Bishops Castle and Craven Arms Rural

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.

Bishops Castle & Craven Arms Rural

Calvin Brown

Police Community Support Officer

07970543854

Shaun Culliss

Police Community Support Officer

07811752207

Stephen Dunn-Brown

Senior Police Community Support Officer

07814053796

Damien Kelly

Inspector

07870219174

Daryl Mcwatt

Police Constable

07973877793

Jenni Price

Sergeant

07870511466

Simon Wilkey

Police Constable

07967303889

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Rural Crime - based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns Issued 25 June 2026	We will: - Carry out high intensity targeted patrols focusing on vulnerable locations and properties. - Visit local farms and offer preventative advice with specialist departments - Offer farmers and rural residents Smartwater Actioned 30 September 2026
Road Safety - based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns Issued 25 June 2026	We will: - review available speed and collision data for this area - focus police visibility on high risk locations - consider speed surveys and enforcement Actioned 30 September 2026
Anti-Social Behaviour - based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns Issued 25 June 2026	We will: - Deal robustly with people committing anti-social behaviour, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm. - Ensure officers are visible in areas of heightened concern. - Conduct further neighbourhood priority surveys to identify areas of focus. Actioned 30 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

Rural Crime - based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns

Issued 25 June 2026

We will:
- Carry out high intensity targeted patrols focusing on vulnerable locations and properties.
- Visit local farms and offer preventative advice with specialist departments
- Offer farmers and rural residents Smartwater

Actioned 30 September 2026

Road Safety - based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns

Issued 25 June 2026

We will:
- review available speed and collision data for this area
- focus police visibility on high risk locations
- consider speed surveys and enforcement

Actioned 30 September 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour - based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns

Issued 25 June 2026

We will:
- Deal robustly with people committing anti-social behaviour, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm.
- Ensure officers are visible in areas of heightened concern.
- Conduct further neighbourhood priority surveys to identify areas of focus.

Actioned 30 September 2026