Further update

Please be aware that over the last week we have had a few reports of burglaries where people have gained entry by entering houses through insecure doors. Can you please remind members that they need to keep there property secure and if they are at the rear of their property or enjoying the nice weather that we occasionally have then they need to lock the front doors.

Also in the warm weather and with the school holidays can we also please remember to remind members to keep all bicycles secure and not to leave them out in gardens over night as unfortunately these can be a target.

Please be aware that there have been a number of Theft from Vehicles within the Crewe, Nantwich and Congleton Neighbourhood Policing Areas over the last couple of weeks. There is not a specific pattern and incidents tend to be spread out over the areas.

On several occasions entry has been gained via insecure doors. Please remind members of the importance of double checking that their vehicles are secure when left unattended. The majority of us have good security on our vehicles but this is undermined when doors are left insecure and provides an opportunist thief with an easy entry point to take your items. It is also important to remove items from show within your vehicle - even seemingly inexpensive items. As well as items such as sat navs, cd's, money and tools, thieves have also been known to take items such as old coats, handfuls of loose change, sunglasses etc from vehicles. If you have items such as lunch boxes wrapped in carrier bags or inexpensive items (such as a gym kit) in a rucksack it is also important to remove these. You may know that the item in the bag is of no value but an opportunist thief may take the time to break in to see what is in the bag or rucksack.

The majority of thefts from vehicles take place during overnight periods when there is less natural surveillance and offenders are afforded the cover of darkness. If anyone is out and about during this period please look out for anyone acting suspiciously and report and out of the ordinary behaviour to the police at the time via 0845 458 0000. If a crime is in progress please ring 999.