Six houses on same street burgled as crimewave hits Coventry neighbourhood

Residents have expressed their fear at the situation

A series of linked burglaries took place in a Coventry neighbourhood over a week, with five offences occurring in one night.

A total of eight different properties in Foleshill have been targeted in a series of crimes over the past week.

The burglaries saw houses broken into and valuables stolen, as well as a series of car thefts.

West Midlands Police has said it is treating all the burglaries as linked and are conducting reassurance patrols in the area.

CoventryLive has been contacted this week by a number of residents alarmed at the apparent crime spike in their area.

Some expressed concerns at the level of policing and spoke of their fear at the situation.

West Midlands Police confirmed officers attended the area following reports of burglaries at different properties in Foleshill over the past week.

Five of these offences occurred overnight on Sunday, December 12, going into the early hours on Monday morning.

Officers attended to carry out forensic examinations, take statements and look at CCTV opportunities.

Six burglaries took place on Churchill Avenue, one on Eld Road and one on Victory Road.

Sergeant Asa Morris, from the Foleshill Neighbourhood Police Team, said: “We know these offences are worrying for the community.

“They are being treated as linked and we can confirm six cars have been stolen during these burglaries.

“We are looking into every investigative opportunity available and our neighbourhood officers are carrying out reassurance patrols in the area.

“We are asking anyone who may have seen anything suspicious to get in touch if they haven’t already.

Police ... are conducting reassurance patrols in the area.

Write a naughty word on facebook and they'll turn up mob-handed within a few minutes, but in this case, they'll send a vehicle round once every two days (likely only during daylight hours) for reassurance purposes.

Coventry neighbourhood 'resorts to its own active patrols' after crime wave

A concerned member of the public has told Coventry Live their relatives in Foleshill have resorted to doing their own "active patrols" after a recent spike in crime in the neighbourhood left them scared to stay in their own home.

The individual, who did not want to be named, also had a relative whose house was burgled in a string of break-ins in the area last week.

Coventry Live has heard from other worried residents over the past week as Foleshill has been gripped by a crime wave.

Aseries of linked burglaries took place in the area last week, with five offences occurring in one night.

The worried resident told Coventry Live : "I would like to state that my family are frightened to stay in their home as it was burgled whilst they slept and now they are considering moving from their home which they have lived in for more than 30 years."

The community feel "like sitting ducks", the concerned relative added.

They were critical of what they called a "poor" police response.

"A few nights prior there were burglaries in the area which they did not notify the community about through social media or step up their patrols," they said.

The reader added their male relatives have resorted to doing "active patrols" on the streets with other community members to reassure local residents.

Another resident, who has lived in Foleshill for 34 years, told Coventry Live anonymously: "It feels like the police are not taking any notice of it whatsoever.

"Crime has been an ongoing issue in this area for a while, and no one is really taking action.

"I've not had a single response back from the police."

The Foleshill-born resident added: "Why aren't police putting cameras up or using covert patrols to chase down these people - why aren't they checking CCTV cameras?

"It has definitely got worse, it was never like this, to hear of that many burglaries."

Oh dear, plod's inaction has spawned this. More will follow.