First: We have had a string of burglaries over the past week or so, particularly in Cox Green through insecure rear doors ! Apparently people are not locking up their houses, when they go to bed at night. The thieves are walking around to the rear of houses and just trying back doors. If they are unlocked, they simply walk in and help themselves to small items - bank cards, handbags, cash etc. This is so easy to prevent and I am sure you are tired of my saying please lock your doors and windows at night ! It seems pretty basic advice, but we are getting victims who must feel awful the next day.

Second: I had a call this morning from a co-ordinator to say he had received a phone call from a security company offering him a home security survey and asking him about his home security. Can everyone please remember - if you do get one of these calls - you have every security device available to mankind installed in your property, including the best burglar alarm on the market ? You never know who is on the other end of the line ! These calls are taking place every day, please do not give any personal information about yourself or the security of your home, to anyone you do not know !

Third: An Efit is being made of the Distraction Burglar from Coln Close yesterday. As soon as it is ready, I have been asked to circulate it via Ringmaster in case the man called on anyone you know.

Fourthly: We have now purchased a mobile ANPR. This is being used almost every day on all major routes to where we feel crimes are occurring ! All cars passing are checked against the Police National Computer database. It helps us if we know certain offenders are moving into this or that areas at particular times ! If you did see a group of police officers standing beside the road yesterday (Marlow Road / Furze Platt Road), we are not wasting their time doing speed checks, those are organised quite differently, they are more than likely involved in an ANPR operation which can move around the area very speedily. You may well see the camera if you are aware of it, before you see the police officers themselves - poised to stop and talk to anyone that pings up on the computer. You will see more and more of them as we block off the roads into Maidenhead from potential offenders. They will soon learn they cannot drive around this area with impunity and move elsewhere.

Fifthly: There was a lot of car crime last week and into the weekend. I have tried below to give a flavour of where this took place but there is not space to put in all of it. 2 things - please do not leave anything whatsoever in cars in the affected areas for the time being. That includes items that have no intrinsic value - sunglasses for instance. They are just something for a thief. They are willing to smash your windows for a small handful of loose change - if that puts it into perspective. That is why it is so important for you to call us if you see anyone acting suspiciously around parked cars. If they try a door handle, please 999 it immediately. If they are just hanging around suspiciously use the 0845 8 505 505. You won't know that we have just had calls about thefts from a road nearby and that cars have been broken into by x wearing this and that. Your follow up calls locates that person for us - don't think about it - do it !

CRIME:

BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY & THE WALTHAMS:

23/3 4.30 a.m. Hurley Lane. Attempted burglary - Attempt to access garage by cutting a hole in the door. The garage was alarmed and the thieves made off, no entry gained and nothing stolen.

22/3 - 23/3 Poundfield Lane X 2. Car window smashed and door frame bent back in 3 places - Car tax and sunglasses stolen. Another car searched but nothing stolen.

22/3 - 23/3 Strande Lane. Car door bent open - wires under dashboard pulled out.

20/3 - 24/3 Lesters Road. Outside storage cupboard broken into - nothing stolen.

24/3 9.10 a.m. New Road. Witness heard a noise and found a man trying to break in through patio doors - he made off immediately.

22/3 2.30 - 4 p.m. Littlewick Green. Car rear passenger window smashed - handbag, wallet, mobile phone and leather jacket stolen.

22/3 - 23/3 Anchor Court, Poundfield Lane. Car window smashed and door frame pulled back - tax disk stolen.

20/3 6.30 - 9.30 p.m. School Lane. Burglary through forced rear patio doors - handbag, jewellery and cash stolen.

22/3 5.40 - 5.45 p.m. Littlefield Green, White Waltham. Burglary through rear patio doors using a brick - Alarm activated and offender made off.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:

22/3 10 - 11 p.m. Wessex Way. Telephone lines cut for the 3rd time that week on the same pole. This puts out all the phone lines and could be very dangerous if an emergency occurred.

23/3 Morning. St Adrian's Close. Front door buckled in as if kicked.

22/3 - 23/3 Palmers Close. Car keyed.

22/3 - 23/3 Sawyers Crescent. Paint poured over car.

21/3 8.30 - 9 a.m. Wessex Way. Insecure bike stolen from driveway.

23/3 6.15 - 8.15 Northumbria Road. Burglary through forced rear window - Nintendo Wii, Laptop and TV stolen.

21/3 - 22/3 St Chads Road - Garden fence kicked down.

25/3 St Chads Road. Bike stolen from garden.

23/3 - 24/3 Thatchers Drive. Front and rear index plates stolen.

25/3 9.15 p.m. Bracken Road. Telephone junction box vandalised. 3 offences so far this month involving telephone cables - 15/3, 17/3 & 25/3

24/3 5 p.m. Cumbria Close. Telephone cables cut with a sharp knife.

