Hello, and welcome to your round up from the St Matthew’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. Keeping the different communities in St Matthew’s informed of just some of the activities that we have done recently.

Some things that we have been doing on our patch:

On Tuesday, PCSO’s from the team patrolled around Chuckery. They were pleased to visit a warden managed apartment building, were they attended a regular residents meeting which is run by a group of elderly vulnerable adults living in the building.  The group openly shared issues of concern about their neighbourhood and community around them.  The residents were happy to receive Policing reassurance and advice from the PCSO’s which will help them with the issues that they raised.

In Walsall Town Centre, the PCSO’s from the team have conducted another monthly ‘drop in’ surgery with no specific agenda at the Community Transport hub at St Paul’s Bus station.  Members of the commuting public dropped in and discussed issues that concern them from their own communities, as well as those in St Matthews.  Good engagement and much discussion on different police related subject matters for the PCSO’s to action as appropriate. Along side this, PC's and PCSO's have increased hi-visibility patrols in the town centre and reassuring businesses. The Arboretum has also gained an increase of PCSO presence this week,  PCSO's have also tackled underage drinking in the town centre, and addressed concerns of begging at traffic lights, helping to keep the level of anti-social behaviour down. 

PC's have been working in partnership with trading standards tacking illegal cigarettes and vapes in Caldmore, and PC's have made multiple arrests for shop thefts in the town centre. 

Going forward:

A drop in surgery will be held next week by PCSO's in Co op, Walsall town centre on Tuesday, feel free to pop by and say hello. PC's will also be continuing partnership work with trading standards.

A message from the team:

If you know of any community-based groups in the St Matthew’s area, who you are involved with, and you think that they would benefit from some involvement from their local neighbourhood policing team, get in touch with us.  See below.

Please feel free to share these messages to those not signed up to WMnow, and then ask them why they are not signed up to WMnow.  Anyone can sign up for free at: www.wmnow.co.uk  Please spread the word.

Keeping in touch with us:

The teams are out and about in your community, please stop to say hello to us. 

To get in touch with us at St Matthew’s NHT about community issues or intelligence that is not a 999 emergency, you can use the following ways:

On line via stmatthews@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk

You can follow us on x (formerly Twitter) account @stmatthewsWMP

You can report crime, if it is not a 999 emergency, using: www.west-midlands.police.uk 

A thank you from the team:

For all volunteers that we have worked with and who have done their bit and continue to support their communities.

For those people who we have spoken with and have received intelligence from across the St Matthews patch. We are always happy to engage in conversation and listen to issues and concerns.

For those reading this update, if you would like to reply/rate this message, feel free to do so.

The St Matthew’s NHT