Your local team
As your local neighbourhood police team we work together with the community, local authority and other partners to help keep you safe. We are supported by police teams based locally, such as response and investigation, as well as other specialist colleagues, to help solve the crimes and problems that really matter to you.
The team is made up of police officers and dedicated Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).
Through our understanding of the calls we receive and our local community meetings, we agree with partners, community leaders and residents the key priorities for us to focus on in your area. Working in partnership we want to find long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining a wider focus on preventing crime and making communities safer.
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Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Reducing Robbery and public place violence
Action taken:
Between the 1st June -31st August 24 robbery was reduced by 37.5%, serious youth violence reduced by 28% and serious youth violence with a knife reduced 68%.
The figures in relation to Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst and Smiths wood: Robbery reduced by 60% serious youth violence 16% serious youth violence with a knife 33.3%As of March 2025 Robbery in the area has been reduced by 49.73% and a 25.34% reduction in serious youth violence
Officers continue to conduct high visibility patrols and conduct intelligence led operations to identify, prosecute and deter those involved. We are working closely with our road harm prevention team to conduct a number of joint operations to target those involved.
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Priority:
Tackling antisocial use of vehicles
Action taken:
Officers continue to conduct high visibility patrols and conduct intelligence led operations to identify, prosecute and deter those involved. We are working closely with our road harm prevention team to conduct a number of joint operations to target those involved.
Smiths wood and Chelsmley Wood NHT have now seized 96 Off road bikes and quad bikes since June 24. We have joined forces with WMP Road Harm and Drone team to run more than 10 off road bike operation in the last year. During these operations we had made multiple arrests and seized a large number of bikes. We continue to listen to and act on your concerns -
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Theft from Motor Vehicles
Action taken:
Theft of vehicle and theft from motor vehicle is a local priority for Smiths Wood NHT. We have seen a slight increase in vehicle crime offences year to date and are working hard to combat this. We are working hard to identify and target key offenders to reduce vehicle crime in the area.
The team are actively conducting patrols around intelligence led locations and known hot spots to deter and identify those involved. several stolen cars have been located and seized over the last few weeks and we have been working closely with CID to identify and arrest offenders