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Residential Burglaries
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Residential Burglaries have been raised as a key priority in this local area. Burglaries are one of the most intrusive crimes that can happen to a person and it is understandable the massive alarm and distress this can cause a victim of this type of crime.
Lancashire Constabulary currently engage in Operation Defender for every residential burglary that is reported to Police. This involves an officer from the local Neighbourhood Policing Teams revising the victim and offering reassurance and target hardening advice. The officer will also conduct CCTV enquiries in the local area and do house to house enquiries. The local team will also post a message on Lancashire Talking and other social media platforms to make other residents aware or to ask for further information.
Operation Defender is something the local Neighbourhood Teams take very serious. We are pleased to say that For August-October 2026, every victim of a residential burglary recieved a revisit from a member of the local team.
Just this week alone (w/c 02/11/2026) suspects have been arrested because of CCTV that was collected as part of Op-Defender.