After a damp and seeping visit to Churnet Valley on Saturday, we decided to stop off at Cratcliffe on the way home. As we arrived on the top road (with the path going to RHS), three guys were just calling the police, and attempting to clear the broken glass from their car seats (apparently Metolius brushes are very good for this!), as their car had been broken into. There was also another patch of smashed glass on the road, so the thieves had obviously just walked down the road and smashed the windows of any cars parked, and nicked whatever they could find. In the case of the guy we spoke to, they had taken a bag containing his prescription glasses and contact lenses - how very useful for them.....
Anyway, just be warned that the car crime spate has now spread to Cratcliffe. I'm not sure if the bottom road would be safer - might just be sensible to empty the car and leave it unlocked?