Despite 193 town centre burglaries during 2019 only two suspects charged figures show. The number of burglaries committed in Eastleigh has skyrocketed compared to last year, according to the most recent crime statistics. In January 2020 there were 34 burglaries- a 386% increase compared to April 2019 when there was seven. Meanwhile the Eastleigh Central…
Two teenagers have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglaries in Hedge End and Southampton that were effected by forcibly opening ‘key safes’.
Two homes were burgled within hours of each other in West End last week. The daytime raids took place on Wednesday (22 March) and in both cases glass panels were smashed to force entry. One of the homes targeted was at Catherine Close where sometime between 9am and 2pm, a full length glass front door…
Two bikers made off with a haul of jewellery following a brazen broad daylight burglary in Hiltingbury. Police have issued CCTV stills of two people who broke into a house on Lakewood Road on Monday (September 19). The pair were captured on camera arriving and leaving on a motor bike between 11am and 11.20am but their…
A late night raider took away more than a sandwich after breaking into a Hamble Cafe – the cheeky burglar made off with the entire safe. The burglary happened at some time between 10.15pm on May 19 and 6.20am on May 20 at the Flying Boat Café, Ensign Way, Hamble. Police say a suspect smashed open…
An unlucky Chandler’s Ford family lost both their cars following a break in on Saturday night. Thieves broke into a house Hornbeam Road on Saturday night (February 20). Once inside they stole the keys to black BMW X6 and a black BMW 320D Sport. Both have 62 registration plates. There was a Louis Vuitton handbag,…
Items of gold Asian jewellery were the target of burglars who broke into a home in Chandler’s Ford. Items of jewellery stolen include a platinum and gold ring with a diamond, a men’s chunky gold bracelet and an Asian gold ring and chain. The burglary took place at a property in Walnut Close, sometime between…
Police are investigating a burglary in Westfield Road, Velmore that happened yesterday (November 30). Items of jewellery were taken including Asian gold and ladies and gents watches by Michael Kors , Rado and Burberry. Entry was gained via the back door. Detective Constable Dal Andrews said: “ This burglary occurred in a residential area during the daytime.…
Police are appealing for witnesses following a spate of burglaries in Chandler’s Ford this week. The first took place in Pine Road, between 8.15am and 1.15pm on Tuesday November 17, after a UPVC panel in the back door was kicked in. Once inside they made an untidy search and stole cash and jewellery, including a…
A pawnbrokers in Eastleigh has been targeted by would be burglars a year after sledge hammer wielding thieves performed a daylight motorbike smash ‘n’ grab. At around 10.30 am Wednesday, November 26, offenders tried to gain entry into the H&T Pawnbrokers on Market Street. They were unsuccessful and nothing was reported stolen but police want…
Police investigating a cigarette burglary in Bishoptoke earlier this month have released new CCTV pictures as part of their appeal. Officers were called just before 3am on Wednesday, April 2, to reports of a burglary at Whalesmead Post Office on Fair Oak Road. Witnesses describe five people all wearing hooded tops arriving at the shop…
Police in Hedge End are warning people not to leave vehicle keys in obvious places in their homes after two burglaries in the area where cars have been stolen. The latest one happened around 4am on Wednesday, April 3 in Beattie Rise, Hedge End. Burglars broke into the home of a 44-year-old man through…
Burglars have raided local homes and made off with £100,000 worth of jewellery. Police are linking four burglaries in the Eastleigh and Southampton areas which took place on Monday. March 3. In all four cases electrical items and a large quantity of Asian gold jewellery was stolen. The total value of the stolen items is…
A Hedge Ender who popped out to walk her dog returned to find her home had been burgled in just 15 minutes. Burglars stole an iPad and a bicycle from her unlocked Hedge End home despite her son being upstairs at the time. The woman left her home at Strawberry Fields, Hedge End, at about…
Police at Eastleigh are appealing for help to identify youths who burst into a flat at Chadwick Way, Hamble, assaulted the tenant and stole wrapped Christmas presents and £55 cash. At about 11.25pm Monday, November 18, five youths in their late teens to early twenties kicked in the front door. Armed with a crowbar and…
