Motor Vehicle crimes

Motor Vehicle crimes

MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME ALERT

Dear Residents,

On Monday 31st August 2026, a Hyundai Ioniq 5 was stolen from Stuart Road SW19, between 0810 and 0830 hours.

On Wednesday 2nd September 2026, an Interference with a motor vehicle occurred on Stuart Road SW19 between 0000 and 1100 hours. The vehicle was rummaged through, but nothing was taken, doors to the vehicle were left open. This vehicle was a Nissan Juke.

If you have any information/CCTV regarding this incident or would like to speak to your local ward team, please contact: Wimbledon Park Safer Neighbourhood Team

Email: WimbledonPark@met.police.uk

VEHICLE THEFT

Secure your vehicle with these crime prevention tips:

Thieves will often try door handles on the off chance that they are unlocked.

Always double check your windows and doors are closed and locked every time you leave your vehicle, even if you’re only gone for a few minutes.

More sophisticated methods are used to gain entry to vehicles with electronic keys:

Thieves can use equipment to scan for your electronic key and create a blank key that they can use to access your vehicle.

When not in use keep your electronic key in a pouch called a faraday pouch. It is lined with metal which prevents the key from being scanned by thieves.

Thieves will often burgle houses to steal vehicle keys. Keep yours safe and avoid obvious storage places such as hallways and kitchens.

If you don’t have one, consider fitting a tracking device to your vehicle to help recover it if stolen.

Where possible try to park on a driveway and well-lit areas:

Consider installing CCTV or a video recording doorbell which records when motion is detected and allows live streaming to your phone whilst you're away.

If you have CCTV of people committing crime, contact your local SNT or call 101.

If you see a crime in progress always call 999 at the time it is happening.

Kind regards,

Wimbledon Park Safer Neighbourhood Team

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Karen North
(Metropolitan Police, PCSO, Wimbledon Park Ward)