Operated by: West Midlands Police

http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2793

Contact Details

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2793

Current 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