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90 Taunton Road
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Personal Safety Care

Jan 8, 2025 | Arbor

We hope that you had a good break over the festive period and we wish you a healthy and happy 2025. We are aware that young people will have received new phones and other items for xmas and this post aims to provide some personal safety advice to you and your children.

WHAT IS ROBBERY?

Under section 8 of the Theft Act 1968, a person will be guilty of the criminal offence of robbery if they steal, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and to do so, they use force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.

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To keep yourself safe we advise the following:

  1. Be aware of your surroundings when out and avoid using your mobile phone in public or having any valuables on display.
  2. Smart phones in particular are attractive to thieves – a more basic mobile phone will enable you to stay in touch but less of a target. Register your mobile (and other valuables) at www.immobilise.com 
  3. Earphones can make you more vulnerable as you are less aware of your surroundings . Thieves might use bikes/mopeds/ e-scooters to snatch valuables.
  4. Consider turning on GPS or ‘track my phone’ option on your phone when out and about, this can also be helpful to officers when attempting to locate stolen phones.
  5. Having conversations and plan the safest route to/from school and avoid any shortcuts or isolated places.
  6. DON’T CONFRONT A THIEF- it’s not worth risking your own safety. Mobile phones and other personal possessions can be places- you cannot be.

Robbery is a serious crime that needs to be reported, this includes ant attempts to rob people of thier property. This assists the police with identifying and targeting suspects. If you or your child see a robbery taking place call police on 999 for an emergency response- this provides the best chances of suspects being caught. It can also be reported to police after the event on 101 or at www.met.police.uk

FEARLESS is the dedicated youth service of the independent charity crime stoppers. They provide you with the opportunity to give information about crime 100% anonymously. You can give information to them by using there online form https://crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless