Man sentenced over car key burglaries

A man has been sentenced to four years and two months’ detention in a young offenders’ unit after admitting four counts of burglary.

Deniz Dikmen, 20, of Coalpit Heath, admitted charges relating to car key burglaries in Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire.

Two homes in Cam, one in Westbury-on-Trym and one in Yate were burgled between 15 June and 9 August 2026. In each case, vehicle keys of makes including BMW and Mercedes were stolen.

On Thursday 12 November, at Bristol Crown Court, he was sentenced to four years and two months’ detention for each offence, to run concurrently.

This case is part of our ongoing operation to tackle car-key burglaries. A dedicated team is proactively targeting those responsible for these offices across the our policing area.