POLICE DETAILS
West Midlands Police - Wolverhampton City Centre Neighbourhood

Business Crime – driving down retail crime and bringing offenders to justice.

Serious Youth Violence ?- taking a firm stance on reducing violence involving young people through targeted patrols with support from wider force resources to enhance the work of local teams.? Intervening at the point of lower level anti-social behavior and providing support and diversion through the wider partnership. ??

Violence against women and girls – making the City Centre a safe place and promoting safety in the night-time economy

Business Crime – driving down retail crime and bringing offenders to justice.

We have been conducting high visibility patrols on our high street, attending incidents and making arrests. Our officers are investigating incidents of shop theft on a daily basis and working to provide a positive outcome for our retailers. In addition, we have specialist operations targeting suspicious behaviour and working to prevent crime before it takes place. Our PCSO's are proactively engaging with staff at premises to understand how we can work in partnership to reduce incidents of offending and increase our visibility at vulnerable times.

Serious Youth Violence ?- taking a firm stance on reducing violence involving young people through targeted patrols with support from wider force resources to enhance the work of local teams.? Intervening at the point of lower level anti-social behavior and providing support and diversion through the wider partnership. ??

We are working closely with teams and partners across the local policing area to engage hotspots known for incidents of serious youth violence. This includes proactive intelligence led stop/searches in an effort to remove weapons from our streets and keep our communities safe. Work is being undertaken around our transport hubs in the city which we know are hotspots for ASB and violence and this is underpinned by specialist operations including project Servitor. Our knife surrender bin at St Peters gardens has seen a large number of bladed articles voluntarily surrendered, and this is reinforced with weapon sweeps throughout the city centre.

Violence against women and girls – making the City Centre a safe place and promoting safety in the night-time economy

Officers are engaging with licenced premises to ensure safety measures are in place to reduce incidents of spiking and harassment of females during night time economy. In addition, lone females are being supported in getting home safely and any suspicious behaviour dealt with swiftly and effectively. We are working with partners such as late night safe haven to reinforce the message that everyone has the right to feel safe when visiting Wolverhampton at night.

Business Crime – driving down retail crime and bringing offenders to justice.

We have been conducting high visibility patrols on our high street, attending incidents and making arrests. Our officers are investigating incidents of shop theft on a daily basis and working to provide a positive outcome for our retailers. In addition, we have specialist operations targeting suspicious behaviour and working to prevent crime before it takes place. Our PCSO's are proactively engaging with staff at premises to understand how we can work in partnership to reduce incidents of offending and increase our visibility at vulnerable times.

Serious Youth Violence ?- taking a firm stance on reducing violence involving young people through targeted patrols with support from wider force resources to enhance the work of local teams.? Intervening at the point of lower level anti-social behavior and providing support and diversion through the wider partnership. ??

We are working closely with teams and partners across the local policing area to engage hotspots known for incidents of serious youth violence. This includes proactive intelligence led stop/searches in an effort to remove weapons from our streets and keep our communities safe. Work is being undertaken around our transport hubs in the city which we know are hotspots for ASB and violence and this is underpinned by specialist operations including project Servitor. Our knife surrender bin at St Peters gardens has seen a large number of bladed articles voluntarily surrendered, and this is reinforced with weapon sweeps throughout the city centre.

Violence against women and girls – making the City Centre a safe place and promoting safety in the night-time economy

Officers are engaging with licenced premises to ensure safety measures are in place to reduce incidents of spiking and harassment of females during night time economy. In addition, lone females are being supported in getting home safely and any suspicious behaviour dealt with swiftly and effectively. We are working with partners such as late night safe haven to reinforce the message that everyone has the right to feel safe when visiting Wolverhampton at night.

Business Crime – working with local businesses and ensuring we deal with reported crimes effectively to prevent further offences.

