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Most commonly reported crimes during Jun 2026

Violence and sexual offences
143
Vehicle crime
36
Criminal damage and arson
26
Public order
24

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Month	Total	Percentage
Jul 2025	332	9.8%
Aug 2025	270	7.9%
Sep 2025	257	7.6%
Oct 2025	285	8.4%
Nov 2025	290	8.5%
Dec 2025	245	7.2%
Jan 2026	294	8.7%
Feb 2026	217	6.4%
Mar 2026	324	9.5%
Apr 2026	274	8.1%
May 2026	288	8.5%
Jun 2026	322	9.5%

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Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems.

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Inspector

James Carroll
Sergeant

Simon Garner - Dedicated Neighbourhood Officer - Stechford and Yardley North
Police Constable

Andrew Burton - Local Action Team
Police Constable

Harry Medlicott - Dedicated Neighbourhood Officer - Stechford and Yardley North
Police Constable

Paul Williams - Dedicated Neighbourhood Officer - Stechford and Yardley North
PCSO

Keith Holt
PCSO

Kenneth Walters

Policing priorities

Priority:

Action taken:
Priority:

Retail Crime - Retail Crime remains a focus for the Stechford and Yardley North Neighbourhood Policing Team. Whilst historically seen as more minor offending, retail crime has a huge impact, not just on the retailers or staff but on the wider community also. Often, the offenders in these matters are the same individuals causing Anti-Social Behaviour in other local areas including drug use, begging and disorder. By targeting these offenders, we aim to resolve longer term issues and root causes of their offending. Whilst our efforts will largely centre around Stechford Retail Park, we will also factor in small parades of shops.

Issued 23 August 2026

Action taken:

•Officers are maintaining high visibility at Stechford Retail Park, including community engagement, PCSO crime prevention stand etc.

*Increase in retail crime seen at Tesco, Cockshut Hill. Officers are working with staff to identify persistent offenders and expedite arrests. 1 offender in particular has been identified for a large number of shop lifting including some at Tesco, Cockshut Hill. Officers are actively pursuing the individual elsewhere across Birmingham.

*Stechford Retail Park offending relatively low, small number of offences committed by prolific offender are being expedited and offenders either arrested or postal charged.

*Shop Theft is down 20.2% in Stechford and North Yardley vs. this time last year,

Actioned 23 August 2026
Priority:

Road safety
Working with West Midlands Police colleagues and partners to make some of our busiest roads safer. Road Safety - Following feedback from various community meetings and a small number of speed related, high profile road traffic collisions, Stechford and North Yardley NPT are prioritising road safety. This overlaps with anti-social behaviour linked to off road motorbikes. Speeding and dangerous or careless driving causes great harm to communities and we are committed to reducing where possible

Issued 23 August 2026

Action taken:

Further Team Pro-Laser Speed Gun operations planned over the next few weeks to ensure vehicles are adhering to speed limits.

We are actively promoting Community Speedwatch and looking to boost recruitment in the near future. Messages going out on WM Now and promoting in community meetings and public engagement stands.

Officers are actively enforcing zig zags at the Yew Tree Shops.

Officers are promoting the use of Operation Snap at community meetings - members of the public can submit digital evidence of moving traffic and parking offences for review and action. See the Operation Snap section of the WMP website for details.

Problem vehicles across the neighbourhood are being recovered for a variety of offences including parking offences, no tax, insurance, obstruction offences or simply being stolen. This increases visibility at key junctions and frees up valuable parking space for residents and business

Actioned 23 August 2026
Priority:

As with many areas, Stechford can experience anti-social behaviour (ASB) in many forms including youth ASB, neighbour disputes, aggressive begging, public drug use, unlawful encampments, noise nuisance, inconsiderate use of vehicles including e-bikes etc. The Stechford and North Yardley Neighbourhood Team are committed to a problem solving; approach in order to solve ASB, and use the latest data / analysis to identify the root cause. We are monitoring various Houses of Multiple Occupancy at present which has attracted anti-social behaviour and criminality including through liaison with Birmingham City Council and other Housing Management Companies to ensure the long term solutions as opposed to temporary fixes.

Issued 23 August 2026

Action taken:

Officers have been completing increased patrols around Old Yardley Park following reports of an off road motorbike being use and male loitering in parked cars. Patrols have been completed up to the end of our late shift to maximise the chance of an encounter.

Officers have completed increased patrols and worked with the housing provider at Campbell Court following reports of drug taking within communal areas. Residents have been reassured and the relevant communal areas have been cleaned out and secured.

Officer are currently working with betting shops on Stoney Lane to identify and target ASB offenders who consume alcohol and persistently try and enter the shops, despite being banned. Patrols are being completed and enquiries ongoing.

Problem vehicles across the neighbourhood are being recovered for a variety of offences including parking offences, no tax, insurance, obstruction offences or simply being stolen. This increases visibility at key junctions and frees up valuable parking space for residents and business

Actioned 23 August 2026

Meetings and events

Cuppa With a Copper - Old Brookside

10:00AM - 11:00AM, Mon 07 September 2026

Old Brookside Retirement Housing, Yardley Field Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8QL

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Stechford and Yardley North

Overview

Top reported crimes

Violence and sexual offences

Vehicle crime

Criminal damage and arson

Public order

Crime levels overview

Crime per Month

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