Message drink driving and Against Domestic Abuse (Love Shouldn't Hurt)

Message drink driving and Against Domestic Abuse (Love Shouldn't Hurt)

This week I have given out another Community Protection Warning (CPW) to another ASB offender. They will hopefully take this formal warning serious and change the way they behave. If they don’t I will be giving out a Community Protection Notice (CPN). This will be one step closer to a criminal offence and attending court.

I have helped track an offender down for breaching his bail from Essex. Offenders may get released from police or courts custody, but they will get spoken to if they breach their bail. Policing Across Boarders.

I have attended a road traffic collision (RTC) on the MINSTER ROAD not far from my station and the one driver was arrested for drink driving. This is a serious offence and unfortunately some feel it is ok to do. It is also important to remember your not always sober enough to drive because you have slept! Lots of people crash and get caught drink driving from “Last Nights Drink”. If you drink heavily until one in the morning you will most likely be over the limit in the morning.

I also arrested a male for Domestic assault. Violence is not accepted and the police are here to help. Even if you are not able to talk about it at this point in time, if you ask, the police will come out everytime!

Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview - Office for National Statistics

he Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated that approximately 3.8 million people (7.8%) aged 16 years and over experienced domestic abuse in the survey year ending (YE) March 2025.

An estimated 2.2 million females (9.1%) and 1.5 million males (6.5%) experienced domestic abuse in the last year.

There was no statistically significant change in the prevalence of domestic abuse experienced in the last year, compared with the previous year; comparisons cannot be made before YE March 2024 because of the introduction of new survey questions to measure domestic abuse.

The police recorded 816,493 domestic abuse-related crimes in England and Wales in YE March 2025; a decrease compared with the previous year (851,062), which reflects recent changes in police recording practices.

There were 54,987 domestic abuse-related prosecutions in England and Wales in YE March 2025 compared with 51,183 in YE March 2024.

Support

Male Domestic Abuse Helpline

Covering Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Tel: 0800 014 9082

West Mercia Women’s Aid

Domestic abuse helpline numbers: Worcestershire: 0800 980 3331

Out and about myself and Oldington, Foley and Sutton Park SNT do what we can to support our community. Let us know if you need support with a community issue.

I want to make you aware of the West Mercia Local Resilience Forum (LRF) this is a website for multiple agencies to get together and offer advice to you, about risk in the area. Part of this is from the Police. It covers advice topics effecting the area at the time such as:

Animal Diseases

Cyber fraud

Pandemics

Extreme cold weather or hot weather

Flooding

Loss of gas, water or power

Serious and organised crime

Social Disruption

West Mercia Resilience Forum | Better Prepared

I am on annual leave after today (I feel like I have said that a lot latterly, I promise its not something you said). I will happily see you all on my return on Monday 28th September 2026. Stay safe until my return!

I will leave you with the fun fact:

Most British police officers do not routinely carry firearms, a tradition that dates back to the founding of the Metropolitan Police Service in 1829 but Early officers used flintlock pistols, but senior leaders wanted to keep a friendly reputation.

Hadrian's Wall was started in AD 122 during the visit of the Roman Emperor Hadrian to the province of Britain.

Construction Facts

Start Year: AD 122

Completion Year: Around AD 128

Builder: Roman legionary troops

Length: 80 Roman miles (about 73 to 74 modern miles) from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway

Some birthdays today:

Alfie Allen – English actor (Game of Thrones), born in London (turning 40)

Aaron Sidwell – British actor (EastEnders), born in Maidstone (turning 38)

James McCartney – English musician and son of Paul McCartney, born in London (turning 49)

Let me know if you are celebrating with them 😊

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(West Mercia Police, Police Constable, Oldington, Foley and Sutton Park SNT)