Audley & Halmerend — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
The parishes of Audley and Halmerend cover a number of former mining villages and neighbouring the small hamlet of Alsagers Bank. A strong community spirit ensures there is always a coffee morning or village event happening. The villages pride themselves on sports with Audley having three cricket clubs and its own football club. The area also has historical buildings including St James Church that pre-dates the 14th century. Both villages are within easy access of the main road networks and only within a few miles from the M6 motorway.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Staffordshire Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
53 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (45): ▲ 8 (18%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences20 · 38%
- Anti-social behaviour8 · 15%
- Criminal damage and arson7 · 13%
- Other theft5 · 9%
- Vehicle crime5 · 9%
- Burglary3 · 6%
- Drugs2 · 4%
- Public order2 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
36 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified17 · 47%
- Unable to prosecute suspect16 · 44%
- Awaiting court outcome2 · 6%
- Local resolution1 · 3%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Ongoing nuisance/dangerous parking, specifically around Church Street.
Parking restrictions are already in place and used by officers to issue tickets, and the use of CCTV/photographic evidence allows us to follow-up with offending vehicles. Police will patrol the area and address any dangerous parking or obstruction offences. Joint working with local authority to address more generic parking issues. Monitoring continues into Summer 2026 to understand concerns within the community.
Set: 2026-03-02
Increase in vehicle crime which is a combination of theft of motor vehicles, theft from motor vehicles, and damage to vehicles.
Policing patrols underway to monitor, identify and deter these issues. 29 incidents noted since March 2026. Neighbourhood Policing patrols continue to monitor, deter and address this issue.
Set: 2026-06-05
Public events & surgeries
Betley show
2026-08-01 · Been Court farm
Audley civic pride
2026-08-26 · Durber close
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Longton Police Station (station)Sutherland Road, Longton, ST3 1HH
Nearby teams in Staffordshire Police
- Chesterton & Holditch
- Newcastle West
- Newcastle North
- Tunstall
- Kidsgrove Parish
- Goldenhill & Sandyford
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Staffordshire Police.