Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr
| Good Afternoon, I recently shared some good news in relation to Burglary Crime reductions across Hall Green Constituency when compared to figures from last year. I am under no illusion that these reductions will probably have been influenced by the Covid 19 situation and people being at home more often, which makes life much more difficult for the burglar. |
| The next few weeks will see further relaxation of Covid guidelines by the government which will mean many more people will return to work or leave home more often to socialise. This in turn will mean there is more opportunity for the burglar. Over the last week in particular, there has been a small increase in Burglary offences across Hall Green Constituency and in particular Moseley and Kings Heath. We have seen some offences occur overnight where offenders have been able to gain entry to houses by ‘lock snapp- ing’ the locks on front doors and then stealing car keys and vehicles off the drive. Two Audi cars have been stolen in this way recently. |
| This type of offence can be made much more difficult by reviewing the security of your home. Anti snap locks for example make it much more difficult for a burglar to enter your home. A burglar alarm is also a great deterrent. The warm weather in particular means we are more likely to have windows open and then forget they are left open when we go to bed… I have even done this myself recently and woken up in a panic in the early hours to go and shut a window, so I know how easy it is to forget! Just some things to think about. Why not spend half hour assessing the security of your home and any improvements that can be made? Inspector Neil Kirkpatrick Hall Green Constituency |
| Message Sent By Neil Kirkpatrick (Police,Inspector,BE Hall Green) |
