Dear Resident
I hope you are all well, and enjoying the weather (when it’s not raining!)
I hope you enjoyed the fireworks displays, and half-term.
First of all PC Maddie Conway has left us and moved onto pastures new, we have PC Sam Pike, who has joined us, and has already met some of the community, at the Park Hill Schools Fireworks Display.
The next couple of joint Police and Councillor surgeries, will be: Friday 11/11/2022, 1500-1600 hours at Lloyd Park Café, there will also one of the Council’s Dog Warden’s there as well; & Friday 09/12/2022, 1400-1500 hours in The Choir Vestry, St Matthew’s Church.
Please also see the attached leaflet, aimed at 17-57 year olds, who are interested in joining the Met Police, there is an event at Unit 1040 (First Floor opposite Waterstones), Whitgift Centre, on Thursday 08/12/2022 1200-1500 hours.
As you can see from the crimes below, there are starting to be more burglaries/attempted burglaries in the area. Please remember when you go out, and when you go to bed, to lock all doors and windows, and if you have burglar alarms set them to the appropriate settings. We are now entering the run-up to Christmas, with the longer nights, and people starting to be out more after work and at weekends, so please be careful, and try to make your property as unattractive to burglars as possible.
Please report ANY crimes through one of the 4 ways below:
- 999
- 101 (the non-emergency number for reporting crime);
- www.met.police.uk and choose the Report tab; or
- Croydon Police Station Front Office, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Please DO NOT use the ward phone to report crime, as the team is not in everyday, it should only be used to make appointments with the team for reassurance and community visits.
| Classification | Location | Date | Time |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle – Victim was working on a client’s property, when a neighbour came along and asked for a quote. Whilst speaking with the neighbour, a vehicle pulled up, and the suspect got out, got into the victim’s van, and drove off. The van was insecure, unlocked, and the key was in the ignition. The victim’s tools and wallet were in the vehicle. The victim received a call a couple of hours later, and was directed to his wallet, which had £300 missing from it. A few hours after that the victim received another call, this time directing him to Manor Way in South Croydon, and his work phone was on the street. The victim found his vehicle in a surrounding road, however the keys and tools were gone. The vehicle has been recovered. | Upfield | 03/10/2022 | 1025 |
| Vehicle Interference – The victim was sat in his car, when the suspect, a passenger in another car, came upto the victim’s car, and tried to force open the victim’s car door. The suspect was wearing a balaclava. As soon as the victim shouted out, the suspect ran back to the awaiting car, and was driven off. | Addiscombe Road | 03/10/2022 | 1520 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – The victim left their vehicle and when they returned, their number plates had been stolen. | Engadine Close | 04/10/2022-09/10/2022 | 1500-1400 |
| Burglary – The victim saw her garage door locked and secured, and the next day, she discovered that the lock had been broken, and that a TV and 2 boxes of books had been stolen from within. | Coverdale Gardens | 12/10/2022 | 1200-1630 |
| Theft – The victim’s package was left outside of the communal doorway, but when the victim came home from work, it was not there, she looked in all the usual places, and nobody has returned this to her since. | Lynden Hyrst | 12/10/2022 | 1700-1800 |
| Theft – The victim’s package was left outside of their front door, and when they checked the online tracker, and saw the photo of it outside, they went outside, but it was not there. The victim was told by the company to report it to Police. | Addiscombe Road | 12/10/2022 | 1300-1735 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – Victim left his vehicle locked and secured overnight, and came back the next day to pick it up, and found that his front and rear number plates had been stolen. | Outside Addiscombe Cricket Club, Sandilands | 12/10/2022-13/10/2022 | 2200-0620 |
| Theft From Motor Vehicle – The victim put their Blue Badge in the windscreen, and went inside their house, approx. 10 minutes later they hear a bang, and see a cyclist, running away with their bike. The victim went out to check what happened, and saw the front passenger side window was smashed, with glass all in the car, and the Blue Badge had been stolen. | Stanhope Road | 15/10/2022 | 1230-1240 |
| Burglary – The victims were on holiday, so this was reported by neighbours. The suspects broke in through the victim’s balcony. The suspects had drawn the curtains completely shut, balcony door glass had been smashed on the balcony floor. The living area appeared untouched, however both bedrooms, especially the master bedroom had been searched untidily. The items stolen, include: a Jaguar vehicle stolen from outside, watches, jewellery, £2000 cash, aftershave, MacBooks, safe, an iPad, and a designer bag.
