Good afternoon Residents

Please be advised that we have received several reports of thefts from motor vehicles and here are some tips to help keep your property safe.

- Don't leave valuables on show

- Hide keys and fobs

- Lock doors and close windows

- Fit an alarm

- Use physical security such as a steering lock

- Secure your number plates

- Park under street lights

- Consider CCTV and doorbell cameras

You can find out more about how to secure your vehicle here https://www.securedbydesign.com/guidance/crime-prevention-advice/vehicle-crime/car-security

Home Security and Burglary Prevention

We're raising awareness on how to keep your home, outbuildings and garages protected from home intruders. 

Crimestoppers have provided a list of  ways to better secure your belongings

- Use UV or indelible pens, postcode etching or chemically coded systems to mark your property & make it difficult for thieves to sell it on

- Register your valuables for free on the Immobilise website: www.immobilise.com. If they’re stolen, it will allow you to tell the police & your insurer.

- Protect your bike by joining BikeRegister, the UK’s national bicycle marking and registration scheme, which makes your bike a harder target for thieves and could help to reunite you with it in the event it is stolen.

- Photograph highly valuable items such as jewellery, paintings & antiques. Keep the pictures in a safe place, outside your home.

Help keep your community safe by telling us what you know about

- Someone who's committing burglaries in your area

- Planned break-ins – where and when

- Gangs who target vulnerable victims

- Who’s selling stolen goods, and where

- People who steal car keys from homes, and then their cars

- The motives of those who carry out thefts and use weapons

- Unexplained wealth on your street

- If you see lots of visitors to a neighbour’s house at unusual times

You can report to Sussex Police on 101 or online at https://www.sussex.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or anonymously at Crimestoppers 0800 555111 or online at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

More information on keeping your home secure can be found here https://www.securedbydesign.com/guidance/crime-prevention-advice

You can also join your local Neighbourhood Watch scheme here https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/ and bring your community together to prevent crime. 

Opportunity

Do you care about your community and how your police force helps to protect it?

Independent Advisors are members of diverse communities from across Sussex, who provide advice and make recommendations to the Police on how policy and practices affect different people.

In this role you will be providing guidance and feedback about the potential and very real impact of policing on different groups. You'll act as a ‘critical friend’, challenging conventional thinking and offering an independent perspective on issues.

We will be running a session on 27 January, 6-7:30 PM for people to ask questions about the role. You can find the link to book your space here https://orlo.uk/3S3cu

For more information on the role and how to apply, click here https://orlo.uk/Pmi1S

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards

Kelly