Shrewsbury Rural South and West

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.

Shrewsbury Rural East

Lyn Birch (West Mercia Police, PCSO, Shrewsbury Rural East)

Lyn Birch

PCSO

07890545343

Stephen Dunn-Brown (West Mercia Police, Senior Police Community Support Officer, South Shropshire)

Stephen Dunn-Brown

Senior Police Community Support Officer

07814053796

Matthew Howell (Police, PC, Shrewsbury Safer Neighbourhood Team)

Matthew Howell

PC

07870156697

Simon Lewis (West Mercia Police, Constable, Shrewsbury Rural East)

Simon Lewis

Constable

07852155122

Stuart Roberts (West Mercia Police, PCSO, Shropshire  Rural East )

Stuart Roberts

PCSO

07967303856

Ben Tanfield (West Mercia Police, Local Policing Inspector, Shropshire Central)

Ben Tanfield

Local Policing Inspector

07890 547455

Neil Ward (Police , Police Sergeant , SNT Shrewsbury )

Neil Ward

Police Sergeant

07890527786

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 Shrewsbury Rural South and West 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 Shrewsbury Rural South and West are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Series of break ins to water supply facilities.

We are currently experiencing a sharp rise in the number of reported thefts from water utility premi...

The Police
24/04/2024 13:58:18

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Found and recovered stolen Polaris ATV

The above ATV was found by police within hours of being reported stolen from the Church Stretton ar...

The Police
24/04/2024 13:38:51

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Theft of Tractor

Dear Resident We are appealing for information after a Massey Ferguson 6485 registration DX12 ...

The Police
23/04/2024 12:22:17

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100th Birthday Celebrations

Happy 100th Birthday Muriel. Thank you for inviting us to your celebrations. Many Congratulatio...

The Police
23/04/2024 08:38:24

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SNT Patrols

Dear all, Rural East Safer Neighbourhood Team have been out conducting visits and patrols in Leebo...

The Police
22/04/2024 14:55:06

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WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE - ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT - 22/04/2024

WORLD PASSWORD DAY - 02/05/2024 World Password Day was crea...

The Police
22/04/2024 12:31:31

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WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE - ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT - 16/04/2024

WORKING FROM HOME SCAMS WHAT IS IT?An offer to make ea...

The Police
16/04/2024 09:38:27

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Speeding

Dear Residents, Shrewsbury Rural East & West team have been out conducting speed monitoring in...

The Police
14/04/2024 13:08:25

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