Acocks Green

Rough Sleepers causing anti-social behaviour, leaving drugs paraphernalia and litter, and abusing residents as well as drug dealers visiting people to deliver drugs. Working sometimes as teams and assisting in Theft from Shop and stall offences.

We have noticed an increase again in relation to this and will be conducting further multi agency work at the location

The team have been working with the Birmingham City Council is re-installing CCTV within the Village. After consultation and presentation of evidence the Council have agreed to 5 cameras to be installed. Four of these are likely to be completed in the Summer with the further one planned for next year. This will enable the local Policing Team to view evidence of drug use which will provide evidence for Community Protection Warnings and notices giving the Police the Power of Arrest.

The team have also been contacting local businesses to provide CCTV of drug users and beggars causing Anti-Social Behaviour. This will provide further evidence in the application of Community Protection Warnings/Notices.

Officers continue to patrol the area when and where available, and will utilise stop and search powers when circumstances allow.

If you want to inform the Police anonymously of crime information regarding your community please consider using Crime Stoppers.

www.crimestoppers-uk-org

Please note if needles are noted discarded on the street please contact the local Council to have these removed from the location ( 0121 303 1112, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm). Please note this is for public spaces not private areas. You can also utilise the Fix My Street website/App to report matters of this nature.

Police and residents has noted a number of users of nitrous oxide who are using the drug within vehicles in the local area. Not only are these activities illegal they both pose a danger to the public through parties driving under the influence, have a negative impact on the environment (littering), and pose a danger to the users themselves. The local Police Neighbourhood Team are looking to address the issues with the help of the public and local partners to make the area a safer and cleaner place.

We have been at court applying for more Warrants to enter and search premises. We recently conducted a misuse of drugs warrant at a convenience store within the Acocks Green Village. Nitrous Oxide cannisters and illegal cigarettes were found and seized. We are currently speaking to our legal services and Trading Standards to advance the case further.

Can we ask if you have any information regarding the sale of nitrous oxide can you either report this to the Police including by our local email address ([email protected]) or via crime stoppers.

We are aware that this is part of a much larger issue across the country and will feed in any information we get to key stakeholders to allow larger pieces of work to be developed nationally

Increase in vehicles obstructing others, mainly when parked and un-taxed vehicles by the side of the road

You may be aware from our team social media accounts that a number of vehicles have been seized for tax and insurance reasons. We will continue to monitor the area whilst on patrol and utilise the Automated Number Plate Recognition vehicle to identify offenders.

Acocks Green Police Neighbourhood team will continue to proactively patrol the area and issue tickets where parking offences are noted. Notable areas where tickets have been issued are the Acocks Green Village and the Fox Hollies Road corridor.