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, Oswestry Rural North SNT)

David Hughes

Police Community Support Officer

07870219190

Stuart LeClere (West Mercia Police, Sergeant, North Shropshire)

Stuart Leclere

Sergeant

07773043798

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

Tim Lever

Sergeant

07976937927

Matt Painter (West Mercia, Inspector, North Shropshire - Oswestry, Ellesmere, Wem, Whitchurch and Market Drayton)

Matt Painter

Inspector

Sarah Williams (Police Community Support Officer, Police Community Support Officer, Oswestry Rural North)

Sarah Williams

Police Community Support Officer

07973865086

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Speeding: This is a priority for the next three months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.

Issued 30 June 2026

We will:
- Deal robustly with people committing offences, making use of available equipment such as a Trucam and Speed monitoring devices.
- Complete enforcement campaigns, offering advice, guidance and awareness as well as enforcement.
- Ensure officers positively target areas of heightened concern.
- Conduct further neighbourhood surveys to identify areas of concern

Actioned 30 June 2026

Anti social Behaviour - This is a priority for the next three months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.

Issued 30 June 2026

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

Actioned 30 June 2026

Drug Dealing: This is a priority for the next three months based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.

Issued 30 June 2026

We will:
- Deal robustly with people committing offences, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm.
- Ensure officers are visible in areas of heightened concern.
- Conduct further neighbourhood surveys to identify areas of concern.
- Provide crime prevention advice to local neighbourhoods being targeted by offenders

Actioned 30 June 2026

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

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