Ketley and Oakengates
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.
Ketley & Oakengates
Katy Balaam
Senior Police Community Support Officer
07814054228
Rich Harrison
Police Community Support Officer
07816229067
Ben Hoare
Sergeant
07929109393
Richard Jones
Sergeant
07870159045
Sean Maddocks
Police Sergeant
07817941855
Joshua Rolls
Police Constable
07929783275
Ben Tanfield
Inspector
07890547455
Kristin Wills
Police Community Support Officer
07814055194
Andrew Worrall
Police Constable
07811754066
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
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Anti Social Behaviour - Oakengates suffers with anti social behaviour in the town centre area Issued 29 June 2026 |
Utilise the data and a HOTSPOT patrol location has been set up for the area. This will help to combat such behaviour with officers in the location at regular intervals. Actioned 31 August 2026 |
What members in Ketley and Oakengates are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
Road closure
Information from Highways. Dear All, Please find attached information that outlines the traffic ...
Police Surgery - Market Square, Wellington : Wed 05 Aug 11:00
Dear Resident, Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Market Square, Wellington on 05/08/2...
E-scooter seized.
On Tuesday 28th July Officers from Ketley and Oakengates Safer Neighbourhood Team seized an E-Scoote...
🚨 Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion (FMSE) Awareness 🚨
We have recently received a number of calls relating to FMSE…… But what is FMSE you ask….. FMS...
Weekly Fraud Update from West Mercia Police - Economic Crime Unit - 28/07/2026
PAYMENT IN ADVANCE SCAMS Payment in Advance Fraud, also known as Advance Fee Fraud or Upfront Pa...
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Today's young people are growing up in a digital world and many are incredibly confident with techno...
Mobile Police Station Hadley Centre 25/07/2026 12:00-14:00
Mobile Police Station Hadley Centre 25/07/2026 12:00-14:00 Drop in to speak to your local Safer N...
Off-Road Motorcycles ASB in the Hadley area
Continued reports of off-road motorcycles being used in the Apley, Hadley and Leegomery areas. We...
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