Security Updates

Make It Ealing employs My Local Bobby on behalf of businesses to support their efforts in fighting crime and support staff who are policing shoplifters daily.
To comply with GDPR, we use Shopsafe – Alert as our information platform. Businesses within the Make It Ealing BID area can use the platform to identify offenders and add details supporting police evidence or a private prosecution.

Security Update (12th August– 5th September 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £3261.18
Total Banning Notices Issued: 72
Potential Prosecutions: 2
Total Calls from Businesses: 84 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (1st August– 8th August 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1007.81
Total Banning Notices Issued: 19
Potential Prosecutions: 2
Total Calls from Businesses: 24 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (28 July– 1st August 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1032.23
Total Banning Notices Issued: 21
Potential Prosecutions: 0
Total Calls from Businesses: 28 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (22 July– 26 July 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1455.20
Total Banning Notices Issued: 24
Potential Prosecutions: 2
Total Calls from Businesses: 22 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (14 July– 18 July 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1862.54
Total Banning Notices Issued: 14
Potential Prosecutions: 2
Total Calls from Businesses: 20 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (8 July– 12 July 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1385.38
Total Banning Notices Issued: 21
Potential Prosecutions: 2
Total Calls from Businesses: 18 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (30 June– 04 July 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £997.49
Total Banning Notices Issued: 19
Potential Prosecutions: 1
Total Calls from Businesses: 18 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (24– 28 June 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £922.93
Total Banning Notices Issued: 23
Potential Prosecutions: 1
Total Calls from Businesses: 21 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (16– 18 June 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £688.65
Total Banning Notices Issued: 19
Potential Prosecutions: 0
Total Calls from Businesses: 20 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (10– 14 June 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1720.85
Total Banning Notices Issued: 13
Potential Prosecutions: 1
Total Calls from Businesses: 23 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (2 – 6 June 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1089.63
Total Banning Notices Issued: 15
Potential Prosecutions: 2
Total Calls from Businesses: 15 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (27th May – 31st May 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £209.25
Total Banning Notices Issued: 8
Potential Prosecutions: 1
Total Calls from Businesses: 13 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (20th May – 24th May 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £349.60
Total Banning Notices Issued: 9
Potential Prosecutions: 1
Total Calls from Businesses: 23 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (12th May – 16th May 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £641.75
Total Banning Notices Issued: 11
Potential Prosecutions: 1
Total Calls from Businesses: 15 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (28th April – 2nd May 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £682.41
Total Banning Notices Issued: 20
Potential Prosecutions: 0
Total Calls from Businesses: 17 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

The stats showed a slight dip this week, but it’s for a good reason. The team’s one-day stakeout at Wenzel’s had a profound impact. Their observations not only highlighted issues but also influenced one individual’s attitude. Despite having no apparent financial problems, a middle-aged gentleman caught in the act summed it up well: ‘This is probably the wake-up call I needed.’

Read Wenzel’s theft reduction report here

Security Update (22nd April – 28th April 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1,234.13
Total Banning Notices Issued: 21
Potential Prosecutions: 0
Total Calls from Businesses: 32 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (14th April – 19th April 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1,448.05
Total Banning Notices Issued: 10
Potential Prosecutions: 0
Total Calls from Businesses: 30 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Update (8th April – 12th April 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1,326.26
Total Banning Notices Issued: 19
Potential Prosecutions: 0
Total Calls from Businesses: 33 (Including WhatsApp messages requesting our attendance)

Security Updates (31st March – 4th April 2025)

Total Value of Items Recovered: £1,127.92
Total Banning Notices Issued: 17
Court Summons: 1 (personally issued to Anil Sangha for a previous offence)
Potential Prosecutions: 3 instances where individuals were put forward for consideration of prosecution
Total Calls from Businesses: 30

Security update for 25th-29th March 

  • Value of Items Recovered: £1,013,51
  • Total Banning Notices Issued: 16
  • Potential Prosecutions: 1
  • Phone calls from Businesses for assistance: 22

Please contact the BID office for more information.