Well over 200 people attended a public meeting at Holy Trinity Church, Bradley Stoke on Tuesday 24th January to share their concerns over a surge in burglaries in the area, and in particular the proportion of these incidents in which so-called ‘high value gold’ was stolen. The meeting took place just days after properties in Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke;
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A man arrested in Bradley Stoke last December has been jailed for four years for burglaries in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Simon Inker, 42, of no fixed abode, appeared before Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 26th January and admitted a burglary of a house in Fishponds in November 2016, in which a laptop and cash were stolen. He also asked
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A local councillor has organised a public meeting to discuss the rising burglary rate in Bradley Stoke after the latest published figures showed the number of monthly incidents running at four times the two-year average. Data published on the official police.uk website shows there were 16 burglaries recorded in Bradley Stoke during November 2016*, the highest in any month over the last
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Police are appealing for information after three homes in Bradley Stoke, Stoke Lodge and Filton were burgled on the same day earlier this week. The burglaries took place at residential addresses on Tuesday (17th January), in the late afternoon and evening, and police believe they are all linked. The first took place shortly after 7pm at a house on Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke.
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Police are appealing for information after thieves broke into a home in Winsbury Way, Bradley Stoke and stole jewellery, a tablet computer and a digital camera. The burglary happened between 5.45pm and 8pm on Friday 16th December. The thieves smashed a rear patio door to gain entry. They made off with gold jewellery including a ring, engagement rings and bangles
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Police are appealing for information after thieves broke into a home in Woodlands Park, Bradley Stoke (off Woodlands Lane) on Monday 5th December and stole a safe containing cash, jewellery and papers. The burglary happened between 10am and 9.30pm. The thieves forced a window and managed to steal the safe, even though it was bolted to the floorboards. They made
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Police are thanking communities in Bradley Stoke and Yate for looking out for their neighbours after two attempted burglaries. On Tuesday 22nd November, a woman was walking back to her home in Wheatfield Drive, Bradley Stoke, at about 5.40pm, when she realised there were people inside the property. She went to a neighbour who immediately called the police. Three men made
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a daytime burglary in which a quantity of gold jewellery was stolen. It happened in Stanley Mead, Bradley Stoke, between 8.15am and 5.45pm on Tuesday 4th October. Thieves forced the rear doors to get into the house and also stole foreign currency including South African rand, US dollars, Singapore dollars and euros.
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Police have issued a description of a man they’d like to trace following three overnight burglaries in Bradley Stoke. Between Tuesday 12th April and Thursday 14th April, there have been three incidents – two in Great Meadow Road (as reported yesterday by The Journal) and the third in Breaches Gate. In all the incidents, the residents were at home asleep at the
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Police are warning householders in Bradley Stoke to make sure their properties are secure following two burglaries on Great Meadow Road last night (Wednesday 13th/Thursday 14th April), including one in which the homeowner was threatened by an intruder. The first incident is reported to have taken place just after 4.30am at a property on Great Meadow Road. A male gained
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