagues then answered one. The caller said they were from the American Express Intervention Team and that he had an open investigation with the victim. The victim’s colleague ended the call & after that no more calls were received.
Vehicle Interference:
- 28/11/26 Overnight. Bushey Way. Victim’s camera showed four suspects trying to push Mini off driveway which victim had parked at front of driveway to keep his Lexus secure. Victim heard a noise & got up around the time camera showed the suspects trying to push the Mini off the driveway driveway.
Theft:
- 24/10/26 Mid morning. Wickham Way. Parcel stolen from doorstep.
- 24/10/26 Late afternoon. Westmoreland Road. Three bottles of drink stolen from off licence.