Operated by: West Midlands Police
http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2793Current Priorities
Issue
* Reducing Theft from shops and stores & improve business engagement by setting up Business Watch Group.
* Tackling Anti-social behaviour and aggressive begging at key locations
Action
* Targeted patrols of key business locations and proactive policing of prolific offenders. Multiple arrests made and suspects charged with offences.
* Work with key partners to mitigate ingress into open park spaces with linked operations to reduce ASB activity.
* Targeted patrols of key locations in alignment with the Local Community Safety Partnership and positive engagement involving good use of civil legislation and agency referrals
*Officers are aligned to specific stores in order to improve relationships with retailers, speed up investigation and increase positive outcomes. The Team are actively pursuing a number of named offenders.
*Utilising Criminal Behaviour Orders on conviction for the most persistent offenders to manager behaviours long term.
Issue
Vehicles speeding in the Sheldon area being a danger to motorists and pedisterians.
Action
Conduct speed watch and working with the Road Harm Reduction to deal with speeding motorists.
Empowering the public by increasing awareness of 'Operation Snap,' where members of the public can submit their own evidence of moving traffic offences for consideration (for police action).
Issue
Targeted patrols in Sheldon Country Park
Action
Patrols to be conducted in the Sheldon Country Park to reduce the ASB related to off road bikes.
Utilising The West Midlands Off Road Motorbikes team when available.
Upcoming Events
Crime prevention Stand
Crime prevention advice offered by staff
Where: Sheldon Retails Park
When: 17 September 2025 at 10:00 - 17 September 2025 at 11:00
Speed watch
Hot spot speeding roads in Sheldon
Where: Various location in Sheldon
When: 18 September 2025 at 18:00 - 18 September 2025 at 19:00
Street watch
Patrols in Sheldon area with community members
Where: Various Road
When: 18 September 2025 at 19:00 - 18 September 2025 at 20:00
Speed watch
Hot spot speeding road in Sheldon
Where: Various locations in Sheldon
When: 26 September 2025 at 10:00 - 26 September 2025 at 11:00
Neighbourhood Team meeting
Community Meeting
Where: St Giles Church
When: 29 September 2025 at 17:00 - 29 September 2025 at 18:00