CCTV appeal for man who may have information about Birmingham burglary

According to reporting by the Birmingham Mail and echoed by Yahoo News UK, officers are seeking to identify a man following a break-in at an industrial park in Birmingham. West Midlands Police released a CCTV image following the burglary at an industrial park in Witton where electrical items were stolen.

The Witton industrial park incident took place at a premises located at The Hub on Nobel Way. West Midlands Police stated that the break-in occurred shortly before 4.50am on September 21. Electrical items were stolen during the raid. Following a near six-week investigation, authorities published an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the offense. Officers described the individual as black, clean-shaven, and wearing a black head-covering or hat, a partially undone black puffer-style jacket with a hood, and dark blue or grey jeans.

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In issuing the CCTV appeal, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police stated: We want to speak to this man over a burglary in Birmingham. It happened in Nobel Way at just before 4.50am on September 21.

In a separate regional investigation detailed by the BBC, West Midlands Police released additional CCTV images after a substantial cash sum of about £20,000 was taken from a business premises situated on High Street in Northfield. According to the force, that theft took place in July 2025, and investigators believe the man captured in those specific images may have links to the Bromsgrove area of Worcestershire.

Meanwhile, transport investigators are probing a separate matter involving a railway journey originating in the Midlands. As reported by The Rugby Observer, British Transport Police (BTP) released CCTV images following the attempted theft of a bag from a train at Rugby station. The incident happened on a train travelling from Birmingham to Northampton at around 7.15pm on Tuesday, 19 May.

"The victim had placed his holdall in the overhead rack. When the train reached Rugby he saw a man, who had boarded the service at Coventry, take his bag from the rack and leave the train. The victim chased after the man and asked for his bag which was handed over."

PC Carl Johnson, Investigating officer, via The Rugby Observer

Officers handling the Rugby station case believe the man in the images could have vital information about the attempted theft and ask him or anyone who recognises him to come forward to assist with their enquiries.

For the Nobel Way and Northfield investigations, West Midlands Police asks the public to contact them via Live Chat on their official website or by calling 101. The Nobel Way inquiry references log 20/411193/26. Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference PSUB/B8 of 18/06/2015. Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.