25/3 9.45 p.m. Boyn Valley Road. Owner noticed some lads outside acting suspiciously and went out to investigate. Found his boot open, but nothing stolen. 10 cars have been damaged in this road on the 20/3, 2 on the 18/3 - so an ongoing situation. A girl and boy were seen walking along the road breaking off wing mirrors.

25/3 9.55 Northumbria Road. Owner heard his car alarm go off and investigated. He found the rear drivers window smashed and a lad ran off and jumped into a waiting grey mini Cooper with alloy wheels and black horizontal stripes. This car is very distinctive and possibly on fake plates. The police are very interested in its whereabouts. Any sightings please plus descriptions of occupants to the PEC please on 0845 8 505 505.

21/3 8.45 - 9.15 p.m. Boyn Hill Road. Burglary through insecure rear door - handbag, mobile phone and camera stolen.

20/3 - 21/3 Welbeck Road. Mercedes badge stolen from a car.

RIVERSIDE, BELMONT:

22/3 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Gringer Hill. Burglary through insecure patio door - attempt to get into garage and car stored there. Nothing stolen.

24/3 8.30 - 10.20 p.m. Prince Andrew Road. Car broken into and searched - nothing stolen.

23/3 - 24/3 All Saints Avenue. Car door lock forced and audio equipment stolen.

24/3 - 25/3 Islet Road. Insecure garage and car searched, one car keyed, another was left insecure with the keys in by mistake.

24/3 - 25/3 Islet Park. Car window smashed - loose change stolen - the copper coins were left behind on the drivers seat !

23/3 - 24/3 Islet Park Drive. Car drivers door lock removed - Neighbouring house had its garage door lock damaged.

25/3 3 a.m. Ebsworth Close. Youths seen trying car door handles - one car searched. Another left insecure had its stereo ripped out, several other cars searched.

24/3 6 - 9.15 p.m. Lower Cookham Road. Car window smashed - loose change stolen. Another entered by insecure door - Sat Nav and radio stolen. A house in the road had its garden gate removed.

24/3 - 25/3 Poplars Grove. Car drivers door lock popped - Check cards etc stolen.

24/3 - 25/3 Sheephouse Road. Car door lock drilled out - car searched.

21/3 0.30 a.m. Powney Road. Car window smashed - calculator and sunglasses stolen.

20/3 - 21/3 Danes Court, All Saints Avenue. Attempted car break in via boot - no entry gained.

OLDFIELD, BRAY

22/3 9 p.m. Larchfield Road. Kids seen damaging fence and interfering with cars - one lad arrested.

22/3 10 p.m. Hare Shoots. Witness heard a bang and looked out and saw 3 lads moving away from a damaged car.

21/3 10.15 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fane Way. Car passenger window smashed - Sat Nav & Laptop stolen.

20/3 8.45 - 9.30 p.m. Fane Way. Burglary through insecure rear door - laptop stolen.

23/3 7.40 - 10.45 a.m. Oldfield Road. Attempted burglary - Front door lock damaged - no entry gained.

20/3 - 23/3 Trenchard Road. Burglary through forced rear window - Jewellery and cash stolen. No jewellery left out in a jewellery box on a dressing table or bedside cabinets PLEASE. Hide it somewhere it would take a thief more than 5 minutes to find.

23/3 - 24/3 River Gardens. Car passenger windows smashed - car not searched.

20/3 - 25/3 Brunel Road. Ongoing situation where a garden fence is being damaged.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:

22/3 - 23/3 Greenways Drive. Car windows all smashed and car searched - nothing stolen.

23/3 - 24/4 Balmoral. Locks cut off garage and searched.

24/3 3.35 a.m. Hemsdale. Vamoose Burglary by unknown means - Handbag, mobile, keys and Silver MG ZS stolen.

24/3 3 - 7.20 a.m. Gardner Road. Burglary via front door - handbag, wallet, keys and TV stolen.

24/3 - 25/3 Alwyn Road. Key safe ripped off of an outside wall and rubber cap discarded.

25/3 9 - 10.30 p.m. Cranbrook Drive. Burglary through insecure rear kitchen door - handbag stolen.

20/3 - 21/3 Kenwood Close. Several garages broken into and cars searched.

17/3 - 21/3 Harefield Road. Garage break - 2 bikes and audio equipment stolen.

20/3 - 21/3 St Margarets Road. Side door of van forced - mobile and drill stolen.

Maidenhead has been badly hit with car crime over the last week. 3 lads well known to us were arrested in North Ascot yesterday for breaking into cars. We did not expect to find them there. Can everyone be on their guard. If you see anyone trying car door handles or acting suspiciously around cars, please 999 it immediately from you mobile phone - do not wait until you get home.