Welcome to Jewellery Quarter and St Pauls Neighbourhood
| Sergeant Ifty Ahmed | |
| Telephone: | 0845 113 5000 Ext 7865 6231 |
| Email: | jewelleryqtrandstpauls@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 Jewellery Quarter and St Pauls neighbourhood are:
- Increase patrols in the Jewellery Quarter to tackle the threat of robberies
Seasonally the Christmas and New Year period is the busiest time in the Jewellery Quarter and coupled with the increase in the price of Gold the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood team has worked alongside West Midlands Police traffic resources to ensure officers have spent 80% of their time dedicated to preventing offences. As a result no offences of robbery were reported in December 2009. This priority was identified by the seasonal increase in business and local courier firms who felt vulnerable. - Speeding vehicles
Residents were concerned with motorists driving the wrong way along Charlotte Street which is a one way street. Members of the public also complained about motorists speeding along Newhall Hill and congestion issues around Tescos on Warstone Lane which is a bottle neck. The local community highlighted this problem during October 2009. - Launch of retail radio in the Jewellery Quarter
In partnership with local jewellers and the Retail radio group, officers have issued twenty retail radios which have improved communication between Jewellers, Police and CCTV operators. This priority was identified by the JQ regeneration partnership.
Answers - feedback and solutions
The following are the issues raised from our last neighbourhood meeting and what we are doing to tackle them:
- Increase patrols in the Jewellery Quarter to tackle the threat of robberies
Increase patrols in the Jewellery Quarter to tackle the threat of robberies:
As a result of Operation TWYER no offences of robbery were reported in December 2009. Uniform and plain clothes officers have conducted targeted patrols to ensure information is gathered and offences prevented. We are now working with the jewellers to set up a voluntary regulation scheme which will ensure photographic identification is provided when selling Gold in the Jewellery Quarter. This will deter unscrupulous customers visiting the area and assist Police in identifying handlers of stolen property.
. - Speeding vehicles
Police Community Support Officers have patrolled the area and issued numerous fines. Letters have been distributed to users of a car park in Charlotte Street educating motorists regarding the consequences of taking an illegal shortcut. Two officers from the NH team are now trained in using equipment to tackle speeding in the Neighbourhood. A meeting has taken place with the Highways engineer who is looking at several options around improving parking outside Tescos. - Launch of retail radio in the Jewellery Quarter
Retail radio is allowing jewellers to talk directly with the Police and CCTV operators who monitor cameras in the Jewellery Quarter. This allows officers to be deployed more effectively and makes the neighbourhood an even safer place to live, work and visit. A recent funding application was made in partnership with the Jewellery Quarter regeneration partnership and the police for a further 25 radios but we are currently on the reserve list. If any business is interested in joining the scheme they should contact any member of the Jewellery Quarter team.
Influence - over policing priorities
Your next neighbourhood police meeting or community surgery will be held on:
There are no meetings dates set within the next four months.
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 Amir Abid
- PC David Harman
- PC Denis Doherty
- PC Emma Holmes
- PCSO Amanda Williams
- PCSO Michael Taylor
The inspector for your neighbourhood sector is Inspector Justin Spanner
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)