A member of the anti-migrant policy group The Oxfordshire Patriots says he fears for his safety after being targeted by pranksters who allegedly put putty in his door locks and ordered him multiple pizzas
10:22, 20 Apr 2026Updated 10:22, 20 Apr 2026
Martin Scarrott says he feels ‘trapped’ (Image: Newsquest / SWNS)
A British anti-migrant policy campaigner says he fears for his safety after being targeted by anonymous pranksters who have repeatedly ordered pizzas to his home and put putty in his locks.
Martin Scarrott, who is a member of the anti-migrant policy group The Oxfordshire Patriots, revealed he has had to call up multiple Italian restaurants and beg their delivery drivers not to send orders to his Oxford home after multiple pizzas kept turning up.
Martin told the Oxford Mail that the “attacks” began last December, explaining: “We’ve had to ring up the local pizza takeaways and warn them not to deliver to this address because of this harassment . . . the first time they made an order for £21 worth of pizzas and the second time it was £38.”
Martin has installed CCTV to try and catch the so-called pranksters red handed(Image: Newsquest / SWNS)
Martin also accuses his anonymous aggravators of sticking putty in his door locks, meaning multiple calls to locksmiths and thousands of pounds worth of repairs.
He explained: “We’ve had glue covered on our door and we had to kick it in to get in. The council has had to install five locks in a month. They reckon there has been £5,000 to £6,000 worth of damage.”
Martin, who lives with his wife, has installed CCTV cameras at both the front and back of his house, but says he still feels “trapped” by fears of further sabotage, asking “how far will this go before it gets worse?”
Martin attended this protest outside a so-called ‘migrant hotel’ last year(Image: Newsquest / SWNS)
The Oxfordshire Patriots member says he has alerted the authorities to the on-going issues, but claims that he thinks that local cops are less than keen to help him because of his anti-migrant identity.
He told the Oxford Mail: “”The police have been seriously lacking in their investigations and have never sent anyone to see me, support me, or try to identify the perpetrators, even though I am a vulnerable person,” he said.
“I believe, and many people in my group agree, that I am being treated this way because I am a member of the Oxfordshire Patriots group, which campaigns against government policy on migrants.
Martin has had to turn away multiple pizzas(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
“I have been told by police officers, council officers, councillors and even my local MP that the trouble I am experiencing is probably because I am part of this group, and that if I left the group I would not have these problems.”
Oxfordshire Patriots define themselves as a group who aim to “protect British values, history and culture” through “organised peaceful protests and marches”, according to The Cherwell.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman told the Oxford Mail: “We are investigating a report of harassment on Knights Road, Oxford, from 25 December last year to 6 April this year.
Martin has had to call up pizza restaurants to blacklist his own house(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
“Our officers have spoken to the victim multiple times in person about this and provided crime prevention advice, as well as conducting patrols in the area.
“Anyone with information should contact us, quoting reference number 43260166838.
“The individual(s) in this case has not made a formal complaint to the force, but we would encourage them to do so if they have concerns about the force’s actions.
“The force has a complaints procedure, which allows members of the public to make a complaint about the force or a member of our workforce.
“All complaints are thoroughly investigated and the complainant is updated throughout the process.”