Welcome to Beechdale, Leamore, Harden and Goscote Neighbourhood
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| Acting Sergeant Lynsey Damms | |
| Telephone: | 0845 113 5000 ext 7889 6715 |
| Email: | beechdale@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk |
If you would like to contact your local neighbourhood team you can do so by calling us on the number above, or clicking on the email address.
Please do not use email to report crime. If a crime is in progress, or a life in danger please dial 999. Otherwise, please call 0845 113 5000.
Action - community priorities
The priorities for Beechdale, Leamore, Harden and Goscote neighbourhood are:
- Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Square, Hadley Rd, Davy Rd, Eddison Rd
Bloxwich Lane. - Anti-social behaviour - Stag Hill Road ,Tennyson Rd, Chaucer Rd
- Drug Crime
We will be tackling Drug related crime in the Leamore and Harden area. We have received complaints from local residents and the local Community Action Tasking (CAT) meeting about drug crime within these areas. We are appealing for any information that could help us stamp out this activity in your area. Rest assured any information received will be acted upon and your details will be treated with the upmost confidence. - Anti-social behaviour - Beatrice St. , May St,Carl St, Leamore Precinct,
also Bagnall St. - Off Roaders
We will be tackling problems with off road bikes around the Beechdale Park area and the area locally known as Swannies Field, Harden Road.This complaint has been received from local residents and the local Community Action Tasking (CAT)meeting. Officers will be on patrol both in high visibility clothing and in plain clothes.
Answers - feedback and solutions
The following are the issues raised from our last neighbourhood meeting and what we are doing to tackle them:
- Anti-social behaviour Stag Crescent and surrounding area
I have received complaints from residents and from our latest community action tasking (CAT) meeting about anti-social behaviour in this area.
We have stepped up our patrols and will be taking young people who are caught causing anti-social behaviour home to be advised in front of their parents/guardians.
We have also recently worked with Walsall Housing Group (WHG)and through the courts have secured an eviction of a problem family in Stag Hill Road.
In addition with Walsall Housing Group (WHG) we are trying to set up a residents committee to address the problems. WHG will be leaflet dropping the area to invite you to a meeting. If you are interested then please contact us on 0845 113 5000. - Crime Prevention
We have been taking our beat surgeries out to you within the community. Your local Police Community Support Officers (PCSO's) have been visiting hotspot streets to give advise on how to keep you and your property safe. We will be continuing to do this during the next few month, to find out when we will be at a street near you check the website meetings below.
We still have a limited amount of shed alarms which we will fit to victims of shed burglaries in the area.
We are also supplying households in the Beechdale area w SmartWater kits. This is to tackle an increase of lead thefts reported in this area. We will also be visiting all scrap merchants to check for any stolen metal.Smartwater is a traceable liquid it cannot be washed of - Anti-social behaviour in Leamore
We are happy to report that we have secured a CRASBO - Criminal Anti-social behaviour order - on a person who was causing lots of problems in the Leamore area.
My team and I are working with traders in the Leamore area to discuss tactics in how to combat anti-social behaviour. We will continue to meet the Traders on a quarterly basis.
We have recently arrested an adult male for supplying Class A drugs, he is now currently on bail and we will be making further enquiries to secure a charge. - Anti-social behaviour around the Beechdale area:
We have received complaints from local residents and from the Community Action Tasking (CAT) meetings about problems with youths in the Beechdale area.
My team and I will be conducting joint work with the anti-social behaviour unit and Beechdale Housing Association (BCHA). Our beat surgeries will now be attended by both these partners. To find out when your next beat surgery is just scroll down to the meetings on this page.
Any anti-social behaviour reported will be investigated, if you are caught causing anti-social behaviour, we will discuss this at your home. We will also report this to the Beechdale Housing Association (BCHA) who may take further action and you may be in breach of your tennancy. - Drug Crime
We have recently executed 3 drugs warrants in the Leamore and Beechdale area.
As a result we have arrested 4 people and have seized drugs from all the addresses.
We take this crime very seriously and are encouraging anyone with any information to come forward. Rest assured any information given to us will be acted upon.
You can call us on 08451135000 or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111.
