Aldridge

Local Priority.
Location: Aldridge Shopping Centre, Anchor Road and High Street.

Issue: Reducing and preventing incidents of shop thefts and anti-social behaviour, providing local retailers and businesses with reassurance and advice to help their staff stay safe and take positive action against anyone intent on committing crime in the village.

November 2026 update -
Officers have continued with discussions with local retailers and businesses to allow any concerns and issues they have with theft to be dealt with and a visible presence by local officers in the problem areas to reduce offending. Further engagement has also taken place to provide a reassuring presence within Anchor Road, High Street, Anchor Parade and Precinct, to continue with the increased police presence within the shopping centre as part of our ongoing business patrol and engagement strategy speaking with shop staff and customers and working with the management centre.

We are seeing a steady reduction in shop thefts within the area compared to reports from 2025 and continue to work with partner agencies and local businesses to reduce these figures going forward.
There has been an increase in youth anti-social behaviour around the precinct and top car park. Officers are carrying out targeted patrols of this location, liaising with the management office and working to identify those involved so suitable interventions can be implemented.

Update 04/11/26 - WMP Launches Safer Town Centres.
Running from now until the end of January, we’re giving you an insight into how we’re keeping your town centres safe this winter. The initiative will include,reducing violence and anti-social behaviour, tackling town centre crime, problem solving and visible reassurance. There will be patrols and increased officer presence (plain clothes and uniformed) in busy areas and hotspot locations. Proactive efforts to prevent retail crime, shoplifting, and street-level offences. Local events and engagement opportunities.

Local priority
Location: Oak Park Area, Walsall Wood
Issue: Incidents of Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)

November 2026 update -
The local policing team have had recent reports of youth ASB around KFC and are continuing to conduct visible patrols around this location following previous issues around the wider Oak Park area during the Spring and Summer months. It appears issues have now arisen at this location with concerns around antisocial behaviour highlighted. We are engaging with and educating any youths encountered in the area. Along with reassurance patrols being carried out in this hotspot location we have facilitated regular police drop-in surgeries at Oak Park Leisure Centre foyer for local people to attend and speak with officers about their concerns. The team are looking into CCTV enquiries to identify youths involved. We are also working in association with partner agencies such as Walsall Council. Targeted patrols in this area are being carried out throughout Autumn into Winter. The local Shire Ridge street watch team have been proactively engaging with businesses in this area and have carried out evening patrols alongside officers on the team. There has been a slight increase in youth anti-social at KFC. Officers are carrying out targeted patrols of this location, liaising with partners and working to identify those involved so suitable interventions can be implemented.

Police & Community Priority.
Location: Netherhall Estate, Pheasey Park Farm
Issue: Criminal Damage & Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)

November 2026 update -
After receiving a number of reports of Criminal Damage to fencing and anti-social behaviour across this vast area including off road vehicles, we are working with partners and land owners to tackle the activities taking place here. Police patrols are being carried out within the vicinity to deter, prevent and take action against anybody committing crime or ASB. A site meeting took place with partner agencies earlier this year and a further site meeting took place Friday 2nd October. On 14/10/26 our ASB officer and the local Designated Officer for the area met with landowners to discuss measures to look at the prevent further access to some areas of land. A police surgery was carried out recently at Collingwood Centre where a number of local people attended to discuss Netherhall.

Working to ensure Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations are enjoyed safely and responsibly.

Walsall Police are working with the local authority, key stakeholders and community members to help ensure these celebrations are enjoyed safely and responsibly.

Neighbourhood officers will be out across the borough reassuring communities and preventing any behaviour that could put others at risk.

We will be working with licenced premises to ensure that safe securing of fireworks and appropriate selling is taking place.

Our Prevention Hub officers are working with schools to ensure that educational resources are delivered to schools to educate young people on the importance of staying safe across the period.