Major investment in Wolverhampton Police Station

Dear Resident, 

A multi-million-pound refurbishment of Wolverhampton Central police station has started.

Work on the Bilston Street site will take 16 months to complete. The station will remain open and operational throughout all that time.  

Once the work is complete, the site will have better victim facilities, provide officers with a modern workplace and safeguard the long-term future of the city centre building. 

These essential works represent a major investment in policing in Wolverhampton and this iconic building.

Every penny will be spent wisely, with local businesses and local people benefitting from this injection of cash into the local economy.

Policing has changed considerably since the station opened 33-years ago, especially our focus on victims - which is more important now than ever. The work which is underway includes improvements to victim care facilities as well as staff areas.

Henry Brothers, who have been appointed to carry out the renovation will employ local people including apprentices, ploughing money back into the local economy.

The building - which has not been updated since it was opened by Princess Diana on 31 July 1992 - requires substantial essential work including replacing windows, installing a new heating/cooling system, repairing leaks and damp, creating new victim care rooms, insulating the building, installing solar panels and LED lighting to reduce energy and more.

Safety and security systems will be upgraded while an employee cafe will be built on site and managed by a local non-profit organisation.

The aim is for the charity to provide training and work for people who have historically been excluded from the local job market including people who have experienced homelessness, disabled people and people with no formal qualifications. It’s a model which has been successfully implemented in other areas of West Midlands Police and proven popular with officers. 

Cash for the £9 million critical works comes from making better use of our estate, reducing energy consumption and other cost savings that have made us more efficient and more effective, such as the introduction of robotics to automate administrative processes and artificial intelligence to answer all non-emergency calls.

Money for the works can only be spent on buildings and equipment, and not officers.

You can find out more about the history of policing in Wolverhampton at our award winning museum where you can also buy the book Wolverhampton Borough Police 1848-1966.

Plan your visit now at: museum.west-midlands.police.uk