17/01/2019
Over the past 7 days we have seen a significant increase in the number of residential burglaries on the Wirral. The most affected areas are those of Tranmere and Prenton and as a result, a number of cars have been stolen. The majority of these burglaries occurred overnight and entrance was gained via the front door, a number of which were either left completely unlocked or the dead lock not used. Additionally, vehicle keys have been left near to or in view of the front door, making it much easier for the vehicle to be stolen and the house to be targeted.
We are working hard to address this increase by deploying additional specialist resources in the area, conducting high visibility checks of front doors (operation Handle) and targeting known potential offenders.
Should you see anything suspicious or have any information relating to burglaries within your community, please contact either Merseyside Police via 101 / online (Merseyside.police.uk) / twitter () / Facebook (Merseyside Police CC) or anonymously via CrimeStoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org / 0800 555 111).