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Cheslyn Hay & Saredon — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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The small friendly villages of Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley are surrounded by rural areas with a diverse population and a whole range of facilities to suit all ages. Cheslyn Hay has a high school and other facilities including a youth shelter and a sports centre. There is a busy, well-used community centre which houses a variety of activities to suit everyone. These thriving village communities embrace all ages with excellent community facilities.

Contact the team

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In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Staffordshire Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

109 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (87): ▲ 22 (25%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences48 · 44%
  • Anti-social behaviour12 · 11%
  • Public order12 · 11%
  • Vehicle crime8 · 7%
  • Shoplifting7 · 6%
  • Burglary6 · 6%
  • Criminal damage and arson5 · 5%
  • Other theft5 · 5%

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

86 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect39 · 45%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified21 · 24%
  • Awaiting court outcome18 · 21%
  • Local resolution4 · 5%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 3%
  • Offender given a caution1 · 1%

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

Continuing to prevent and disrupt vehicle crime is a priority, specifically but not exclusively in Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley where more detailed issues have been highlighted.

Local officers are actively tackling vehicle crime by working alongside key specialists in criminal investigations, forensics, roads policing team, and in coordination with neighbouring policing teams and police forces. We are conducting both overt and covert operations to disrupt offending and bring offenders to justice.

Set: 2025-09-01

Preventing and disrupting Drugs offences is a priority for our local officers.

Local officers are targeting drug dealers, including the harms associated with the exploitation of vulnerable people and County Lines drug dealing. By actively developing community intelligence and conducting overt and covert policing activity alongside specialist proactive units.

Set: 2025-11-25

Reducing ASB and preventing re-offending.

Local officers will continue to target the drug dealers who are operating in the area. Intelligence will continued to be developed and positive action taken.

Set: 2026-03-04

To reduce Illegal parking in the area.

Officers will be patrolling the locations reported to ensure that illegal parking is reduced. Partnership work will also review current parking restrictions.

Set: 2026-03-04

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the park, especially with e-scooters and e-bikes

We have arranged for targeted operations supported by our central resources and will continue to focus in these areas leading up to the summer. Positive action will be taken and communities are encouraged to email in with any details of names of those causing the issues.

Set: 2026-06-08

Public events & surgeries

Great Wyrley cuppa with a copper

2026-07-14 · Wyrley Rose, Walsall Road

Great Wyrley drop-in surgery

2026-07-15 · Great Wyrley community centre, Landywood Lane

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • Cannock Police Station (station)Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, WS11 1AW
Official Cheslyn Hay & Saredon team page on Staffordshire Police's site

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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.