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The Police and Crime Commissioner has approved plans that will ensure every part of the West Midlands maintains a public contact office where people can report crimes and speak directly to the police.  

The plans are the Chief Constable’s assessment of what West Midlands Police needs in order to provide an efficient and effective operational police service. The plans will also ensure that neighbourhood police officers continue to be based in local communities. 

The strategy will deliver £5 million of savings each year, modernise buildings, see police officers co-locate with other public bodies, such as the fire service and protect essential police officer numbers.

Some of the highlights include rebuilt and refurbished police stations in Wolverhampton, Coventry, Erdington and Stechford. A brand new custody block is earmarked for Coventry and a new police HQ in Dudley.

The Police and Crime Commissioner’s approval of the force’s plans means that work can progress to modernise the estate. The PCC must still sign-off individual projects in the estates strategy before they can proceed.

Dedicated officers who respond to calls for help from the public, such as 999, will now work from eight sites across the West Midlands, including, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Bournville Lane, Coventry Central, Chelmsley Wood, Park Lane, Stechford and Bloxwich.

As well as saving £5 million a year in running costs, the ageing police estate also requires £24 million of repairs. This project will eliminate those costs. The project will also help make West Midlands Police’s estate greener and more sustainable too.

The PCC has accepted the Chief Constable’s recommendations, but has asked for every effort to be made to ensure the buildings are used for good causes in future.  Safeguards have been put in place to ensure that before any buildings are sold the local policing presence is guaranteed and social value from the sale has been properly explored too.

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster, said: “The Chief Constable has put forward a set of proposals based on his impartial assessment of the estate he requires to effectively and efficiently police the West Midlands.

“The plans he has put forward will maintain the current number of publicly accessible front desks, keep local officers based in their communities and modernise the estate to make it fit for a 21st century police force.

“These plans will save money too, which will be re-invested in protecting essential police officer numbers to keep people and their families safe and secure. 100 officer posts a year rely on the £5 million savings from the estates programme. Without those savings officer numbers will fall further.

“Since 2010 West Midlands Police has lost £175 million, and even after recent and planned increases in officer numbers, we will still be missing 1,000 officers compared to a decade ago. I will protect police officer numbers, whilst calling on the government to return our 1,000 missing officers and provide a fair funding deal for the West Midlands.”

Chief Constable Sir David Thompson said:

“We’ve been through significant change over the last few years as we have reviewed and developed the force estate and buildings to become more flexible, sustainable and appropriate for a modern policing service.

“To ensure we are fit for the future and are making the best use of our resources it is right to continually review our plans. We are pleased the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has accepted our proposals.

“We will continue to work in partnership to ensure future estate changes are based on the operational and financial needs of our force to enable us to become more efficient and effective at preventing crime and protecting the public.”

Some of the sites below are labelled as ‘under review’. This means that there is currently no proposed date for moving into co-located accommodation, refurbishment or disposal of the building. This is often because we are waiting for decisions from other local or national organisations and we will update the public as soon as possible.

Birmingham East

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date
(not before)
Acocks GreenUnder reviewNeighbourhood Teams will be accommodated locally – feasibility of refurbishing site will be undertakenUnder review; dates tbc
Balsall HeathDisposalNeighbourhood Team will relocate locallyAutumn 2022
Castle ValeRetainNo Change – Neighbourhood Teams co-located in partner building 
Kings HeathUnder reviewUnder ReviewUnder review
MoseleyRetainRefurbishment – will accommodate Neighbourhood Teams on completionSummer 2022
Shard EndDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locallySummer 2024
SparkhillDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locally Also holds museum artefacts to be transferred to lock-up museumAutumn 2022
StechfordRetainRefurbishment Public Contact Office, Neighbourhood Teams and response will remain on-site, as well as multiple corporate functions.Spring 2024
Sutton ColdfieldDisposalNeighbourhood Teams and Public Contact Office will co-locate locally;
Response will operate from the 8-hubs.
Winter 2025
ErdingtonRetainRebuild Neighbourhood Teams will remain on-siteSummer 2025
KingstandingDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locallyWinter 2022

Birmingham West

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date
(not before)
Billesley WMFRSRetainNeighbourhood Team co-located with Fire Service 
Bournville LaneRetain  Re-build to deliver a smaller site but still with multiple teams inc. Neighbourhood Teams and Public Contact OfficeSummer 2025
Broadway SchoolRetainNo Change – Neighbourhood Team co-located 
EdgbastonRetainRefurbishment will house corporate functions from LadywoodAutumn 2022
HarborneDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locally; All other teams will relocate within WMP estateSummer 2025
Kings Norton WMFRSRetainNeighbourhood Team co-located with Fire Service 
Northfield WMFRSRetainNeighbourhood Team co-located with Fire Service 
QuintonDisposalBuilding is currently vacantSpring 2022
Aston (Queens Rd)Under ReviewUnder reviewUnder review
Central CustodyRetainRecent New-build 
Central Lock-Up (Museum)RetainRefurbishmentSpring 2022
DigbethDisposalNeighbourhood Team will re-locate/co-locate locally; All other teams will relocate within WMP estateSummer 2025
HandsworthDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locally; All other teams will relocate within WMP estateSpring 2024
NechellsDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locallyAutumn 2023
NewtownRetainRefurbishmentSummer 2023
Steelhouse LaneDisposalTeams will re-locate within WMP estateSummer 2025
SummerfieldRetainUndergoing RefurbishmentWinter 2021

