Keyless car theft vigilance

Police are reminding residents to be vigilant following a recent spate of keyless car thefts across Norfolk.

There have been a number of thefts or attempted thefts of Land Rovers or Range Rovers in the Broadland, Great Yarmouth and South Norfolk districts in the last month. The vast majority have been ‘relay thefts', when a device is used to fool the car into thinking the key is close by. This unlocks the car and starts the ignition.

Officers would like to offer some advice on how to increase the protection of your vehicle from theft: 

• Block your vehicle in overnight with a second vehicle if you have one.
• Purchase a signal-blocking pouch, such as a Faraday Pouch, to prevent car key cloning, and keep any keys far away from the door and car.
• Restrict access by parking up against a wall/ hedge.
• Purchase a steering lock, which will help prevent anyone from driving off with it.
• Illuminate the area with CCTV and dusk-to-dawn lighting.

More advice can be found here.

If you see anything suspicious, contact us immediately on 999. If you wish to make a report you can do so by calling 101 or using our website.

Following the recent series of incidents, if you have any information that could help us in our investigations, we urge you to contact us in the above ways.