Crime Rates by Incident Type

The following graph shows recorded crime between June 2017 and July 2018 in this LSOA area. Statistics are released by police.uk on a regular basis.

  UK AverageThis Area
Anti-social behaviour
3691
Burglary
1110
Robbery
20
Vehicle Crimes
127
Violent Crimes
5156
Shoplifting
103
Criminal Damage / Arson
1514
Theft
1918
Drugs
54
Other Crimes
32
Possession of Weapons
120

West Mercia PoliceTerritorial police force

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West Mercia Police, formerly known as West Mercia Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) and Worcestershire in England. The force area covers 2,868 square miles (7,430 km2) making it the fourth largest police area in England and Wales. The resident population of the area is 1.19 million.

Contacts / Social Media

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Websitehttp://westmercia.police.uk/

Facts & Figures

Area typeNon-metropolitan county of Worcestershire and unitary authorities of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin
Officers2,391 police officers
Budget£184.3m annually
Area size7,408 sq km
Formed1967
JurisdictionEngland and Wales

WEST MERCIA POLICE NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES

Monday, July 8, 2019

ISSUE: Pushbike thefts being reports around various locations within the town centre
ACTION: Carry out high visibility patrols around the locations of reported thefts.u00a0 Offer bike marking events within the town to return any recovered bikes.u00a0 Work with the CCTV office


Monday, July 8, 2019

ISSUE: Aggressive begging
ACTION: Carry out high visibility patrols around the town centre on a regular basis.u00a0 Proactively deal with offenders.u00a0 Work with partner agencies to assist with any follow up work such as housing


Sunday, April 1, 2018

ISSUE: Anti-social behaviour in the town centre from groups of young people
ACTION: The Town Centre Safer Neighbourhood Team have continuing aims to reduce Anti-Social behaviour through the use of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) the use of Anti-social Behaviour Legislation and active partnership working with Team Shrewsbury. The Team have continued to provide Visible foot patrols in the Town Centre to actively deal with issues.


New West Mercia Police priorities and concerns for this neighbourhood will be published here once they are announced by West Mercia Police through the data.police.uk portal.


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