• Business Crime.
Driving down retail crime and bringing offenders to justice.
This includes not only shop thefts but violence and aggression towards retail staff and the prevention of harm towards staff and customers.

Targeted high-visibility patrols are continuing at these locations whilst liaising with retail staff to provide reassurance and deter & prevent further crimes.

• Anti social behaviour.

Across our neighbourhoods we have reports of ASB that range across various issues but ultimately may have the same effect on people, causing harassment alarm and distress.

We have recently identified and intervened in ASB issues at Brownhills community centre whereby a group of youths were causing issues.

Action has been taken by way of patrols at the location, identifying the young people involved, liaising with schools to provide intervention opportunities, liaising with partner agencies to provide referrals and intervention, visiting parents and issuing warnings whilst preventing the ASB issues.

• Off Road Vehicles

Vehicles riding illegally on public and private land, without landowner permission.

We generally see a rise in off road vehicle use when spring arrives but we are aware of a number of reports already and are working with partners to tackle this issue at specific locations. Site meetings with Walsall council and working with Staffordshire police force area is currently ongoing.

One location in particular - The little Wyrley estate off Engine Lane (bordering Norton Canes, Pelsall and Brownhills) is plagued by off roaders and recently we have have a multi-agency approach to tackling this issues whereby the problem solving team from Staffordshire police and Walsall council have highlighted recommendations for partners and landowners to help better secure the land and prevent vehicles riding illegally at the location.