That oversimplifies it a bit I think. The road gets burgled at the same time every week, so the police then patrol that road and the road doesn't get burgled. W

That oversimplifies it a bit I think. The road gets burgled at the same time every week, so the police then patrol that road and the road doesn't get burgled. Which road is getting burgled instead? That's where it's nice to have already run all the stats.