Gloucestershire Constabulary is warning people in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, to keep their cars and motorbikes secure following several thefts and reports of suspicious activity on February 16 and February 17, 2026.
On February 18, 2026, CCTV cameras caught two men trying car door handles on Escort Road between 3:15 am and 3:30 am. According to Your Community Alerts, a red Honda XRL motorbike was also stolen from a car park on Woodford Court between the evening of February 17 and the early morning of February 18 after its security chain was cut.
Other reports include tools taken from a vehicle on Hucclecote Road between the evening of February 17 and the morning of February 18, as well as the theft of a Honda motorbike from Zura Avenue between February 16 and February 17, 2026. Gloucestershire Constabulary is asking anyone with information or doorbell footage to contact them using incident numbers 0070 (Escort Road), 046 (Woodford Court), 065 (Hucclecote Road), or 320 (Zura Avenue).
To help prevent more crimes, the Gloucester District Neighbourhood Watch Association is encouraging residents to join their local alert system. Police may also increase night patrols as part of a local project called Operation Comet, which traditionally targets the night-time economy and city centre safety, to help deter further offenses.
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