Burglary appeal: Astwood bank

Dear resident,

We are appealing to the Redditch community for information following a burglary at a home on Kenneth Vincent Close, Astwood Bank, Redditch.

The burglary took place around 5am on Saturday 3rd January 2026.

The offender/s have broken the locks at the rear of the property to gain entry inside, it is likely a vehicle was the intended target of this break-in, on this occasion nothing was stolen as the offenders left after searching drawers.

Did you see anything suspicious or have any information that might help enquires?

Please get in touch with us by calling 101 or online westmercia.police.uk and quoting incident number 00066_i_03012026.

There has also been an attempted burglary at a property in Dark Lane, Astwood Bank. At approximately 13:30 hours in the daytime of 2nd January 2026 offender/s have attempted to gain entry into the rear of the house but thankfully have been unsuccessful due to high level security. 

Did you see anything suspicious or have any information that might help enquires?

Please get in touch with us by calling 101 or online westmercia.police.uk and quoting incident number 00321_i_02012026.

If you aren’t comfortable contacting us directly, you can pass on information anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting their website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Important advice and information:

Car key burglary is when an offender breaks into a home with the specific aim of stealing car keys and the vehicle from the property.

Perpetrators often target specific vehicles, based on demand and value. If a criminal is targeting a certain vehicle, they will also be targeting the owner, looking for easy ways to exploit their security and get to their keys. 

If you think you are being followed or see any suspicious vehicles lurking, take the registration number and report it to us.

Further crime prevention methods to deter car key burglars:

Thank you for your help. It is only by the police and the public working together that we can prevent and detect crime. 

Kind regards

SNT 

Redditch Police