Your Safer Neighbourhood Team
Your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) is a group of local police officers and staff dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of police officers, special constables, police community support officers and volunteers, supported by additional officers and staff from the wider area.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for your area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on preventing and reducing crime, protecting the vulnerable and providing reassurance across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Worcestershire.
Find out what’s happening in your area and keep in touch with us through our free community messaging system. Sign up to Neighbourhood Matters to receive emails or text messages about the issues you tell us you want to know about.
Crimes
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Action taken:
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Priority 1: Nuisance Motorbikes
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing local concerns regarding the use of off-road bikes and nuisance riding in public spaces.
Action taken:
We will:
- Conduct targeted patrols in hotspot areas identified through intelligence and community reports
- Use powers to seize vehicles being used illegally under Section 59 and related legislation
- Work with partner agencies and landowners to identify access points and reduce opportunities for illegal riding
- Gather intelligence and identify repeat offenders
- Engage with the community to encourage reporting of incidents and sharing of information -
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Priority 2: Shed Break-Ins
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and concerns around thefts from outbuildings and gardens.
Action taken:
We will:
- Carry out reassurance patrols in affected residential areas
- Provide crime prevention advice focusing on shed and property security (locks, lighting, marking tools)
- Use local crime data to identify patterns and target patrols accordingly
- Work with partner agencies to promote property marking and security initiatives
- Conduct enquiries to identify and disrupt offenders -
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Priority 3: Anti-Social Behaviour (General)
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns relating to general anti-social behaviour affecting the community.
Action taken:
We will:
- Conduct high-visibility patrols in identified locations
- Engage with individuals involved in anti-social behaviour and use appropriate powers to address offending
- Work with partner agencies to provide early intervention and diversion opportunities
- Issue Community Protection Warnings/Notices where appropriate
- Engage with residents through community meetings, surveys, and local engagement activity to better understand concerns