Ketley and Oakengates
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.
Ketley & Oakengates

Katy Balaam
Senior Police Community Support Officer
07814054228

Rich Harrison
Police Community Support Officer
07816229067

Richard Jones
Sergeant
07870159045

Joshua Rolls
Police Constable
07929783275

Ben Tanfield
Inspector
07890547455

Kristin Wills
Police Community Support Officer
07814055194

Andrew Worrall
Police Constable
07811754066
Local Priority Issues
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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: Issued 10 March 2026 |
Safer Neighbourhood Teams set local priorities and provide regular updates via social media and Neighbourhood Matters. Contact your local team for more information. Actioned 10 March 2026 |
What members in Ketley and Oakengates are saying are the issues in the area:
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Upcoming Events
engagement van ketley
- Rose Manor Retirement Community - Sanctuary Supported Living, Ketley Park Road, TF1 5FH
- 12/05/2026 16:00
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engagement van oakengates
- New Street - Long Stay Car Park, New Street, TF2 6ER
- 30/05/2026 11:00
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- Rose Manor Retirement Community - Sanctuary Supported Living, Ketley Park Road, TF1 5FH
- 04/06/2026 10:00
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engagement van oakengates
- New Street - Long Stay Car Park, New Street, TF2 6ER
- 27/06/2026 11:00
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engagement van ketley
- Rose Manor Retirement Community - Sanctuary Supported Living, Ketley Park Road, TF1 5FH
- 13/07/2026 18:00
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engagement van oakengates
- New Street - Long Stay Car Park, New Street, TF2 6ER
- 25/07/2026 11:00
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