Police advice

Residents need to be double checking that car doors, front doors,  porch doors, garage doors, side gates and so on are secure and locked at all times.

These incidents have been taken very seriously of course at Lichfield Police Station with requests from the Lichfield LPT Commander for extra patrols to be put in at the location, (both plain and marked).

If residents do experience what they believe to be suspicious activity we urge them to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 to report the incident. In the case of an emergency of course call 999.

Reports can also be made on the Staffordshire Police website www.staffordshire.police.uk

Using either of these methods will then create an official log and incident number for the caller/ reporter.

We also encourage residents to subscribe to www.staffordshiresmartalert.co.uk

This is a service that can be subscribed to ‘free of charge’ where you submit your details and location of interest. You will then receive updates via email or text (your preference) with regards to what is going on in your area such as shed break ins, burglaries, suspicious behaviour and so on.