Relevant Crime Summary - Lyndhurst, Emery Down and Bank areas January/February 2005

Hampshire Constabulary

Just one dwelling burglary for these dates. On this case – someone forced their way through a fairly large dog flap. This is worth noting if you either have one of these or are considering it.

This house was on the one way system at Lyndhurst, which seems to have a disproportionate amount of burglaries – either directly on the one way system or in the close vicinity. Houses without alarms are targeted so my advice is the obvious, if you live on these roads or very close by, then please consider getting an alarm.

Most houses are burgled from the rear or a secluded section so do your best to stop people getting round the back of your house by using decent gates, fencing, trellis, spiky hedges etc.

Still more New Forest car park vehicle break ins are occurring and in nearly every case, the victims have lost a handbag or purse – which was tucked under a front seat after having got to the car park to save having to carry it around on their walk.

I will be starting a Pub Watch scheme very shortly which will basically involve the following – if you cause trouble at one pub and are barred, then you will be barred from all the local pubs. Names of those barred will be passed between Landlords and posters explaining this system will be displayed at all pubs involved in the scheme – and this will be the majority of the local pubs.

I will also be requesting that anyone convicted of an offence at a licensed premises in Lyndhurst will be given an exclusion order which will effectively be a Court Order barring that person from that pub or a number of pubs for a particular time.

We will have to see how this works but it should have a strong deterrent effect anyway.

Anyway, I am running a Police Surgery / drop in at the Community Centre roughly once a month and each date will be advertised on the outside notice board of the Community Centre and would be happy to see you for any queries etc.

PC 1615 Steve Ennew
Lyndhurst Community Beat.

1. Between 1300 30/1 and 2130 02/02, someone forced their way through a large dog flap in a rear door of a house in Chapel Lane. Property stolen.

BURGLARIES (NOT DWELLINGS – SHEDS ETC)

1. Between 1900 26/1 and 0800 27/1, someone forced entry to an outbuilding at Foxlease Guide Centre and stole a low value item.

VEHICLE CRIME (Not including Forest car parks)

1. Between 1230 and 1350 30/1, someone smashed a window of a car in Emery Down but did not take anything.
2. Between 1500 and 1530 28/1, someone gained entry to a car by Bolton’s Bench and stole a purse.

3. Between 1600 and 1615 5/2, someone smashed a window on a car at the Cemetery at Bolton’s Bench and stole a handbag and contents.

THEFTS (not shoplifting)

1. Between 1600 23/1 and 1850 25/1, someone stole an ‘Apollo’ cycle from an alleyway at the top of the High Street. 

ASSUALTS

Nil

MISC.

1. Between 2100 and 2359 23/1, three outside lights were damaged at a Pikes Hill hotel.
2. Between 14/1 and 24/1, someone broke a top floor window at a detatched house in Emery Down.
3. Between 0001 and 1940 hours 27/1, a local youth broke a side window to St Michaels Church. Arrested and dealt with.
4. At some time on the 28/1, a local youth was threatening to a local resident in Gosport Lane and was arrested at the scene.
5.  Between 1800 28/1 and 1100 29/1, someone gained entry to rear yard of a Tea House in the High Street and caused damage to flower pots and arrangements.
6. Between 0001 and 1940 hours, damage was caused to the old toilet block in the High Street car park and as a result three local youths were arrested.
7. At about 2100 02/02, someone tried to set fire to the Cricket building at Boltons Bench.

PC 1615 Steve Ennew
Lyndhurst Community Beat
08/05/05

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