Your local team
As your local neighbourhood police team for Wednesfield and Heath Town, we work together with the community, local authority and other partners to help keep you safe. Dedicated to covering your local area, 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. Through working in partnership we want to find long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining a wider focus on preventing and reducing crime, making communities safer.
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Crimes and priorities
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Wednesfield North/South – Anti Social behaviour on the 59 bus route. Youths are travelling on the 59 bus route and are being verbally abusive to drivers, causing damage and making customers feel uncomfortable when travelling on this route. This behaviour will not be accepted.
Action taken:
The 59 Bus route is patrolled on a regular basis by the local neighbourhood officers who are working collaboratively with the transport safety officer, the safer travel team and local authority. A number of Community protection and ASB warnings have been issued to the individuals causing ASB. The local neighbourhood team will continue regular patrols on and off the 59 route. Tenancy warnings have been issued when any criminal offences or anti social behaviour occurs.
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Antisocial behaviour at Bentley Bridge Shopping Centre.
The police and local authority have received reports that large groups of people are gathering at the site - especially at weekends - and causing ASB, disrupting local businesses and customers at the retail park.
The local neighbourhood team,West Midlands Police and the local authority are working collaboratively and have plans in place to tackle this behaviour and will provide reassurance to the local shops and customers. Additional WMP resources from across the force are also assistance with reassurance patrols and proactive action against individuals concerned.Action taken:
Officers and local authority continue to conduct additional patrols of the shopping centre and surrounding areas, working with businesses and site security teams. Enforcement action and ASB orders will be utilised.
The local neighbourhood team will continue to patrol and provide reassurance around the Bentley Bridge. There have been additional patrols in the area. Force resources have assisted with patrols in the area. -
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Long Ley, Chervil Rise, Longfield House and Hobgate Road have been experiencing anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and criminal damage. The anti social behaviour occurs inside the building and surrounding areas.
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The local neighbourhood team and the local authority are working collaboratively to tackle this issue.
A number of warning letters have been issued to young people causing anti social behaviour, arrests have been made and community orders have been served on individuals responsible for causing ASB.