St Johns and Bedwardine

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.

St Johns & Bedwardine

Edward Bishop

Police Constable

Dave Clee

Police Community Support Officer

07976937340

Sarah England

Sergeant

Amanda Gregg

Police Constable

Kate Hand

Police Community Support Officer

07811761157

Dave Wise

Inspector

Amanda Gregg

Police Constable

Dave Clee

Police Community Support Officer

07976937340

Edward Bishop

Police Constable

Kate Hand

Police Community Support Officer

07811761157

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Issue: ASB You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns. Issued 01 October 2026	We will: - Deal robustly with people committing anti-social behaviour, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm. - Ensure high visibility patrols are conducted in areas of concerns at relevant times. - Conduct high visibility patrols around derelict buildings and liaised with partners following continued reports of ASB. We have: Oct: - Continued to work with partner agencies managing derelict building sites - Ensured several vulnerable empty properties are secured, to prevent damage and anti-social behaviour, including supporting a vulnerable person to help them secure an empty property in their custodianship. -Continued to conduct high visibility patrols. Actioned 01 January 2027
Issue: Retail theft You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns. Issued 01 October 2026	We will: - Deal robustly with those committing theft offences, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm. - Increase patrols around retail stores. We have: Oct: - Increased patrols in and around retail stores - Held drop in surgeries on the Tybridge Retail Park, Lowerwick shops and outside Tesco express. Actioned 01 January 2027

Priority

Action taken

Issue: ASB
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.

Issued 01 October 2026

We will:
- Deal robustly with people committing anti-social behaviour, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm.
- Ensure high visibility patrols are conducted in areas of concerns at relevant times.
- Conduct high visibility patrols around derelict buildings and liaised with partners following continued reports of ASB.

We have:

Oct:
- Continued to work with partner agencies managing derelict building sites
- Ensured several vulnerable empty properties are secured, to prevent damage and anti-social behaviour, including supporting a vulnerable person to help them secure an empty property in their custodianship.
-Continued to conduct high visibility patrols.

Actioned 01 January 2027

Issue: Retail theft
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.

Issued 01 October 2026

We will:
- Deal robustly with those committing theft offences, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm.
- Increase patrols around retail stores.

We have:

Oct:
- Increased patrols in and around retail stores
- Held drop in surgeries on the Tybridge Retail Park, Lowerwick shops and outside Tesco express.

Actioned 01 January 2027