Oswestry Rural North

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.

Oswestry Rural North

Michael Hogg (Police, Police Constable, Oswestry Rural North)

Michael Hogg

Police Constable

07870156668

David Hughes (Police, Police Community Support Officer, West Mercia Police, Shropshire, Oswestry Rural North SNT.)

David Hughes

Police Community Support Officer

07870219190

Tim Lever (Police, Sergeant, Oswestry & Ellesmere SNT)

Tim Lever

Sergeant

07976937927

Barry Thomas (Police, T/Inspector, North Shropshire)

Barry Thomas

T/Inspector

07870512879

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

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:

- Cutting crime – targeting the concerns, and crime types, that matter most to communities, including anti-social behaviour
- Policing with the community – more visible and accessible policing resulting in improved public confidence and satisfaction
- Supporting victims and witnesses – ensuring victims feel supported throughout the criminal justice journey and are regularly updated, and criminals are brought to justice
- Maximising resources and value for money – identifying efficiencies and smarter ways of working without compromising on delivering a quality service

The West Mercia Police Local Policing Charter is based on three principles

- Visibility
- Accessibility
- Engagement.

It is a commitment to accessible, community-focused policing. It prioritises listening to residents, tackling crime, safety and anti-social behaviour (ASB).

Issued 24 June 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 24 June 2025

What members in Oswestry Rural North are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Attendance at a Road Traffic Collision

Yesterday afternoon at around midday, Pc Mike and PCSO Dave from the Rural North Safer Neighbourhood...

West Mercia Police
12/09/2025 10:51:49

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Os NOSH Cafe : Fri 12 Sep 12:00

Dear Resident, We are encouraging the public to have their say, at an event at OsNosh Café, Y...

West Mercia Police
11/09/2025 11:24:38

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Meet and Greet at Cabin Lane Church, Oswestry : Fri 12 Sep 14:30

Dear Resident, Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Café at Cabin Lane Church on 12...

West Mercia Police
11/09/2025 10:35:20

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WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE - ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT - 09/09/2025

TELEPHONE FRAUD Whilst we have mainly focused with Online Fraud in these weekly updates, criminals...

West Mercia Police
09/09/2025 14:05:48

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Have your say in shaping support services in West Mercia

Victims have opportunity to shape future support in West Mercia Committed to putting the voice of vi...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
09/09/2025 11:42:48

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🌟 Community Heroes in Oswestry 🌟

Yesterday afternoon, officers in Oswestry were searching for an elderly woman with dementia who had ...

West Mercia Police
07/09/2025 18:23:51

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Female arrested for Public order offences

Yesterday afternoon, Sergeant Lever and PC Watling of the Oswestry Town Centre Team were on foot pat...

West Mercia Police
05/09/2025 14:56:47

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Wanted Person Arrested

This afternoon officers from E Shift and the Rural North Safer Neighbourhood Team attended a report ...

West Mercia Police
03/09/2025 22:35:04

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Upcoming Events

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Police engagement van - Gobowen Pavillion
  • Pavilion and Playing Fields, Gobowen, , SY10 7BU
  • 15/09/2025 16:30
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Police engagement Van - St Martins community centre
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Police engagement van - Weston Rhyn Recreational Ground
  • Saint Johns Vicarage, Vicarage Lane, SY10 7RE
  • 29/09/2025 18:00
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Police surgery @ Whittington Primary school coffee and chat
  • Whittington C E A Primary School, Station Road, SY11 4DA
  • 07/10/2025 09:00
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Police surgery @ Whittington senior citizens coffee morning
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Police engagement van - Whitington senior citizens
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Police surgery @ Weston Rhyn Primary school coffee and chat
  • Weston Rhyn Primary School, 3 Station Road, SY10 7SR
  • 14/10/2025 09:00
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Police surgery @ Gobowen, Meadowbrook Court Coffee Morning

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