Fordbridge newsletter

Fordbridge newsletter

Hello Resident,

✅ Good News from Your Local Policing Team ✅

Only 4 sleeps left until Christmas! This set, our team have been on the interchange enforcing the PSPO (Public Space Protection Order) that is in place to deter any ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) from taking place. Our officers had located a stolen car this week on Ashwood Drive which has since been recovered and will be returned to its rightful owner!

Why It Matters: ASB is a continuous issue on our bus interchange, and we get a lot of complaints from members of the public, so we feel it is appropriate to continue enforcing our PSPO and reducing ASB, particularly where it matters most. Theft of motor vehicle is also something we take very seriously, which makes recovering this vehicle a great result.

📅 Upcoming Police & Community Engagements 📅

Event Name: Cuppa with a Coppa

Date/Time: 4th of January 2025
Location: Lily’s Tea Parlour, 14A Maple Walk, Chelmsley Wood shopping centre
Details: Officers will be in Lily’s Tea Parlour to give out crime prevention leaflets, crime prevention goodies, and will be there to listen to any concerns and give out advice. We will also be conducting a bike marking event, and it could not come at a better time, seeing as the event is after Christmas when everyone has received their gifts, so come on down to get your bike marked to help locate it if it ever gets lost!
Contact/RSVP: SHERJIL.AHMED@WESTMIDLANDS.POLICE.UK

🔎 Recent Incidents/Trends:

Theft of Motor Vehicle – Crabtree Drive – 15/12/2025

Theft of Motor Vehicle – Conway Road – 16/12/2025

Theft from Motor Vehicle – Blackcat Close – 15/12/2025

Residential Burglary of home – Sleepclose Drive – 16/12/2025

💬 To help combat Theft from/of Motor Vehicle, please make sure your vehicle is locked at all times, and all valuable belongings have been taken out of the vehicle or are out of view.

📞 How to Contact Us or Report Information 📞

Non-Emergency: 101

Emergency: 999 / 112 (if crime in progress or immediate danger)

Report Online: West Midlands Police

Anonymous Reporting: Crimestoppers

💬 Stay Connected with Your Local Team:

Social media: X - Chelmsley Wood Police (@ChelmsleyWMP) / X

Can you help? We are still looking for volunteers to help with Community Speed Watch. Whilst monitoring our local roads and collating data over the last few weeks, I would say Cooks Lane is particularly in need of regular speed monitoring.

Is this something you would like to join in with?

Are you a resident on Cooks Lane or surrounding roads and would like to help us tackle this concern?

If the answer is yes, please drop me a reply to this message and I will get back to you as soon as possible!

Helpful links

-Crime prevention advice | West Midlands Police

-Keep burglars out of your property | West Midlands Police

-How safe is your flat? | Crime Prevention | West Midlands Police

-Chelmsley Wood | Your area | West Midlands Police | West Midlands Police

Make sure to keep your eye on our West Midlands Police neighbourhood page on the above link for any community events planned - Fordbridge officers have a Cuppa with a Coppa planned on the 4th of January 2026 at Lily's Tea Parlour located on Maple Walk in the Chelmsley Wood town centre - please don't hesitate to come along.

Please stay safe this Christmas season, during our darker nights, and have a good week!

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(Police, PCSO, Chelmsley Wood)