Upton

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.

Upton

James Ashton (Police, Inspector, Herefordshire and Malvern Hills)

James Ashton

Inspector

Claire Doughty (West Mercia Police, Police Community Support Officer, Upton)

Claire Doughty

Police Community Support Officer

07814040601

Nick Elwell (West Mercia Police, Police Community Support Officer, Upton)

Nick Elwell

Police Community Support Officer

Kevin Johns (West Mercia Police, Police Constable, Upton)

Kevin Johns

Police Constable

07817951754

Jason Maiden (Police, Sergeant, Malvern)

Jason Maiden

Sergeant

07966569754

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Issue: Road Safety

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

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:

- Conduct speed monitoring and enforcement at locations identified as areas of concern.
- Deal with anti-social driving, providing education to motorists and enforcement when appropriate.
- Attend schools at drop off and pick up times to promote safe areas for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

Actioned 01 July 2026

Issue: Retail crime

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

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:

- Engage regularly with retailers providing a consistent approach to investigating thefts.
- Conduct high visibility patrols at high harm places engaging with staff to protect them from incidents of violence and harassment.
- Use the most effective tactical interventions to disrupt and break the cycle of offending.

Actioned 01 July 2026

Issue: Rural crime

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

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:

- Conduct patrols in areas identified as having heightened concerns.
The Safer Neighbourhood Team are when able to conducting daily visits to Gullet Quarry during the current hot spell we are experiencing, no one was over the fencing or in the water on the weekend of the 11th & 12th July. These patrols will be conducted as often as possible due to this being something that occurs each year.


Actioned 12 July 2026

What members in Upton are saying are the issues in the area:

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