Anti-social behaviour and shop theft around supermarkets in the Longbridge shopping area.

Addressing these issues and supporting local businesses is a priority for us. We are working closely with local shops via a shop watch scheme to support their security measures including offering crime prevention advice during our increased patrols and adopting a pop up crime prevention stall as often as possible. We are also working towards issuing Community Protection Warnings (CPW) as a preventative measure for those causing asb and also arresting those that commit thefts from stores.

Reports of off road vehicles being driven erratically in open spaces across the ward including the Cockhill Lane estate and Cofton Park ares

We are planning a coordinated approach with our West Mercia colleagues who are also affected by this issue on the Rubery policing boarder. We are planning to utilise the West Midlands Police road crime team to assist with targeted patrols across prone areas at key times. This tactic has born fruit this week with two key arrests of individuals who routinely partake in illegal and dangerous riding of vehicles in these public spaces. Positive action is being taken in all cases and we urge the community to report these matters with useful registrations or descriptions of offenders. This will further inform our follow up work with targeting individuals at their addresses, and taking positive action / seizing vehicles where appropriate.

A number of concerns reported of speeding and poor driving across the Longbridge area,

The local dedicated neighbourhood officers will be paying attention and conducting patrols in key locations. The camera enforcement unit deploys to a number of locations across the area including Lickey Road and Bristol Road South. There are a number of ways of reporting poor driving and sending footage to West Midlands Police. Please view WMP website and search for Operation Snap which has the details. You can also get involved through a community speedwatch scheme.

https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/police-forces/west-midlands-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/operation-snap/