Thieves have been stealing parts from Volkswagen cars in The Park estate.
Over the past three weeks, officers patrolling the area have noticed a spike in vehicle crime– in particular the theft of centre consoles from car interiors.
Between 8pm on January 18 and 8am on January 19, a Volkswagen Scirocco parked in Lenton Road was broken into.
Between 7.50pm and 10.50pm on January 18, a Golf was broken into in Park Valley. And at about 9.05pm on Sunday, a different Golf was broken into in Tattershall Drive.
Adam Wood, police community support officer of the Canning Circus beat team, said: "Special constables will be conducting positive operations in the area over the coming weeks in an attempt to stop further incidents."