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Hello I am Inspector Claire Jones and I am currently responsible for Perry Barr Constituency.
I have twenty years of policing experience the majority of which I have spent in neighbourhood policing. I am extremely passionate about neighbourhood policing and I enjoy serving my community. I thrive off making a difference and improving the day to day quality of life for people in our communities.
I am proud to have a Diamond Award winning team for our service delivered to our communities with the Neighbourhood Team Excellence Award 2022. This was awarded for the high arrest, stop search and knife recovery rate, as well as diversionary visits to youth suspected of being involved in serious youth violence.
We also had a huge footprint in the community in terms of positive engagement for recruitment and holding community events. I am humbled to have also achieved Police Officer of the Year at the Women in Policing Awards for my tenacity towards tackling youth violence and gang activity.
I am a mother and a foster carer with three additional boys living with me at home and so it is more than fair to say that I really want to make a difference in communities but in particular I am drawn to helping young people. I have demonstrated this in my work in terms of serious youth violence and my time working on the organised crime and gangs team.
I have worked in Winson Green and Handsworth areas my whole career; they have a special place in my heart as I grew up and went to school in these areas.
I’m also one of the stop search leads for Birmingham. As part of this portfolio I hold Stop Search Scrutiny panels with the public to show some of the stop searches conducted and have the opportunity to obtain feedback from the public and use it constructively in order to make improvements to our practices.
I am a strong advocate of partnership work and really value the relationships developed with all our partners in order to make a real difference in our community. I thank you all for your continued efforts and support.
When I’m not at work I enjoy watching reality TV shows, (I know it’s not for everyone!) I also love going on holiday exploring new places, learning about new cultures and sampling the food they have to offer!
Crimes and priorities
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Force Priority – Op PLAZARI
We are committed to tackling violence and the exploitation of vulnerable women on the streets of the Handsworth / Handsworth Wood area.
We know that the Rookery Road / Soho Road and surrounding areas are hotspots for prostitution. Our neighbourhood policing teams are intensifying our enforcement of this activity. We are working with multiple partners internally and externally to identify and safeguard vulnerable people.
We will also operate a zero tolerance approach to those exploiting and utilising illegal services around the Handsworth and Handsworth Wood area.Action taken:
The Handsworth Wood NHT have been working with partners to intervene with illegal prostitution and we have been identifying vulnerable individuals with a view to referring them into safeguarding plans.
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Community Priority - ASB within Woodend / Beauchamp Avenue and College Road area
The Handsworth Wood NHT are aware of the issues causing problems for residents, businesses and visitors to the Handsworth Wood area. We understand the problems with drug use, prostitution and other offences remain a nuisance for our communities. This criminality also includes begging at stationary traffic lights.Action taken:
We will be engaged with working amongst internal and external partners to support the enforcement of this work.
We have issued a number of community protection warnings to those who are begging at stationary traffic lights. -
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Local priority - Thefts from retailers on Rookery Road / Oxhill Road
The Handsworth Wood NHT are aware of a number of thefts that have been reported from local businesses on the Rookery Road / Oxhill Road (within Handsworth Wood ward area).Action taken:
The Handsworth Wood NHT are proactively working on providing visibility and tackling repeat offenders who are engaged in thefts from stores and other retail outlets within this area.