Droitwich Town West and Rural West

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.

Droitwich Town West & Rural West

Catherine Atkinson

Sergeant

07773 046212

Patricia Holland

Police Community Support Officer

07980912973

Lisa Hornberger

Inspector

Katie Radford

Police Community Support Officer

07980910835

Gemma Sparkes

Police Constable

Thomas Stevenson

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Issue - Anti social behaviour/ criminal damage, in the Chawson area of Droitwich You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns Issued 01 July 2026	We will: Increase police visibility and foot patrols Link in with the residents association meeting and local councillors to address the concerns. Drop in surgeries at various times including days, evenings and weekends. Deal with ASB and criminal offences robustly. The team will advertise events on social media platforms and circulate information and good news stories to keep local residents updated. We did: July 2026 - Attended the local residents meeting Conducted a drop-in surgery in July Patrols both on foot and in vehicle to provide a visibility at various times of the day, engaging with residents. Reports of offending and ASB has reduced following positive visibility and police enforcement We did: August 2026. Regular patrols in the area, both by car and by walking. Continuing to engage with residents. SNT regularly link in with the Residence association providing updates on police activity. Actioned 30 September 2026
Issue - Burglary / theft and anti-social behaviour at Methodist Church, Worcester Road, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Worcester Road, Emmanuel Church, Emmanuel Church, Blake Avenue and Salwarpe Church, Copcut Lane, Salwarpe. You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns Issued 01 July 2026	We will: Attend church and community meetings to listen to concerns and gather information Increase visibility patrols in the area at key times to deter criminality and Anti-social behaviour Engage with local residents, church representatives and partner agencies to identify issues and develop long-term solutions Carry out reassurance visits to provide crime prevention advice Take positive action against those responsible where evidence identifies offenders. We did July 2026 - Regular foot patrols of Salwarpe Church , Droitwich Methodist Church , Sacred Heart church, and Emmanuel Church . Positive engagement with public when churches are open for services or activities. Offender arrested on suspicion of burglary (in connection to some of the Churches and business burglaries). This is still being investigated. Meeting conducted with the Churches and SNT , and another one planned for September. We did: August 2026 Patrols and engagements continue with the Churches to gather any information on criminality or anti-social behaviour incidents. A school holiday club at one of the churches was attended by the team to liaise with children, families and Church members. Following an arrest linked to business burglaries and by interviewing another suspect for offences related to the churches there has been no recent reports of these type of offences. Actioned 30 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Issue - Anti social behaviour/ criminal damage, in the Chawson area of Droitwich
You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:
Increase police visibility and foot patrols
Link in with the residents association meeting and local councillors to address the concerns.
Drop in surgeries at various times including days, evenings and weekends.
Deal with ASB and criminal offences robustly.

The team will advertise events on social media platforms and circulate information and good news stories to keep local residents updated.

We did: July 2026 -
Attended the local residents meeting
Conducted a drop-in surgery in July
Patrols both on foot and in vehicle to provide a visibility at various times of the day, engaging with residents.
Reports of offending and ASB has reduced following positive visibility and police enforcement
We did: August 2026.
Regular patrols in the area, both by car and by walking. Continuing to engage with residents.
SNT regularly link in with the Residence association providing updates on police activity.

Actioned 30 September 2026

Issue - Burglary / theft and anti-social behaviour at Methodist Church, Worcester Road, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Worcester Road, Emmanuel Church, Emmanuel Church, Blake Avenue and Salwarpe Church, Copcut Lane, Salwarpe.
You said; This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:
Attend church and community meetings to listen to concerns and gather information
Increase visibility patrols in the area at key times to deter criminality and Anti-social behaviour
Engage with local residents, church representatives and partner agencies to identify issues and develop long-term solutions
Carry out reassurance visits to provide crime prevention advice
Take positive action against those responsible where evidence identifies offenders.

We did July 2026 -
Regular foot patrols of Salwarpe Church , Droitwich Methodist Church , Sacred Heart church, and Emmanuel Church .
Positive engagement with public when churches are open for services or activities.
Offender arrested on suspicion of burglary (in connection to some of the Churches and business burglaries). This is still being investigated.
Meeting conducted with the Churches and SNT , and another one planned for September.

We did: August 2026
Patrols and engagements continue with the Churches to gather any information on criminality or anti-social behaviour incidents.
A school holiday club at one of the churches was attended by the team to liaise with children, families and Church members.
Following an arrest linked to business burglaries and by interviewing another suspect for offences related to the churches there has been no recent reports of these type of offences.

Actioned 30 September 2026