Wellington West and 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.

Wellington West & Rural

Katy Balaam

Senior Police Community Support Officer

07814054228

Kristian Day

Police Constable

Ben Hoare

Sergeant

07929109393

Lindsy Lloyd

Police Community Support Officer

07966721196

Sean Maddocks

Sergeant

07817941855

Tara Ogden

Police Community Support Officer

07483111637

Ben Tanfield

Inspector

07890547455

Simon Webb

Police Constable

07890390734

Miranda Worrall

Police Constable

07811758370

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Rural Crime and thefts - This includes hare coursing which is a issue for the farming community, and theft from yards/farms of items from wuthin farmyard locations. Issued 29 June 2026	Regular patrols of the rural communities, engaging with residents and the use of local Parish Meetings. Engagement with farmers to target harden locations as well as appropriate 'warning signage' Effective use of crime deterrents such as Smartwater. Actioned 01 July 2026

Priority

Action taken

Rural Crime and thefts - This includes hare coursing which is a issue for the farming community, and theft from yards/farms of items from wuthin farmyard locations.

Issued 29 June 2026

Regular patrols of the rural communities, engaging with residents and the use of local Parish Meetings.
Engagement with farmers to target harden locations as well as appropriate 'warning signage'
Effective use of crime deterrents such as Smartwater.

Actioned 01 July 2026