Officers are currently at Great Bridge Street, responding to a large scale fire. Please avoid Great Bridge Street and the surrounding areas until further notice from ourselves on @WMPolice or @WestMidsFire.

#partnershipworking . Ourselves and @sandwellcouncil attended a premises today, due to concerns of unauthorised/poor living conditions. We concluded this is a HMO, which @WestMidsFire have now prohibited, with British Gas and National Grid following multiple concerns they raised.

Come and speak to us during #ASBawarenessweek 👋.We’ll be at @CostaCoffee in @asda Great Bridge for a Police drop-in surgery – ready to listen, offer advice, and talk all things ASB. 📍 Wednesday 2nd July, 10 am-12 pm.

Our officers also conducted patrols on Princes End and joined #BlackCountryHousingGroup for a walkabout in a local ASB hotspot.Supporting safer communities during #ASBawarenessweek #partnershipworking

Supporting safer communities during #ASBawarenessweek. Today, our local neighbourhood officers supported Sandwell Council in enforcing a closure order on a property linked to persistent anti-social behaviour ⛔️

#Safer6 | Fancy a chat?. We will be at Owen Street, Tipton, looking to engage with our community and we will be here from 1:30pm - 2:30pm. Whether it is for ongoing issues, advice or just to say hello for 5, if you see us, come speak to us.

To find out more about starting a conversation about knife crime with young people, visit our #LifeOrKnife website ➡️

As part of #Safer6, our Early Help Officers visited St Martin’s C of E Primary School to deliver a VR input around knife crime. The input walked pupils through a scenario-based exercise where they had to make choices around knives and then see the consequences of those actions.

Do you need to report a hate crime? If you don’t feel comfortable reporting it directly to the police, you can report it at one of the many Third Party Reporting Centres across the West Midlands. Find out where your nearest ones are ➡️

#PATROLS -Officers have been in Great Bridge patrolling this morning. As you can see, it is very icy and will be over the next week or so ❄️. Please take extra care when defrosting your vehicles. Do not leave them unattended and ensure they are locked and secured 🔑

We discussed the criminal age of responsibility and the consequences for a young person’s actions.

Officers from our Partnerships team have visited two schools in #Rowley and a school in #Tipton to conduct VR headset workshops. The workshops covered anti-social behaviour, peer pressure and knife crime.

Officers patrolled Great Bridge Retail Parks for Safer Business Action Week, speaking with staff, providing crime prevention advice and the new way to submit digital evidence. #SaBAWeek

RT @sandwellcouncil: The Knife Angel arrives in Sandwell this October as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of knife violence….

Following recent reports of youths causing Anti social behaviour at the Sheepwash. Officers and PCSOs from Tipton Neighbourbood Team have completed foot patrols of the area.

Our schools officers were in Wednesbury Oak Primary today, with the virtual reality head sets, pupils had to make some choices whilst submerged in the virtual scenario #LifeorKnife @sandwellpolice

Tipton Pcsos will be at Tipton library 1130 till 1 then at the Great Bridge Community Event 4 till 6 pop in if you have any issues or concerns to discuss #Engagement

📢 If you witness a hate crime or incident, make sure to report it. This will help us understand the extent of hate crime in your local area, so we can improve how we tackle and prevent future incidences. Find out more about reporting ➡️

Great Bridge residents, you are invited to a community event hosted by Sandwell Council and your Local Police Team! #GreatBridgeResidents

🗨️ Did you know you can report hate crimes at a Third Party Reporting Centre?. The staff here are trained to help you report hate crimes through the True Vision website. Find out where your nearest ones in Sandwell are ➡️