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Dear Bloxwich Residents,
As our week comes to a close, our team wanted to share a quick update on what your local neighbourhood policing team have been up to. It has been a busy and productive week for the Bloxwich Neighbourhood Team.
✅ Good News from Your Local Policing Team ✅ Bloxwich Neighbourhood Team have had multiple arrests this week, including assisting our local Robbery team in arresting two individuals who have been involved in a Robbery in Walsall Town Centre. Our officers have also worked with the specialist Off-Road bike team and Traffic Unit in carrying out a Traffic Operation in Bloxwich and Blakenall. A vehicle had made off from officers, and the occupants were later seen and detained after running from the dumped vehicle. Both occupants were searched, with one male found in possession of a quantity of Class A drugs and Class B drugs and cash and subsequently arrested for Possession of Drugs with Intent to Supply. The other male was stop searched with the vehicle and a knife was recovered. He was arrested for Possession of a Bladed Article. This week, Bloxwich Neighbourhood Team have also located an abandoned vehicle and found drugs and cash inside. These were seized from the vehicle and our team are working hard to identify criminals involved in the distribution of drugs in our local area.
📅 Upcoming Police & Community Engagements 📅 PCSO Yates holds regular drop-in sessions at the Local Hub on Sneyd Lane most Thursdays. Please come and have a Cuppa with a Copper, for advice or just for a chat! Date/Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM, Thu 03 September 2026 Location: The local hub, 88 Sneyd Ln, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2NA Date/Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM, Thu 10 September 2026 Location: The local hub, 88 Sneyd Ln, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2NA Date/Time: 12:30PM - 1:30PM, Thu 17 September 2026 Location: The local hub, 88 Sneyd Ln, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2NA 💬 Suggestions: Neighbourhood drop-in / surgerySpeed watch operationsBike marking eventPublic safety workshops (scam prevention, personal safety)
🚨Crime Prevention Tips: This week we are offering advice on email and mobile phone fraud. There are many scams out there, so precaution needs to be taken when using your mobile phones, receiving emails or text messages from unknown sources. What to do to avoid scams: If you use an online banking app, only use the official app provided by your bank. Only download apps from official app stores, such as: Apple App Store, Android Marketplace, Google Play Store. Downloading them from unofficial or unknown sources could infect your phone with a virus. Never give your mobile banking security details, including your passcode, to anyone else and don’t store them on your phone. For added security set up a password or PIN to lock your mobile. 💬Examples of mobile phone scams: Text scams offering you money for an accident you may have had is often a ploy to get your personal details. Don’t reply, even by sending a ‘STOP’ text. Simply delete the message.You may get a text or advert encouraging you to enter a competition for a great prize. The scammers will charge extremely high rates for the messages you send them, as high as £2 per text message. Don’t reply.‘Trivia scams’ involve you answering general knowledge questions to win a prize. The first few questions will be very easy, so you keep playing. But the last one or two questions you need to answer to claim your ‘prize’ could be very difficult or even impossible. If you try to claim your prize, you may have to call a premium-rate number, often beginning 0906. You then have to listen to a long recorded message, designed to keep you on the line. It’s highly unlikely there’ll be a prize at the end of it. Don’t phone back to claim.‘SMiShing’ (SMS phishing) is when a scammer texts asking for personal or financial information. The message may appear to be from a legitimate company, like a mobile phone provider, but legitimate companies never ask you to provide sensitive information by text. Don’t reply to these texts. Simply delete them.Unless you’re using a secure webpage, don’t send or receive private information when using public WiFi. And be aware of who’s around you when using a mobile device to go online.For more information and help and to report this and many other types of fraud, visit Report Fraud, the UK’s national cyber crime and fraud reporting service.
📞 How to Contact Us or Report Information 📞 Non-Emergency: 101Emergency: 999 / 112 (if crime in progress or immediate danger)Report Online: West Midlands PoliceAnonymous Reporting: Crimestoppers
💬 Stay Connected with Your Local Team: Neighbourhood Policing Team Email: bloxwich@westmidlands.police.uk If you are also interested in taking action to reduce crime in your area, you can start your own neighbourhood watch group! These schemes can help cut crime and the opportunities for crime; help and reassure those who live in the area; encourage neighbourliness and closer communities. To get set up, you can find out more by visiting Neighbourhood Watch.
🤝🏼 Our focus remains on reducing crime, supporting victims, and working with partners and the public to make Bloxwich a safer place for everyone. As always, thank you for your ongoing support. If you see something suspicious or have concerns in your area, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re here to help. Thank you for working with us to keep Bloxwich safe and informed. See you out and about! ` 
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