A Permanent Police Presence in Stourbridge

I know that crime and anti-social behaviour can have a devastating impact on our communities. I know that it is important for local residents and businesses to feel safe in our area.

The previous Police and Crime Commissioner closed Stourbridge Police Station back in 2017. Meanwhile, his successor has announced plans to close more than twenty further police stations, including the nearby Brierley Hill and Halesowen stations.

I believe it is vital that Stourbridge has the Police resources it needs to tackle crime.

That is why I fully support is that a police station or, at the very least, a permanent base for police officers in Stourbridge town centre.

Local people want the reassurance of a visible police presence in our town and, since the closure of the police station by the then PCC in 2017, Stourbridge has been forgotten in my view.

We need our police base back.

It is what I want to see happen, it is what many retailers would like to see happen, and it is what the majority of Stourbridge residents want to see happen. 

A new police base in Stourbridge Town Centre has now been found and confirmed after my long running campaign. The location will be announced shortly and is due to open later this year.

I will keep residents informed of developments as they come.

 

 

 

News

Stourbridge News Column

Wonderful news for Stourbridge last week when it was finally announced we are to have a new police town centre police base and response team following a long campaign by myself, local councillors and residents.

Stourbridge News Column

I’m getting quite frustrated over delays in announcing the new police base in Stourbridge following the unpopular closure of the station back in 2017.

Government will ban machetes and zombie knives

I welcomed the government announcing it wants to ban the sale of machetes and zombie knives along with tougher prison terms for those who sell and possess them.    I have been campaigning for action as the West Midlands has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales.  &nb

Stourbridge News Column

Parliament is now in summer recess but just before we adjourned, the Illegal Migration Bill finished its passage through both Houses of Parliament. It now awaits Royal Assent to become the law.

Meeting with Chief Superintendent Anthony Tagg

I am so pleased to say that I had a very positive meeting with Dudley Borough Police Commander Chief Superintendent Anthony Tagg about a new police base in Stourbridge. I can announce that there are active negotiations for the base to be located in an existing building in Stourbridge. This is very

My Letter to the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

Today I wrote to the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster, urging him to reinstate a permanent Police base in Stourbridge.  You can see my letter below. Dear Simon, I was disappointed to learn that plans for a new police presence in Stourbridge have fallen through. There

Meeting with Retailers at the Ryemarket

Following the stabbing of a 14-year-old in the Ryemarket Shopping Centre earlier this month, I met with local retailers and the Ryemarket's Manager, Aaron Powell, to discuss the incident and their concerns around crime.

West Midlands Police Station Closures

I spoke with other West Midlands MPs in an adjournment debate on the Police and Crime Commissioner's proposed Police station closures.  "I am hearing loud and clear that we have a police and crime commissioner who is failing constituents not just in Solihull but throughout the West Midlands—he