Your local team
Having joined West Midlands Police in 2000, I was initially posted to Birmingham East, working across Neighbourhood Policing, Response, and Priority Crime teams.
Over the course of my career, I have remained dedicated to Local Policing, including roles within CID, Offender Management, and Neighbourhood teams. I firmly believe this is where policing can make the most direct impact - supporting our communities and delivering a service that my teams and I can be proud of.
Returning to Birmingham East in 2025 on promotion genuinely feels like coming home. I'm looking forward to leading the teams across the Yardley Constituency, collaborating with our partners and actively engaging with the community to address local priorities and keep our neighbourhoods safe.
Crimes and priorities
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Sheldon NPT has been made aware of parking issues linked to nearby Sheldon Country Park and Birmingham International Airport. Intel also suggests various social media posts are attracting people to the location, advertising views of the airport etc. In addition to this, parking in becoming an issue at Granby Business Park because of overflow parking form a local business.
Action taken:
-Sheldon officer have conducted high visibility foot patrols when able to do so.
-Promote the use of Operation Snap for some moving traffic offences and parking offences.
-Parking issues at Granby Business Park have been largely resolve, staffing from surrounding businesses now able to park personal vehicles near their respective business premises. We have received positive feedback so far but will continue to review.
-Problem vehicles across the neighbourhood are being recovered for a variety of offences including parking offences, no tax, insurance, obstruction offences or simply being stolen. This increases visibility at key junctions and frees up valuable parking space for residents and business
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Reflecting the national trend, Sheldon Retail Park has experienced a significant amount of retail crime in the first half of 2026, the majority committed by by a small number of repeat offenders. In addition to this, retailers and members of the public have complained about a small number of rough sleepers / aggressive beggars who are intimidating staff and shoppers. In addition to Sheldon Retail Park, the team are also trying to extend crime prevention and engagement to businesses at the Radleys Shops.
Action taken:
-Two new officers joining the team in September / October will increase visibility at Sheldon Retail Park.
-Regular patrols of Sheldon Retail Park, with officers assigned specific retailers to develop strong working relationships and continuity moving forward.
-Recently charged and remanded prolific offender with 35 offences, significantly reducing demand.
-First Radley's Business Watch meeting held 18/09/2026 at Manston Road Common Room. Productive meeting with neighbourhood team committing to minimum weekly patrols, engaging with individual retailers throughout.
-Officers have identified a clear link between local retail crime and rough sleeping / drug use in a specific area in Sheldon Country Park. The team are working with local councillors to clear up the area and encounter persons of interest. This can then results in intervention work or enforcement when appropriate.
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Sheldon NPT have received reports off Anti-Social Behaviour involving off road motorbikes in and around the Comberton Road, Chestnuts Avenue and Manston Road. This behaviour is linked to a small number of local shops and addresses.
Action taken:
-Colleagues from the Road Policing Unit recently arrested two males from a stolen vehicle following a pursuit where the offenders decamped from the vehicle in the Chestnuts estate.
-Utilising colleagues from the Road Policing Unit / Off Road Motorbike Team when able to do so.
-Enforcement for traffic offences where able to do so.
-Promote the use of Operation Snap for low level moving traffic offences.
-Developing intel with a view to enforcement action against problem addresses. Problem solving will be in conjunction with partners (including housing providers) and local councillor.