Community Safety
Policing the Jewellery Quarter
The Jewellery Quarter is policed by officers from the Central Birmingham Operational Command Unit. Central Birmingham comprises nine neighbourhoods, each of which has their own neighbourhood policing team. Neighbourhood policing offers your community:
· Access – to a named team of local officers
· Influence – over policing priorities in your neighbourhood
· Action – by both police and partner agencies
· Answers – feedback and solutions to local concerns
The Jewellery Quarter and St Paul’s area has a neighbourhood team based at Vyse Street police station.
To visit the Jewellery Quarter and St Paul’s neighbourhood police team webpage, visit
www.west-midlands.police.uk/centralbirmingham/n22.shtml
Central Birmingham is safer now than at any time in the past 10 years. Police in Central Birmingham are working towards making Birmingham an even safer and better place to live, work and visit.
Police Stations in Central Birmingham
Police officers are based at three stations across the city: Steelhouse Lane, Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth High Street.
For maps and opening times visit www.west-midlands.police.uk/centralbirmingham/contacts.asp
Vyse Street Police Station
Warstone Lane
Hockley
B18 6AT
Reception Opening Hours:
8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday
8.30am – 3.30pm Friday
Steelhouse Lane Police Station
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NW
Enquiry office open to the public 24 hours a day
Digbeth Police Station
High Street
Digbeth
B5 6DT
How to contact the police
In an emergency
Dial 999 in an emergency. An emergency is:
· where serious injury has been caused or there is a threat of serious injury
· a crime is in progress and the suspects are at or near the scene
We aim to respond to emergency calls within 10 minutes in built-up areas and within 15 minutes in rural areas.
Non-emergencies
If your call is not an emergency, call our central switchboard on 0845 113 5000.
Use this number:
· for general enquiries
· to report a crime or other incident
· when you need the police to attend to assist in a non-emergency situation
For further information visit www.west-midlands.police.uk
Contacting local officers
If you want to contact the police, call the West Midlands Police switchboard on 0845 113 5000. If you are calling about a previous crime or incident, please have your reference number ready.
Call the Jewellery Quarter and St Paul’s neighbourhood team on 0845 113 5000 ext. 7865 6224 / 7865 6301
Email the Jewellery Quarter and St Paul’s neighbourhood team at jewelleryqtrandstpauls@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk
Local crime statistics website
A new West Midlands Police website gives detailed information on local crime levels and trends. Members of the public can access up-to-date information on a wide variety of crimes including burglary, criminal damage, robbery, theft of vehicles and assault. The data is broken down to neighbourhood level based on a postcode search.
You can also find out whether crime levels are increasing or decreasing in the Jewellery Quarter and St Paul’s neighbourhood, Central Birmingham or any area covered by West Midlands Police.
Visit www.myneighbourhood.info.
Useful links
Personal safety advice: www.safer-streets.org
Home security advice: www.west-midlands.police.uk/saferhomes
Vehicle safety advice: www.west-midlands.police.uk/safermotors
Information on approved car parks: www.securedcarparks.com
Home Office crime reduction website: www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk
Products that meet the requirements set by the Association of Chief Police Officers: www.securedbydesign.com
Victim Support website: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Crimestoppers website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org
