Force update

Hello Resident, I hope you are doing well. It’s PCSO Priest here with the weekly Neighbourhood update.

What has our team been doing?

 Officers of the Bartley Green Neighbourhood team have attended St Francis centre for our monthly Cuppa with a Copper. It was great to speak to people attending the event and speak to them about any concerns or enquires they may have for an issue they may know about within the community,. Helping to provide advice and reassurance to any concerns people may have.

Officers of the Bartley Green Neighbourhood team have been doing weapon sweeps across Bartley Green to check for any weapons hidden or dumped within the fields and bushes in the area. In total we have discovered two knifes what have been left in bushes, where they will now be taken away and destroyed. If you do stumble upon any weapons, then please call 101 to make West Midlands Police aware so that officers can go out and collect the weapon.

Upcoming event’s

Here you can find a list for our future community events with the following dates and times:

. Cuppa with a copper at Milebrook Hall, Field Lane, B32 4ER, between 10:00-11:00 AM on 12/03/26.

. Cuppa with a copper at Holloway Hall, Holloway, B31 1TT, between 10:00-11:00 AM on 23/02/26.

What’s been occurring in Bartley Green

Since the last WMNOW message, we have received six thefts from a motor vehicle within the area of Bartley Green. We advise you to take out any belongings such as carrier bags or handbags. And any valuables such as your phone or wallet. As taking these items out will reduce the risk of this happening to you.

Since the last WMNOW message, we have received four reports of criminal damage to a residence within the area of Bartley Green. We advise you to install CCTV cameras as this not only increases the security on your property. But it will also record and document any crimes being committed, as this would helps officers be able to potential identify the suspect, helping to get a positive outcome.

Additional Information

We regularly deal with drivers who obstruct the footpath leaving no room for people to get past, as well as cars parking in a way where it obstructs your view of the road. But the issue we have is that we are not always there to tackle and deal with these issues in person. So below is a link what takes you to the West Midlands Police website page where you can report car’s obstructing the pavement, obstructing your view of the road, and even vehicles parking in keep clear zones and double yellow lines.

Parking issues and abandoned vehicles | West Midlands Police

We encourage residents to register their home/business CCTV and doorbell cameras, as this helps us to solve crimes and get a positive outcome, as your CCTV cameras can provide us the appropriate footage what captures the crime in question. This helps us solves crimes but also helps to keep your community safer. Use the link below to register your CCTV cameras by putting in the relevant details what the West Midlands Police website asks of you

CCTV Registry | West Midlands Police

As of this moment we currently have 1002 members signed up to Bartley Green on wmnow. If you know someone who may have an interest in joining, then please share them this links below, so that they can fill out the boxes the websites ask of them.

Home Page - WMnow

We are still experiencing an increase of demand from across the area over the last few weeks, with more people calling and asking for help. Our staff work extremely hard to answer and respond to your calls and live chats. But due to the high demand it can cause callers to have to wait longer than they should, what is something neither of us want at all. We prioritize your enquires/calls based on how urgent they are, but we always appreciate that you want help as soon as possible.

In Non-emergencies circumstances, we want you to get in contact with us through the live web chat, or the Non-emergency telephone 101.

If your circumstances are emergencies, then please call 999.

We are still looking to recruit for the Street watch initiative. For further information please visit the WMP website for details. 

You can use the link below what will take you to our page where the necessary steps to register your interest in the street watch programme, can be made.

Street Watch | West Midlands Police

Bartley Green Neighbourhood Team.