Influence - over policing priorities
Your next neighbourhood police meeting or community surgery will be held on:
| Date/Time | Meeting Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 20 March 2010 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Beat Surgery | Walker Road Bloxwich Walsall |
| Sunday 21 March 2010 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Beat Surgery | Pembroke House Leamore Walsall |
| Monday 22 March 2010 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Beat Surgery | Beechdale Housing Association Stephenson Square Beechdale |
| Tuesday 23 March 2010 7:00 pm | Residents Meeting | Bloxwich Police Station Station Street Bloxwich Walsall |
| Monday 19 April 2010 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Beat Surgery | Beechdale Housing Association (BCHA) Stephenson Avenue Bloxwich Walsall |
| Tuesday 20 April 2010 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Beat Surgery | Pembroke House Leamore Walsall |
| Wednesday 21 April 2010 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Beat Surgery | Phoenix School Odell Road Bloxwich Walsall |
| Monday 26 April 2010 7:00 pm | Beat Surgery | Residents meeting at Bloxwich Station, Station Street Bloxwich Walsall |
| Monday 26 April 2010 7:00 pm | Bloxwich Residents Meeting | Bloxwich Police Station Station Street Bloxwich Walsall |
Please come along to the meetings and help us identify what is important to you!
If you are unable to attend a neighbourhood meeting, but would like to put an issue forward for consideration as a priority, please email your local team with as much detail as possible using the email address above.
Team photo
The officers who cover your neighbourhood are:
- PC Alison Pudney
- PC Emma Clarke
- PC Gemma Floyd
- PC Natalie Tompkins
- PC Nicky Day
- PC Tony Downes
- PCSO Jordan Link
- PCSO Nick Hartland
The inspector for your neighbourhood sector is Inspector Mandy Mcphee
How can you get involved?
The Prince's Trust - for 16 to 25 year olds.
West Midlands Police are working closely with the Princes Trust programme and Wolverhampton College to offer a free development course for 16 - 25 year olds.
The course is run from Brownhills police station and lasts for 12 weeks.
The programme is designed to improve and develop skills and offer further education and training to help the attendees find work.
It is a personal development programme which, through practical support including training and teamwork in the community, helps them realise their potential whilst developing their confidence, motivation, communication skills and self esteem.
The students build a portfolio of certificates through various activities, including a week spent taking part in team building challenges. They are also required to take part in a community project, for which they must help raise funding. They practice interview techniques, learn how to write a CV and complete two weeks work experience.
At the end of the course the students deliver a presentation to family and friends which is usually very emotional and a credit to their achievements.
The Team Leaders for Brownhills are PC Richard Hartland and PCSO Lin Boukley. Commenting on the programme PC Hartland said: "The students work very hard and gain valuable life experience through the course."
"Through the support given by the Prince's Trust, the young people have new goals and ambitions. It is a pleasure to work with them and see them achieve so much."
For more information on the Team Programme or how to take part please call one of the team leaders on 07919 411 156 or visit the website at www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/princes_trust.
Set up your own Neighbourhood Watch
Set up your own Neighbourhood Watch, a proven way to reduce crime.
Households in active neighbourhood watch schemes tend to experience less crime as they are more aware of their personal and home security and pay more attention to what is going on in their street.
Regular contact with neighbourhood policing teams brings greater awareness of what is going on in their area. In addition, being part of neighbourhood watch brings other benefits, for example:
- 'Relay' messages - the relay system is a free automated messaging system that is used to send out crime prevention and other messages to neighbourhood watch co-ordinators.
- Regular newsletters. These can also be sent out be e-mail
- Access to other services, offered by the Home Office, Safer Walsall Partnership and West Midlands Police
- Cheaper home insurance!
- Neighbourhood watch street signs available free of charge
You can be assured of plenty of support from the police and fellow co-ordinators. The amount of work involved is minimal, and setting up a scheme is very easy.
To find out more or to arrange a face to face meeting ring Kevin Pitt on 01922 439103 or email him at the Walsall community Safety team on n_walsall_cst@west_midlands.pnn.police.uk.
You can also visit the Neighbourhood Watch website at www.neighbourhoodwatch.net for more information.
Policing Pledge
Your local Neighbourhood team pledge to listen to your concerns, act on these concerns, and then keep you informed of the progress that's been made.
To find out more about our policing pledge and how it affects you and your neighbourhood, click onto the link below.
Crime Statistics
Find out about crime levels in your neighbourhood
- My Neighbourhood (external site)