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Welcome to Broad Street and Entertainment area Neighbourhood

Simon Finney
Sergeant  Simon Finney
Telephone:0845 113 5000 ext 7865 6224
Email:broadstreet@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 Broad Street and Entertainment area neighbourhood are:

  1. Anti-social behaviour
    Anti-social behaviour associated with the areas surrounding the canal towpaths including damage, noise, drug use, jumping on boats and theft from boats.

    Targetting anti-social behaviour and drinking in the alcohol restricted area in the Commercial Street/Washington Street area.
  2. Road safety
    Road safety associated with Broad St, Commercial St and Sherbourne St.

    Officers conducted a Drink drive operation on Broad Street during June, where 20 HORTs, 5 fixed penalty notices and 10 VDRS were issued. Also one person was arrested for possession of cannabis and three drivers were breathalysed.
  3. Safety issues regarding taxis on Broad St
  4. Checking doorstaff
    The officers visited all bars on Broad Street to ensure that all the door staff were registered and their SIA badges were checked. During their checks, two offences were disclosed and both were reported to the SIA and sent home, they can no longer work on the doors.
  5. Targetting beggers
    The neighbourhood team have been able to get another five interim ASBOs to address the begging problems on Broad Street. (12.01.09).

Answers - feedback and solutions

The following are the issues raised from our last neighbourhood meeting and what we are doing to tackle them:

  • Illegal parking
    Police Community Support Officers have been targeting illegal parking on Ryland Street and Sherbourne Street. This parking was causing obstruction to residents, businesses and the emergency services. Numerous penalty notices have been issued and an improvement has been noted.
  • Anti-social behaviour
    Increased patrols have occurred in the areas identified for anti-social behaviour around the Post Box and Civic Close.
  • Taxis
    In partnership with Birmingham City Council Street Wardens, many taxis have been reported for illegal U-turns and parking outside of ranks. A new taxi access scheme is under consideration.
  • Drug Use on Broad Street
    As part of the National Tackling Drugs week, officers from the Broad Street neighbourhood team used a drug itemiser at Gatecrasher and tested 75 people for illegal substances. Out these 75 people, 21 tested positive and were subjected to a search under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
  • Community Engagment
    As part of the 'Youth 4 Em' initiative, officers from the neighbourhood team have been taking part in football matches with year 6 from St Chads School and talking to about knife crime.

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

Broad Street Neighbourhood team

The officers who cover your neighbourhood are:

  • Sergeant Simon Finney
  • PC Brian Green
  • PC Claire Winchurch
  • PC Kate Pestridge
  • PC Rose Pirie
  • PC Steve Crews
  • PC Steve Malborn
  • PC Sujjad Ahmed
  • PC Tom Oppenkowski
  • PC Vicki Mielczarek
  • PCSO Chris Roberts
  • PCSO Matthew Jones

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

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