Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill
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.
Gorse Hill & Rainbow Hill

Samantha Callaway
Sergeant

Tom Evans
Police Community Support Officer
+447890525228

Alex Nuthall
Police Community Support Officer
07980928598

Catrina Palmer
Police Constable
07980944775

Karl Schneid
Police Community Support Officer
07920910855

Stephen Thomas
Police Constable
07773043153
Local Priority Issues
Priority | Action taken |
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Setting the blueprint for West Mercia Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner’s West Mercia Safer Communities Plan has four priorities shaped by the public: Issued 10 October 2025 |
Safer Neighbourhood Teams set local priorities and provide regular updates via social media and Neighbourhood Matters. Contact your local team for more information. Actioned 10 October 2025 |
What members in Gorse Hill and Rainbow Hill are saying are the issues in the area:
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