Jewellery stolen in string of burglaries in Horndean and Waterlooville with £15,000 worth of watches taken from one address
Police are investigating a string of burglaries which saw one property have £15,000 of watches and jewellery taken.
A number of properties in the Horndean and Waterlooville area have reported break-ins between September 26 and November 18 with jewellery and cash taken. One house in Cedar Crescent, Horndean had about £15,000 worth of watches and jewellery taken between September 26 and October 11.
It was not the only house affected with a number of other break-in reported. Police are calling for anyone with CCTV footage to come forward and have provided the following timeline of break-ins in the area:
- Address in Nore Farm Avenue was broken into on October 9 with nothing believed to have been taken
- Address in Spring Vale, Waterlooville, was broken into between October 6 and 10 with nothing believed to have been taken
- Address in Almond Close, Waterlooville, was broken into on October 17 with jewellery stolen
- Four separate addresses in Selangor Avenue, Waterlooville, were broken into between October 29 and November 14 with jewellery cash and personal items stolen
- Address in Anvil Close, Waterlooville, was broken into between November 9 and 12 with nothing believed to have been stolen
- Address in Beech Way, Horndean, was broken into between November 10 and 14 with it being unknown if anything was taken at this time
- Address in Hazleton Way, Horndean, was broken into on November 18 with it being unknown if anything was taken
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “We are appealing for information following a series of burglaries in the Waterlooville and Horndean areas.
“We are reviewing CCTV footage from the addresses and neighbouring properties and would ask anyone in the Horndean and Waterlooville areas to please check if they have any footage of suspicious activity which may be linked to these incidents.
“Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting reference 44250460980.
“We advise people to install external security cameras and security lights around their properties as a deterrent and to report anything suspicious to the police.”
The police have advised that information can also be submitted online via the Hampshire Police website.
For advise on how to protect your property from burglary visit https://www.hampshire.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/keep-burglars-out-property/