Shrewsbury Rural South and West

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.

Shrewsbury Rural East

Elena Campau (Police, Police Constable, Rural East)

Elena Campau

Police Constable

07970544110

Nichola  Coupland  (Police , Police Constable , Pontesbury West  - Shropshire  - West Mercia )

Nichola Coupland

Police Constable

07870155842

Stephen Dunn-Brown (West Mercia Police, Senior Police Community Support Officer, South Shropshire)

Stephen Dunn-Brown

Senior Police Community Support Officer

07814053796

Phil Parke (West Mercia Police, Sergeant, Harlescott and Sundorne; Castlefields and Bagley)

Phil Parke

Sergeant

Stuart Roberts (West Mercia Police, Police Community Support Officer, Shropshire  Rural East)

Stuart Roberts

Police Community Support Officer

07967303856

Ingrid Tozer (West Mercia Police, Inspector, Shrewsbury Central)

Ingrid Tozer

Inspector

07773034453

Neil Ward (Police, Sergeant, SNT Shrewsbury)

Neil Ward

Sergeant

07890527786

Elena Campau (Police, Police Constable, Rural East)

Elena Campau

Police Constable

07970544110

Nichola Coupland (Police, Police Constable, Pontesbury West  - Shropshire  - West Mercia)

Nichola Coupland

Police Constable

07870155842

Rich Walters (West Mercia Police, Police Constable, Shrewsbury Rural West)

Rich Walters

Police Constable

07814044875

Sarah Edwards (West Mercia Police, Police Community Support Officer, Shrewsbury Rural West.)

Sarah Edwards

Police Community Support Officer

07870150913

Stuart Roberts (West Mercia Police, Police Community Support Officer, Shropshire  Rural East)

Stuart Roberts

Police Community Support Officer

07967303856

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Issue :
Anti Social Behaviour
You said :
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community concerns.

Issued 01 July 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

We did:
- Patrols to known ASB Bayston Hill hot spots, village Shops, Play areas and Top field. Negative for ASB at this time 01/07
- Patrol to Bayston Hill Scout Hut Reports of ASB, foot patrol to immediate area of Scout Hut, Neighbours spoken to and hut secured 02/07.
- Cardington Surgery in village, foot patrol of village and engagement with Villagers, Further Patrols of local Farms. 02/07
- Patrols to Upon Magna and Withington, Recent ASB in UM church yard foot patrol in this area no issues. 03/07
- Atcham Surgery in village, foot patrol of village and engagement with Villagers. 03/07
- Early evening patrol of Bayston Hill ASB Hot spots, to include Shops, top field and old Scout Hut now boarded, MOP spoken to in reference to Scout Hut. 03/07
- Patrol of Upton Magna to include Surgery with residents, D Carter (Parish Council)spoken to re local issues. 04/07
- Attended Sus Circs Eaton Constantine to include patrol of village, surrounding farms and engagement with MOP. 04/07
- Condover Village patrol of known ASB hot spots kids spoken to at woodland park no issues. 04/07
- Bayston Hill ASB hot spot patrol (evening) no youths sighted.04/07
- Patrol and Surgery in Church Pulverbatch.10/07.
Patrol of Bayston Hill Scout Hut and surrounding area no one sighted 02/08
- Cardingtpn Surgery attended and foot patrol of village engaged with locals 02/08
- Patrols of Withington, Upton Magna no one sighted on Bike at this time 03/08
- Surgery attended at Atcham together with Traffic monitoring 03/08
- Patrol of Bayston Hill Scout Hut and surrounding area no one sighted at this time03/08
- Upton Magna Surgery attended spoken with Parish councillor re local issues.04/08
- Eyton Constantine attempted Burglary reassurance and advice given.04/08
- Mobile Surgery Church Pulverbatch and patrol of surrounding farms 10/08
- Buildwas patrol of known ASB areas no smell of drugs at this time, Surgery attended with MOP 11/08
- Eyton on Severn Hi Viz patrol of area and surrounding farms no one sighted.11/08
- Wroxeter and Cressage patrols across to church Preen and farms in between 11/08
- Uppington Village Patrol stopping at cricked ground locals spoken to no current issues.11/08
- Acton Burnell and Concorde College Patrol spoken with security.12/08
- Crosshouses Surgery with public followed by patrols of surrounding farms 12/08
- Attended reassurance visit re farm dogs Condover 12/08
- Upton Magna Patrol to Wild Bird seed factory road no vehicles parked at this time.12/08
- Patrol of Dorrington village across to Leebotwood AIO 13/08
- Cardington Foot patrol locals spoken to 13/08
- Surgery attended at Cound village hall followed by patrol of surrounding farms ad dwellings 13/08
- Surgery attended at Picklescott village hall further patrols of farms in area 20/08
- Bayston Hill Patrol of known ASB hot spots to include top field play areas and shopping parade all in order at this time.

Patrol of Dorrington to include playing field and known current ASB hotspots all appeared in order at this time.21/08

Actioned 01 July 2026

Issue :
Road Safety
You said :
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community concerns.

Issued 01 July 2026

We will:
- focus police visibility on high risk locations
- consider speed surveys and enforcement
We did:
- Atcham Speed monitoring in 40mph zone. 03/07
- Condover speed survey 30mph zone 30 vehicles average speed 26mph 04/07
- Pulverbatch speed survey 30mph zone 40 vehicles average speed 28mph 10/07

Actioned 01 July 2026

Issue :
Drug Activity
You said :
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community concerns.

Issued 01 July 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
We did:
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Actioned 30 September 2026

To be visible, accessible and responsive

Issued 30 June 2026

Maintaining a strong presence across our communities through high-visibility patrols, targeted operations and regular engagement opportunities in areas identified through community concerns, crime patterns and local intelligence.
These patrols are designed not only to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour but also to provide opportunities for residents to speak with us directly about issues affecting their community.
Community engagement remains a priority. Through police surgeries, Mobile Police Stations, community meetings and local events, we are committed to listening to your concerns and working collaboratively with residents, businesses and partner agencies to tackle local issues.
We will continue to advertise and host police surgeries and mobile police stations to provide an opportunity for residents to meet us in an informal setting. These sessions allow you to discuss concerns, report ongoing issues, seek crime prevention advice and find out more about the work we do.
We will provide regular updates on social media, Neighbourhood Matters and local meetings, we will continue to share information about policing activity, community issues, ongoing initiatives and successful outcomes

Actioned 30 June 2026

What members in Shrewsbury Rural South and West are saying are the issues in the area:

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Newsletter September 2026 Sutton

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31/08/2026 12:16:12

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Mobile Police surgery : Wed 02 Sep 18:00

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30/08/2026 12:15:55

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Mobile Police surgery : Tue 01 Sep 18:00

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28/08/2026 11:45:50

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Upcoming Events

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Mobile Police surgery
  • Bayston Hill Memorial Hall, Lyth Hill Road, SY3 0DR
  • 02/09/2026 18:00
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Mobile Police surgery
  • Condover Village Hall, Church Street, SY5 7AA
  • 03/09/2026 14:00
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Mobile Police surgery
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Mobile Police surgery
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Mobile Police surgery
  • Cressage Village Hall, Sheinton Road, SY5 6BY
  • 12/09/2026 12:30
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Mobile Police surgery
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Mobile Police surgery
  • Atcham Memorial Hall, Malthouse Lane, SY5 6QE
  • 30/09/2026 10:30
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