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

Richard Jones
Sergeant
07870159045

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:
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