Hereford Rural North

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.

Hereford Rural North

James Ashton (Police, Inspector, Herefordshire)

James Ashton

Inspector

Rebecca Colcombe (Police, Sergeant, SNT South Wye)

Rebecca Colcombe

Sergeant

07970544910

Stefan Hawes (Police, Police Constable, Hereford Rural North)

Stefan Hawes

Police Constable

07773054234

Rachael Mahoney (Police, Police Community Support Officer, Hereford Rural North)

Rachael Mahoney

Police Community Support Officer

07483108011

Adam Westlake (Police, Police Community Support Officer, Hereford Rural North)

Adam Westlake

Police Community Support Officer

07773052580

Local Priority Issues

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of Hereford Rural North have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).

Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Community Charter.

To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

What members in Hereford Rural North are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Community Safety Notice - Marden

Community Safety Notice Residents are advised to be cautious following reports of a male knocking on...

West Mercia Police
02/07/2025 15:34:19

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Operation Spotlight

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Bike marking reminder!

Dear Resident, Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, your ongoing feedback ab...

West Mercia Police
28/06/2025 12:34:16

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Rural Event

West Mercia Police
25/06/2025 09:58:31

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Road safety issues

Dear Resident, Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently, your ongoing feedback ab...

West Mercia Police
24/06/2025 16:40:33

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WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE - ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT - 24/06/2025"

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24/06/2025 12:58:59

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Have your say on road safety

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23/06/2025 13:52:31

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