Sergeant Wilson's monthly newsletter - September

September 2025 - Radford, Holbrook, Sherbourne and Bablake - Sergeant's Update

Dear residents,

I have recently taken over from Sergeant Jackson and will now be your new local neighbourhood team’s sergeant. Having been a neighbourhood sergeant previously, I am keen to get to know the community and do the work to target our priorities. 

On Saturday 13th September 2025, I attended a coffee morning with MP Owatemi at St Finn’s Bar Sports and Social Club where I had the chance to speak to some of you. Speeding was the main issue raised and we have already planned to conduct speed watches at the locations provided. 

Over the last month, the team have been conducting various patrols to tackle ASB and suspicious activity. Thanks to a member of the community’s information, we were able to spot and stop a vehicle resulting in drugs being seized and the vehicle being seized due to being undocumented. If you have information that you think may be useful for us, please speak to us at a PACT meeting (details below) or send a message to our team’s email inbox. This can be done via the force’s website page and clicking on ‘Your area’. 

We have had a number of reports of children causing issues at various locations. The team have secured a positive result from the CPS for a youth who has been causing significant issues at the Alvis Retail Park. Anti-social behaviour (ASB) can escalate to criminal activity and impacts people and businesses greatly. Do you know where your children are or what they are up to when they go out?

Your local neighbourhood team have been busy supporting other departments during the last month. They have also found and recovered a number of stolen vehicles which have been returned to the owners. 

There have been a number of reports of vehicles being interfered with or items being stolen within them across the neighbourhood. Please remember not to keep valuables on show in your vehicles and ensure it is secure before leaving it. 

It suddenly seems darker and colder in the mornings now when getting up for work. For those that enjoy cycling, running and walking in the early hours or overnight, avoid wearing all dark clothing if possible as this makes it harder for vehicle drivers to see you. I enjoy running and have got myself light up LED armbands to keep myself safe! 

I plan to attend future community engagement events where possible, so hopefully I will meet some of you then!  

PACT (Partners & Communities Together) Meetings

These are held once a month at one of the four wards which is open to members of the community to come along and meet members of the team. 

The next one is scheduled to take place at Keresley Library, Bennetts Road, Keresley End, CV7 8HX. 

To see when and where our meetings are, visit the force’s website page and search for ‘your area’. 

Remember our contact details:

Call 999 

in emergency situations like these:

•  there is an immediate danger to life

•  someone is using violence or is threatening to be violent

•  a road traffic collision where life is at risk, or the road is blocked

•  a crime is happening right now, like a house burglary or a theft

If you accidentally dial 999, please stay on the line and tell the operator you’re safe and that no crime has occurred.

Hearing or speech impairments

•  If you have a hearing or speech impairment and you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service, you can use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999.

•  If you're a British Sign Language (BSL) user, you can call 999 BSL to use a remote BSL interpreter.

Silent 999 calls

•  If you're in danger but you can't talk on the phone, you should still call 999, then follow these instructions.

Non-emergency 101

•  Call 101 for non-emergency enquiries.

•  If you have a hearing or speech impairment, use our textphone service on 18001 101.

For other forms of contact please visit:  Home | West Midlands Police

Kind regards,

Sergeant Wilson.