Following a recent increase in theft from vehicles across central Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police are appealing to motorists to help reduce vehicle crime in the City.

Officers patrolling the streets are still finding that motorists are continuing to leave personal items on display, encouraging thieves to strike.

With Christmas fast approaching, motorists will be out and about buying gifts and loading their vehicles with those special presents. South Yorkshire Police want to remind everyone to take steps and make sure that criminals don't spoil your Christmas.

Remove the temptation for thieves and don't leave anything on show in your vehicle when leaving it unattended.

Sat Nav systems, CD players, lap tops and mobile phones are particularly attractive to thieves, expensive equipment such as these items should always be removed or locked securely away out of sight.

But it's not only expensive items that are tempting to thieves. An opportunist will break into a vehicle to steal anything on show. A recent incident has cost one vehicle owner £60 to replace a smashed window when thieves broke into the vehicle to steal a bit of loose change that was left on display.

We need all motorists across the City to come together and help stamp out vehicle crime.

The message is simple - If they can see it, they can steal it.
South Yorkshire Police.

Thanks for the reminder.

However, what I would have thought to be a good deterrent is to actually see the police, on foot, patrolling the streets.

Obviously, this would mean the policeman or woman in question has to leave their vehicle and/or office to do so.

Merry Christmas.

I dont usually stick up for south yorkshire police, I've never been particularly impressed with their performance!

HOWEVER, once they did actualy do something of use.
I received a letter last winter from them as I has left a coat on the back seat of my car one afternoon and they had been patrolling the streets on foot and seen it. They took my car details and sent me a reminder, basically of the issues mentioned in the post by Unregistered.

If there's nothing there to be stolen the police might have more time for the more serious crimes we want them to work on.... ( I cant believe I just stook up for SYP):huh:

Yeah, motorists should just carry on being lazy and demand their own personal police guard for every time they park their car :loopy:

some people live on a strange planet devoid of actuality :rolleyes:

The police once picked me up and took my to the station to see if any stolen goods they had recovered were mine - sadly they weren't but it was amazing to see hundreds of stereos vcrs, piles and piles of cds etc

Yeah, motorists should just carry on being lazy and demand their own personal police guard for every time they park their car :loopy:

some people live on a strange planet devoid of actuality :rolleyes:

Who said that? I certainly didn't.

Anybody who breaks into my car on the basis of what they can see must be seriously desperate, unless there's a thriving black market in empty sandwich wrappers, crisp packets, and so on.

my car was broken into the other week, as were our house!! it is unbelievable what people will do!!!!
there has been ALOT of car crime round our area over the past couple of months!!!! :rant:

I am intrigued by the concern that police are not leaving their offices and/or vehicles to a deterrent when it comes to vehicle crime and, i suppose, crime in general.
So let us consider the beat bobby of today, bound to the burdens of the National Crime Recording Standard, The National Standard for Incident Reporting, The Police and Criminal Evidence Act, The Serious and Organised Crime Act, The Magistrates Court Act not to mention those procedural matters which are present every day within the police working environment - missing persons enquiries, bailed prisoners, witness and victim appointments, the victims charter and mandatory updates to victims regarding crime status, traffic matters and raising of files, management of the crime recording system and updates to the national intelligence model.
And all of this before they have even had breakfast, responded to the first incident of the day, which could range from theft of petrol to a 3 handed firearms incident!!
It is not just, never has been and never will be just patrolling....

LOL made me laugh the other day seeing two special constables in my local park on dog sh*t patrol. :hihi: They're also used on Ecci road to check road tax.

Funny how you never see them down spital hill moving all those illegally parked cars on zigzag/double yellows ;)

One good tip I heard is to empty your glove compartment and leave it open so that thieves can see there is nothing in there. This might dissuade them from breaking into the car if there's less likely to be anything of value in there.

Police are warning drivers to take steps and keep their property secure and out of sight when out and about in their vehicles.

During the recent spell of warm weather five incidents have been reported where thieves have targeted drivers whilst either stationary at traffic lights or stood in traffic queues. Opportunist thieves have simply opened the car door or put their hand through an open window and snatched items left on the passenger seat.
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In other words put your stuff on the floor and keep the passenger door locked and the window up. Personally I lock all my doors, even the drivers.

In other words put your stuff on the floor and keep the passenger door locked and the window up. Personally I lock all my doors, even the drivers.

I am originally from Liverpool I used to leave my car unlocked all the time it never got pinched.







The day after I bought a decent one however it was pinched .

Round here they like the knackered cars too. Lost count of how many times they broke into my metro, never managed to steal it though, hahaha dimwits.

I've always had this fear of some idiot climbing in the passenger side whilst i'm sat at traffic lights or something. It was a dream I had after my son was born and i've kept my doors locked whilst driving ever since. The things kids do to you :rolleyes: :hihi:

Police are warning drivers to take steps and keep their property secure and out of sight when out and about in their vehicles.

During the recent spell of warm weather five incidents have been reported where thieves have targeted drivers whilst either stationary at traffic lights or stood in traffic queues. Opportunist thieves have simply opened the car door or put their hand through an open window and snatched items left on the passenger seat.
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These young lads stealing from the manor top are aged roughly 15-21 could be easily caught.
I know of a bloke popping into the GT news at manor top the other day and having his wallet stolen by a male youth as he hopped onto his bicycle, the lad pulled it out of his back pocket and ran across the road, check the cctv from 8 days ago and the problem is solved.
The bloke reported it to the police whom were "too busy", if your not too busy could you check the cctv please SYP and get my mates wallet, £35 and cancelled cards back.
I would say thank you in advance but i'll wait.

Because the police that we pay for are too busy, we need to be more vigilant.

Lock it or lose it.
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The thing about petty crimes is that you never really here them reported, because no-one reports them!
Maybe people should be pro-active in using a thread to report thefts. It seems like you get spates from time to time but you never really know whats happening more than a few streets away.
It might make thieves lives more difficult if we all communicated where and when they were striking.

Problem is that if they can't see anything on display the theifs assume you have hidden it so break in anyway to look for it :rolleyes:

Those with sat navs who leave the holder in the window and just asking for trouble. Although how many of you with sat nav holders stuck to the windscreen wipe off that tell tale circle mark the holder leaves behind telling everyone that you have one.

I agree with this:

The thing about petty crimes is that you never really here them reported, because no-one reports them!
Maybe people should be pro-active in using a thread to report thefts. It seems like you get spates from time to time but you never really know whats happening more than a few streets away.
It might make thieves lives more difficult if we all communicated where and when they were striking.

A purposely posted thread is a good idea, where everyone can post if they've had something broken into or stolen.

I like the story about the bloke who got so fed up of having his car broken into, he put a big sign in the window that read "NOTHING OF VALUE IS LEFT IN THIS VEHICLE".

Then one day he came back to find the window smashed in and a note next to it that read "JUST CHECKING".

(I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE LOCKED IT and I usually do, just my sodding luck) just had 2x Professioal Bosch Drills stolen from my transit whist I was working outside of a property only 2/3 metres away from the van looks like some B_____ has drove upside of the transit van, slid the side door open and took 2x very expensive Bosch Drills a 36v SDS Hammer drill and a SDS electric Bosch Drill both in the Bosch cases, "never heard a thing" Keep your vans locked guys !!