Through the Jaguar tracking system, the car was tracked to an underground car park on MAYO ROAD, CROYDON, where 2 suspects were arrested for burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. The Jaguar has been recovered by the Police to the Police Car Pound. |
The Avenue | 15/10/2022 | 2145-2200 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle – The victim’s motorbike was parked outside of his address and was stolen. The victim found his motorbike 200 metres from where he’d parked it. The bike was damaged above the headlight, had wires pulled from it, and the side was damaged, however this has been fixed already. | The Avenue | 16/10/2022-17/10/2022 | 1900-0830 |
| Attempted Garage Burglary – The victim left his garage locked and secure, when he came back to it, the lock was intact, but the door looked like the unknown suspect(s) had tried to pull it open. Nothing was stolen, and the victim does not believe entry had been gained. | Anselm Close | 06/10/2022-19/10/2022 | 0001-1400 |
| Burglary – The victims left their house, locked and secure, and were only out for an hour. The victims came home to find their burglar alarm had been activated, and an upstairs back bedroom window had been smashed. There was smashed glass on the inside of the room. Gold jewellery and a laptop were stolen from upstairs. It is believed that the unknown suspect(s) exited the house via the downstairs front living room window. On their way out the suspect(s) smashed the burglar alarm. The victims lock their windows and door when they go out. PC Charles GRYSON was the first on scene, and reported the crime. | Mapledale Avenue | 19/10/2022 | 1330-1430 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle – The victim’s motorbike was stolen from his driveway, the motorbike was taxed and insured. Since the theft the victim has received 3 fines | Bardsley Close | 23/10/2022 | 2020-2120 |
| Robbery – The victim was walking to The Kiosk to buy sweets for Diwali. Suspect 1 approached her, close to the alleyway to Tidenham Gardens, and demanded her handbag. The victim refused to hand it over, so Suspect 1 pushed her to the floor and took her bag, which contained: A mobile phone, cash card, £25 cash, and a watch, totalling approximately £725. The victim noticed that Suspect 1 was in possession of a 7 inch kitchen knife, however Suspect 1 did not use or threaten this. Suspect 2, was on the moped, which was parked in the alleyway between Tidenham Gardens and Chichester Road, and did not engage with the victim. After the robbery, Suspect 1 and 2 rode off on the moped, southbound, down Chichester Road. | Chichester Road | 24/10/2022 | 1615 |
| Theft of Motor Vehicle – The victim’s car was stolen from their driveway, their car was locked and secure, and the keys had been placed in a Faraday pouch. The suspects walked up to the car, seeming to be walking hunched up, and crouched down by the front passenger wheel, where they are believed to have accessed the vehicle electrics, and managed to open the door. One suspect then got in the driver’s side and drove off, whilst the other ran down the road, as if they had a vehicle waiting for them. The car did have a tracker, however this was disabled nearby. | Radcliffe Road | 26/10/2022 | 0110 |
| Burglary – Unknown suspect(s) have entered the property through the front door, which was not double locked. It is believed that entry was gained using a small tool, such as a screwdriver, as there is a small dent in the door. The suspect(s) searched the living room and hallway, making off with 3 mobile phones, 2 laptops, Air pods, an old iPad, spare key, and the keys for a Nissan Juke, which was also stolen. This happened whilst the victims were asleep upstairs. | Tidenham Gardens | 28/10/2022 | 0300-0530 |
Many thanks.
PCSO Ollie White, PC Charles Gryson, & PC Sam Pike.
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