Following our news of further incidents in our village earlier this week, Rushcliffe Police has now published the full list of crimes committed in Ruddington during April 2018.
Following a peak around Christmas, there were then only 9 incidents reported in February and 12 in March – but the statistics for last month suggest local criminal activity is again on the rise. To bring things into perspective, these do include a few offences we’ve already reported on at the start of the month, regarding the former Youth Centre and also over last weekend.
In date order they were:-
1st Theft from vehicle on Wibberley Drive – entered by unknown means.
Theft of items from vehicle in Cooper Gardens – possibly left insecure.
3rd Overnight Theft of a Honda car from outside a property on Camelot Street.
Overnight theft of items from a secure car on Camelot Street.
Two separate vehicles entered at different properties and untidy search but nothing stolen.
4th. Drive-off without paying for fuel at Ruddington Service Station.
2nd– 5th Two vehicles entered on Woodhouse Gardens by unknown means and items stolen.
6th Overnight theft of VW Golf by unknown means on Old Station Drive.
9th Daytime burglary – entry by smashing rear patio door on Devon Drive.
Criminal damage Ruddington old youth club The Green – entered by breaking a window.
10th Further damage caused to old youth club on The Green
Burglary at a property on Loughborough Road by forcing open patio doors jewellery stolen.
19th Both number plates removed from a vehicle parked on Parkyn Street.
20th Drive off without paying for fuel Ruddington Service Station.
26th Theft of a van from the driveway of property on Camelot Street – key stolen from inside the house.
27th Overnight attempted Burglary at commercial premises on Charles Street – offender seen kicking at door.
29th Attempted burglary at commercial premises on Brookside Road by trying to force open an emergency exit.
30th Theft of number plates from vehicle parked on The Green.
If you have any information about any of the above incidents – or may have captured CCTV footage that could help – you’re asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101. Or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Although none of these 20 offences during April constitutes a major incident, crime does often have a lasting effect on its victims and on our general sense of security and wellbeing in what is still a relatively safe village. So we’re urged to keep our eyes open in order to help the police track down the perpetrators – often repeat offenders responsible for multiple crimes – as well as taking sensible measures ourselves to avoid making life easy for the criminals.
{Both police images courtesy of Nottinghamshire Police}
