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

Inspector

Claire Doughty

Police Community Support Officer

07814040601

Nick Elwell

Police Community Support Officer

Kevin Johns

Police Constable

07817951754

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 October 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. We did: - Conducted speed monitoring and high visibility patrols. - Attended primary schools at drop off and pick up times. Actioned 01 October 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 October 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. We did: - Arrested and charged a prolific shoplifter who subsequently was handed a substantial prison sentence. - Obtained a Criminal Behaviour Order for a local prolific shop thief who had been targeting local stores. Actioned 01 October 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 October 2026	We will: - Conduct patrols in areas identified as having heightened concerns. - Provide crime prevention advise regularly through community messaging. - Review local crime data to understand whether this is an emerging crime threat or perception. We did: - Reassurance provided to victims of recent thefts. - High visibility patrols of rural areas, targeting areas known for hare-coursing. Actioned 01 October 2026

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 October 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.

We did:

- Conducted speed monitoring and high visibility patrols.
- Attended primary schools at drop off and pick up times.

Actioned 01 October 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 October 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.

We did:

- Arrested and charged a prolific shoplifter who subsequently was handed a substantial prison sentence.

- Obtained a Criminal Behaviour Order for a local prolific shop thief who had been targeting local stores.

Actioned 01 October 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 October 2026

We will:

- Conduct patrols in areas identified as having heightened concerns.

- Provide crime prevention advise regularly through community messaging.

- Review local crime data to understand whether this is an emerging crime threat or perception.

We did:
- Reassurance provided to victims of recent thefts.

- High visibility patrols of rural areas, targeting areas known for hare-coursing.

Actioned 01 October 2026