The Croydon police are concerned about the rise in burglaries that are taking place currently in the localised area. The number of burglaries has doubled since last year, and a notable trend is that most of them have taken place during the day. Last December saw the Croydon police launch Operation Spotlight due to the 68 percent rise in burglaries since November 2007.

However, since then they have gone up from 6 a day and now amount to an average of 10 burglaries per day. When contacted about the rising burglaries, Dave Palmer, DS said that there has definitely been a significant increase from last December till today but the police cannot take control of the situation by themselves. They are urging residents to call them immediately if they spot any suspicious activity.

This would help them stop the offence before it could even happen which would be a huge accomplishment. Last week the police stopped and searched more than 100 people in north Croydon, where most of the crime takes place. Four arrests for non-residential burglaries and eight for residential burglaries have already been made.

More caution should be taken by residents in order to reduce these incidents. People are being encouraged to install security safes in their homes so that they can protect their valuables from getting stolen. Security safes are one of the best ways to ensure that personal belongings are kept safely from intruders.