Generally Shortlands is one of the most crime-free wards in the whole Borough of Bromley. The SRA is part of the Shortlands Safer Neighbourhood Ward Panel, which includes our local police, residents and Councillors. When it meets every two months the Panel reviews the current local crime picture and agrees law enforcement priorities in the Ward for the future – currently tackling theft of and from motor vehicles, tackling anti-social behaviour, including speeding, and safeguarding vulnerable people.
This section of our website includes a fortnightly update on crime in Shortlands Ward and, when necessary, warnings about scams being run in our area. Below is the latest fortnightly crime report, prepared by our PCSO Adam Charles…
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period 16th August to 31st August 2020. Two thefts from motor vehicles and two burglaries occurred during the fortnight. Both thefts from the motor vehicle offences were catalytic convertor thefts. The best way to stop your catalytic...
Dear Residents Fortunately, we’ve managed to go 2 weeks with no motor vehicle crime, burglary or other offences of the type I let you know about - so there’s no attachment. Very pleasing to see and hope I can send more emails like this. Please continue to report...
Dear Residents Please see below the crime record for the period 16th July to 31st July. Apart from a spate of theft from motor vehicle & vehicle interference between the 14/07/20 & 16/07/20 the crime rate was generally low. From the crimes mentioned you will see...
Dear Residents Hope you’re all well. Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st July to 15th July. Apart from two small spates of motor vehicle crime we’ve been mostly crime free in Shortlands over the past fortnight. Remember not to leave valuable items in unattended...
Dear Residents Please see below the crime record for the period from 17 June to 30 June 2020. Fortunately we’ve had no burglaries. There were three thefts of vehicles, a similar number of thefts from vehicles and an attempted fraud. It is best to keep your vehicle keys in...
Criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get their hands on your money and personal information. To date, Action Fraud has received reports from 2,378 victims of Coronavirus-related scams, with the total losses reaching over £7 million. There are some simple steps you can take...
Dear Residents Hope you’re all well. Please find below the crime record for the period 1st June to 15th June. Unfortunately, the last two weeks have seen a bit of an increase in crime on Shortlands. This may be due to the fact that people are out...
Please see below the crime record for the period from 15th May to 31st May. We had three "theft from motor vehicle" offences. Two of these involved valuable items being stolen from vehicles and the other a catalytic convertor theft. Remember not to leave valuable items in...
Dear Residents Please find below the crime record for the period from 1st to 15th May. Two thefts from motor vehicle and no other offences to report. In order to reduce the risk of your catalytic convertor being stolen try and park your vehicle either in a garage...
You can download the latest advice from Bromley Trading Standards on avoiding scams during the coronavirus outbreak....