Officers across Surrey have carried out heightened activity targeting burglary and associated criminality, combining proactive enforcement and visible patrols with community engagement across the county.

Neighbourhood and proactive teams conducted 68 community engagement events alongside targeted patrols in identified hotspot areas.

The activity included coordinated days of action utilising Neighbourhood Enforcement Teams, Uniformed Proactive Teams and Proactive Investigation Teams, focusing on identifying offenders and disrupting criminality.

As part of joint operational activity with Surrey Police Operations Command, Sussex Police and the Metropolitan Police Service, officers focused on key arterial routes in and out of the county to identify stolen vehicles and those linked to cross-border criminality.

Officers across Surrey have carried out heightened activity targeting burglary and associated criminality, combining proactive enforcement and visible patrols with community engagement across the county. Picture contributed

placeholder image — Officers across Surrey have carried out heightened activity targeting burglary and associated criminality, combining proactive enforcement and visible patrols with community engagement across the county. Picture contributed

During this operation, two vehicles stolen in burglaries were recovered and a further vehicle believed to be linked to criminal activity was identified through proactive stops. Over the course of the week, 15 additional stolen vehicles were recovered.

Proactive patrols by Safer Neighbourhood Team officers in Ewell resulted in the arrest of four suspects for possession with intent to supply offences following concerns around recent burglary activity.

In Ashford and Sunbury, focused patrols in areas affected by burglaries specifically targeting family gold have contributed to a significant reduction in reported offences.

In addition, our Proactive Investigation Team arrested two men in East Surrey on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary between November 2025 and February 2026 across Surrey, Sussex and Kent. The arrests form part of ongoing work to target those believed to be operating across force borders.

During one week of targeted activity, officers made more than 24 arrests for offences relating to burglary, theft, drugs, weapons and organised crime group activity, and carried out over 100 proactive interventions designed to disrupt criminal activity and prevent further crime.

Detective Chief Inspector Josephine Horner, crime for East Surrey, said: “Burglary is an intrusive crime that has a lasting impact on victims and communities.

“This coordinated crackdown reflects our ongoing commitment to tackling burglary and associated criminality through intelligence-led enforcement, proactive policing and partnership working.

“Alongside enforcement, our teams have been engaging directly with communities to provide reassurance and practical crime prevention advice.

“This work does not stop here. Tackling burglary across our county remains a priority and we will continue to pursue offenders and protect our communities every day.”

Members of the public are encouraged to report suspicious activity via our online portal or by calling 101. In an emergency always call 999.