Policing Priority - Tackling youth related violence in the Paddock and Delves area

Reducing youth related knife crime remains a priority across Delves Ward and the wider force area.

We continue to carry out targeted patrols in some of our vulnerable locations such as local schools and parks. We will continue to use our stop & search powers in an effort to remove weapons from our streets and keep our communities safe.

We recently (Feb) carried out a knife sweep in the Palfrey park area which we are pleased to report no knives or weapons were found.

We are now planning to visit more of our local schools to educated young people on the dangers of knife crime and how young people can stay safe.

Update
The team continue to engage with young people in the location, regular patrols are conducted in Palfrey park and positive engagement with local residents.

Officers from the Delves NHT continue to patrol Palfrey park and surrounding locations, engaging with local residents and Park users. Also working alongside our partners in the area.

Officers from the Delves neighbourhood team on the 22-05-2025 carried out a knife sweep of Palfrey Park and Arena Park, no knives were found.
Knife sweeps will continue to take place on a regular basis.

Officers from the Delves police neighbourhood team have continued to make regular visits/patrols of Palfrey park to offer that visibility and re-assurance, engaging with park users.

Community agreed priority - ASB related issues relating to Fly-tipping in the Palfrey area.

We will now work with our local authority and community contacts to identify specific locations this is occurring. Our officers are aware of the issues having been raised and will now increase patrols in areas identified and will liaise with partners to tackle this issue.

Update: Walsall Council's Clean and Green Team have been carrying out several all out days recently cleaning up in Palfrey. They have had 71 total reports in February and 60 reports in March for Palfrey. Of these, 44 (Feb) and 42 (March) were found and removed.

Update: In March Clean & Green had 60 total reports of which 42 were collected and 18 cancelled

Update: In April they had 84 total reports of which 66 were collected and 18 cancelled

Reasons for cancelling were:
Unable to find: 8
Private Lane: 6
Duplicate Job: 17
WHG Land: 2

The Delves neighbourhood police team would like to say a huge thank you to our Clean and Green partners for your help and support in the Palfrey area and i am sure that the residents would echo the same sentiments, it really does make a difference.

South Walsall
April 2025 Litter picking volunteers filled 419 Bags and 265.5 Volunteer hours carried out. Great work by the volunteers and all of the volunteers who litter pick around the borough of Walsall.

Community agreed priority. At the last PACT meeting held on 06/05/2025 it was raised that different vehicles were loitering in and around Rowan Road Delves on a regular basis acting suspiciously. It was also noted that fly-tipping was also taking place on the grassed area opposite Rowan road.

The local neighbourhood team will continue to patrol around this location to try to identify/deter and improve this issue. we will also work with our partners to also try to identify/deter and improve issues in the location.