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Hello Resident, We hope you are keeping safe with the storms blowing through! 🌧️🌧️🌧️ ✅ News from Your Local Policing Team ✅ This week the team have attended various appointments across the Constituency where crimes have been reported. Some of our Officers attended Wyndcliffe school.Our Sgt and one of our PCSOs met with some of the team at South and City campus to discuss fireworks and safety and to plan a visit in the next half term. Our PCSOs have supported on scenes, where there have been road closures.One of our PCSOs was guarding a scene, when a minor RTC occurred, they were able to offer immediate support and first aid along side our Fire Service colleagues.We have patrolled around Horton Square, Highgate Street and the surrounding area. This week we hosted “Coffee with a Copper” at Morrisons, St Andrews Retail Park, where we were able to offer crime prevention advice and listen to local experiences.One of our PCs was able to locate and support an individual to hospital to receive the help they needed. Some of the team worked with our immigration colleagues on an operation in Birmingham, where numerous arrests were made and an uninsured vehicle seized. The whole team supported our school officer at a local secondary school with a knife pole and a weapons sweep, no weapons were found and all the students engaged positively with the experience. One of our PCs interviewed a person in custody, which resulted in a positive result for the victim and appropriate referrals of support put in place for the individual. Some of the team visited one of our local supported living accommodations to meet with residents. Our Special constable joined us on Saturday night and supported the team with interviews and patrols.
📅 Community Notices 📅 We have been advised that the tunnels on the A38 will be closed for a few days overnight next week, please keep this in mind when travelling. Ketley Croft, Highgate has a planned road closure on 10/11/26 between 16:00-18:00
🚨 Crime & Safety Updates — What You Need to Know 🚨 Halloween Halloween can be a scary time for people who do not like surprises or callers at the door. Here is our advice for elderly or vulnerable residents: Place the ‘no trick or treats’ card on your door or in your window to help deter trick or treaters. You can download and print your own copy below. If you do receive an unexpected caller at the door do not feel pressured to answer it If you are expecting a delivery or visit from a professional always ask for ID or confirmation of their work place. If you have a door chain make sure it is securely fastened at all times and lock your porch door Be sure to use your spy hole viewer if you have one. If you have one, talk through your wireless video doorbell Download and print off our ‘no trick or treats’ poster. Download and print off our 'Parents Guide to Halloween and fireworks
📞 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: Small Heath and Highgate | Your area | West Midlands Police | West Midlands PoliceSocial Media: (1) Small Heath & Highgate Police (@SmallHeathWMP) / X
🤝🏼 Thank you for working with us to keep Small Heath and Highgate safe and informed. See you out and about! 
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