Recent burglaries in Hambledon and Witley have brought attention to the need to protect your property and deter would be burglars. Surrey Police are promoting a scheme to give property marking kits to residents. Selecta DNA is a marking kit that comes with deterrent stickers. These kits, where properly introduced to an area, has reduced burglary and theft by almost 30% within the area. The deterrent factor of using, and publicising these kits is not to be underestimated.
Surrey Police have a significant quantity of Selects DNA kits (normally costing £60 each) to donate to appropriaterecipients within Waverley – an outstanding offer. The target recipients are recent victims of crime in particular burglary and theft, plus other vulnerable residents within the Waverley Borough which could benefit from extra security in their home.
There are Neighbourhood Watch Co-Ordinators (NWCs) throughout Hambledon who disseminate crime prevention information and alerts about crime to their respective “watch” members in their locality. These Co-Ordinators work together to share information that may be of wider benefit to the Hambledon community. To that end, we have created a new NHW reporting / alert button on this website. You will see the logo in the right hand margin of this page. That takes you to an email form so residents can report directly to the NWCs about crime matters: suspicious activity, crime prevention information, road issues, or request assistance on crime matters. Residents still have recourse to contact the Police directly via 101 and 999.
July 2018 alert – Vigilance in protecting yourself and your property from the potential for crime has never been more important. Whilst it is a relatively rare occurrence, Hambledon did see a domestic burglary last month, and this month there have been two reports of suspicious activity:
The first was two men in a blue Subaru Impreza off Hambledon Road who were confronted whilst as they appeared to be scouting out unattended driveways and fields. They had an unconvincing excuse for being on the private property – they were ‘looking for a mechanic around here”. This sounds like opportunist attempts to identify insecure fields for later forced occupation.
The second was Monday 2nd July with two men posing as delivery men. A resident reported that they werescouting Lane End – one of them actually entered a property as the front door was open and then left quickly when they saw the owner. They are attempting to look like delivery men with similar coloured t shirts and branded matching caps.
So keep your eyes peeled for similar activity: unconvincing intruders, cars parked up in unusual places, lay-bys, remote drives etc. Also beware of front and back doors left open in hot weather.
Area 1 Mrs Sally Marks Hydestile Crossroads 01483 427249 Area 2 Mr Arthur Blackman Church Lane 01428 683871 Area 3 Mr Tig Durrant Woodlands Road 07825 708845 Area 4 Mrs Caroline Pitt Malthouse Lane 01428 682940 Area 5 Mr Alf. Hammond Cricket Green 01428 683625 Area 6 Mr Damien Aneja Lane End Area 7 Mrs Jo Bell Feathercombe Lane 07803 206592 Area 8 Mr Bryon Ware Hambledon Park 01428 685075 Parish Representative Mr Stewart Payne 01483 425250