We continue to conduct high visibility patrols on our high street (Dudley Street), attending incidents and making arrests. Our officers are investigating incidents of shop theft on a daily basis and working to provide a positive outcome for our retailers. In addition, we have specialist operations targeting suspicious behaviour and working to prevent crime before it takes place. Our PCSO's are proactively engaging with staff at premises to understand how we can work in partnership to reduce incidents of offending and increase our visibility at vulnerable times. We also have plain clothed officers working in the city centre and approaching our well known offenders.

Violence against women and girls – making the City Centre a safe place and promoting safety in the night-time economy

Our teams are passionate about making the city a safe place during the day and night. We have plain clothed officers out every Friday and Saturday from September into October as we welcome more people into the city. Officers are engaging with licensed premises to ensure safety measures are in place to reduce incidents of spiking and harassment of females during night time economy. In addition, lone females are being supported in getting home safely and any suspicious behaviour dealt with swiftly and effectively. We are working with partners such as late night safe haven to reinforce the message that everyone has the right to feel safe when visiting Wolverhampton at night.

Anti-social behaviour - early evenings

We know we have key locations within the city where anti-social behaviour is more likely to occur. Our incident logs provide data to direct our patrols so we are in the right places at the right time. We concentrate on patrols around Dudley Street, Queen Street and Victoria Square. A Public Space Protection Order has been granted for the city centre to provide a long term approach to reducing incidents of anti-social behaviour that is committed by groups of people. Residents, visitors and businesses can enjoy a safer space without fear of confrontation.

Business Crime and other theft – working with local businesses and ensuring we deal with reported crimes effectively to prevent further offences.

This time of year we start to see more thefts where victims have money stolen from bags they are carrying. Often the victims of these offences are elderly and they money is taken without them being aware until they come to pay for something or return home and notice money is missing. Thankfully the numbers are low but we ask everyone to be vigilant and report anything suspicious.

We continue to conduct high visibility patrols on our high street (Dudley Street), attending incidents and making arrests. Our officers are investigating incidents of shop theft on a daily basis and working to provide a positive outcome for our retailers. In addition, we have specialist operations targeting suspicious behaviour and working to prevent crime before it takes place. Our PCSO's are proactively engaging with staff at premises to understand how we can work in partnership to reduce incidents of offending and increase our visibility at vulnerable times. We also have plain clothed officers working in the city centre and approaching our well known offenders.

If you know where stolen goods are being taken and sold or information people who are committing thefts in the city, you can call police or report via Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111 or online (this is a charity and you can report anonymously).

Violence against women and girls – making the City Centre a safe place and promoting safety in the night-time economy

Our teams are passionate about making the city a safe place during the day and night. Local officers carried out additional patrols through September and October - they enjoy being out in plain clothes and speaking to as many people as possible, whether to help or deal with an issue.
Our plans are set for the festive period and we have an uplift in uniformed officers who will be working overnight across the city every weekend. Officers are engaging with licensed premises to ensure safety measures are in place to reduce incidents of spiking and harassment of females during night time economy. In addition, lone females are being supported in getting home safely and any suspicious behaviour dealt with swiftly and effectively. We are working with partners such as late night safe haven to reinforce the message that everyone has the right to feel safe when visiting Wolverhampton at night.

Anti-social behaviour - early evenings

Last month we talked about work we are doing to reduce ASB during early evenings. This month we have a team of plain clothed officers on duty in the day and early evenings and they are focusing on Piper's Row and St. Peter's Gardens. They have already arrested 4 people who were wanted for outstanding matters.

We know we have key locations within the city where anti-social behaviour is more likely to occur. Our incident logs provide data to direct our patrols so we are in the right places at the right time. We continue to concentrate on Dudley Street, Queen Street and Victoria Square. A Public Space Protection Order has been granted for the city centre to provide a long term approach to reducing incidents of anti-social behaviour that is committed by groups of people. Residents, visitors and businesses can enjoy a safer space without fear of confrontation.