Coventry

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
Bell GreenUnder ReviewNeighbourhood Team will remain local however, current leased provision may be subject to local shopping centre redevelopmentDates tbc
CanleyDisposalNeighbourhood Team will re-locate to new custody blockAutumn 2025
Coventry Central (L. Park St.)RetainRebuild & Disposal of excess land; Smaller site but still with multiple teams inc. Neighbourhood Teams.  Response and Public Contact Office will remain here.Winter 2025
FoleshillPotential re-buildNeighbourhood Team will remain local either in new-build or partnership co-locationWinter 2025
WillenhallUnder ReviewUnder reviewUnder review
Eastern CustodyNew-buildNew Build Custody Block, Neighbourhood Team base and office accommodation for corporate functionsSpring 2024

Dudley

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
Brierley HillDisposalTo be replaced by new Dudley NPU HQ;  Neighbourhood Teams will co-locate locallyAutumn 2024
New NPU HQ (Dudley)New-buildNew Build to include Neighbourhood Team, Public Contact Office and Force ResponseSpring 2023
Dudley WMFRS (Sedgley)RetainNeighbourhood Team co-located with Fire Service 
Dudley St James’ RoadDisposalNeighbourhood Teams will move to new NPU HQ nearbyAutumn 2024
HalesowenDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locally; Other teams will relocate within the WMP estateSpring 2025

Sandwell

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
Haden Cross WMFRSRetainNeighbourhood Teams co-located with Fire Service 
OldburyDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locally
Forensic Services will relocate
Summer 2024
SmethwickDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locallySpring 2025
TiptonDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locallyAutumn 2025
WednesburyDisposalNeighbourhood Team will co-locate locallySummer 2023
West BromwichRetainRefurbishment Multiple corporate functions, Public Contact Office and Neighbourhood Teams. Response will operate from the 8-hubsWinter 2023
Western CustodyRetainRecent New-build 
Windmill HouseDisposalOrganisational Learning requirements will defineTBC

Solihull

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
Chelmsley WoodRetainRefurbishment Multiple functions including Response and Neighbourhood TeamsSummer 2024
SolihullDisposalNeighbourhood Teams and Public Contact Office will co-locate locallyAutumn 2025
Winchcombe RoadRetainRecently Refurbished 

Walsall

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
AldridgeDisposalNeighbourhood Teams will co-locate locallyWinter 2022
BloxwichRetainRecently Refurbished Multiple corporate functions, including Response, Public Contact Office and Neighbourhood Teams 
Walsall Civic CentreRetainNeighbourhood Teams co-located in Partnership Building 
Willenhall WalsallDisposalNeighbourhood Teams will co-locate locallyWinter 2022

Wolverhampton

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
BilstonRetainUndergoing Refurbishment; Multiple corporate functions and Neighbourhood TeamsWinter 2021
Low HillRetainUndergoing Refurbishment (Neighbourhood Teams)Winter 2021
Pennwood CourtRetainNeighbourhood Team co-located in Partnership Building 
WednesfieldDisposalNeighbourhood Teams will co-locate locallyAutumn 2025
Wolverhampton CentralRetainRefurbishment; Multiple corporate functions, including Response, Public Contact Office and Neighbourhood TeamsWinter 2024

Corporate

SiteProposed outcomeDetailsProjected delivery date (not before)
Bradford StreetRetainRe-build; Numerous functions to be accommodatedTBC
CMPG Perry BarrRetainNo Change 
Balsall Common Dog TrainingRetainRefurbishmentTBC
LadywoodDisposalTeams will relocate to EdgbastonWinter 2025
Lloyd HouseRetainNo Change (Multiple corporate functions, Neighbourhood Teams and B’Ham West NPU HQ, Public Contact Office) 
Logistics CentreRetainNo Change (Multiple corporate functions) 
Park LaneRetainNo Change; Multiple functions including Event Control, Firearms and Response 
CosfordRetainNo Change 
Ridgepoint HouseUnder ReviewUnder Review (provision of Forensic Services)Under Review
Tally HoUnder ReviewUnder Review Training College and Search House; Sports & SocialUnder Review
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