Headless Cross and Oakenshaw

Your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers and PCSOs based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Worcestershire.

Please find contact details for your Safer Neighbourhood Team provided below. Please note that to report a crime or incident to West Mercia Police, you can visit westmercia.police.uk or in an emergency, please dial 999.

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Richard Field

Inspector

Surinder Maman

Police Community Support Officer

07773042756

Charlie Osborne

Sergeant

James Roberts

Police Constable

07929800786

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagements with partners. Issued 01 July 2026	We will: -Deal robustly with any persons committing anti-social behaviour, working together with our partners and making use of available legislation. -Ensure Officers are regularly visible in areas of concern & ASB hotspots, such as Morton Stanley Park. We did July 2026 - -High visibility patrols have been conducted throughout the month of July - Collaborative work with partner agencies which is on-going to reduce the ASB We did August 2026 - -SNT officers in collaboration with partner agencies have worked with local businesses that had an impact on residents, to alleviate concerns Actioned 01 October 2026
Issue: Drug use & supply This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagement with partners. Issued 01 July 2026	We will: -Deal proactively with drug use & supply in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, with a particular focus on working with partners to address the root causes of drug use in the community. We did July 2026 - - Gathering of further intelligence for development - Holding regular meetings with the residents to discuss on-going concerns We did August 2026 - - Collaborative work on-going with partner agencies, to help those in the community at risk - Utilisation of stop search powers in key areas Actioned 01 October 2026
Issue: Speeding This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, recorded data and engagement with partners. Issued 01 July 2026	We will: -Review data and community concerns, working together with partners to be visible on our roads. -Provide education as well as proactive enforcement with available tools, such as TruCAM. We did July 2026 - - Regular speed enforcement has taken place over the month with relevant offences reported - PACT meeting attended with speeding concerns raised and further locations identified We did August 2026 - - Continuation of enforcement at key locations of concern Actioned 01 October 2026

Priority

Action taken

Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour

This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagements with partners.

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:
-Deal robustly with any persons committing anti-social behaviour, working together with our partners and making use of available legislation.
-Ensure Officers are regularly visible in areas of concern & ASB hotspots, such as Morton Stanley Park.

We did July 2026 -
-High visibility patrols have been conducted throughout the month of July
- Collaborative work with partner agencies which is on-going to reduce the ASB

We did August 2026 -
-SNT officers in collaboration with partner agencies have worked with local businesses that had an impact on residents, to alleviate concerns

Actioned 01 October 2026

Issue: Drug use & supply

This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagement with partners.

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:
-Deal proactively with drug use & supply in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw, with a particular focus on working with partners to address the root causes of drug use in the community.

We did July 2026 -
- Gathering of further intelligence for development
- Holding regular meetings with the residents to discuss on-going concerns

We did August 2026 -
- Collaborative work on-going with partner agencies, to help those in the community at risk
- Utilisation of stop search powers in key areas

Actioned 01 October 2026

Issue: Speeding
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, recorded data and engagement with partners.

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:
-Review data and community concerns, working together with partners to be visible on our roads.
-Provide education as well as proactive enforcement with available tools, such as TruCAM.

We did July 2026 -
- Regular speed enforcement has taken place over the month with relevant offences reported
- PACT meeting attended with speeding concerns raised and further locations identified

We did August 2026 -
- Continuation of enforcement at key locations of concern

Actioned 01 October 2026