Overview: Policing in Birmingham (Top Menu)

Birmingham is policed by the West Midlands Police Service which employs around 8,500 full-time officers, 800 special constables and 750 community support officers; it is the third largest police force in the UK after the Met in London and the Police Service in Northern Ireland.

The West Midlands Police Service is also responsible for Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and the Black Country: an area inhabited by around 2.5 million people.

The service is divided into twenty-one operational command units, each responsible for an area inhabited by around 120,000 people.

There are nine operational command units in Birmingham: Belgrave Road, Bournville Lane, Central, Kings Heath, Queens Road, Rose Road, Stechford, Sutton Coldfield and Thornhill Road. Each is headed by a superintendent and based at a police station with a 24/7 front desk.

Belgrave Road Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

Kings Heath Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

Kings Heath Operational Command Unit is based at Kings Heath Police Station on Kings Heath High Street.

The Unit is responsible for policing Acocks Green South, Billelsey, Brandwood, Cotteridge, Druids Heath, Hall Green (including Pitmaston), Kings Heath, Kings Norton (including Hawkesley & Walkers Heath), the Highters Heath area of Warstock, Springfield South, Stirchley, Yardley Wood and Wake Green.

There are no substations open to the public.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 1 High Street B14 7SP

Links:  Kings Heath    West Midlands Police Website

Queens Road Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

The Queens Road Operational Command Unit is based in Aston. The Unit is responsible for policing Aston, Erdington, Nechells, Stockland Green, Ward End and Washwood Heath.

There is one substation open to the public at Erdington.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Queens Road B6 7ND

Links:  Aston    West Midlands Police Website

Rose Road Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

The Rose Road Operational Command Unit is based at Rose Road Police Station in Harborne. The Unit is responsible for policing Edgbaston, Harborne, Ladywood, Quinton and Winson Green.

There are two substations open to the public: Quinton and Winson Green.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Rose Road B17 9LL

Links:  Harborne    West Midlands Police Website

Stechford Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

The Unit is responsible for policing Bordesley, Garretts Green, Glebe Farm, Heartlands, Hodge Hill, Lea Village, Shard End, Stechford, Sheldon and Small Heath.

There are no substations open to the public.

Sutton Coldfield Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

There are two substations open to the public: Castle Vale and Kingstanding.

Thornhill Road Operational Command Unit (Top Menu)

The Thornhill Road Operational Command Unit is based at Thornhill Road Police Station in Handsworth.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Thornhill Road Road B21 9BT

Links:  Handsworth    West Midlands Police Website

Overview: Police Stations in Birmingham (Top Menu)

The following police stations in Birmingham are open to the public:

Belgrave Road Police Station (Top Menu)

Belgrave Road Police Station is on Belgrave Middleway in Highgate; the front desk is open 24/7; bus routes 8A, 8C and 50 pass nearby.

The station is the headquarters of the Belgrave Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Belgrave Road B5 7BP

Links:  Highgate    West Midlands Police Website

Bournville Lane Police Station is on Bournville Lane, near its junction with the Bristol Road (A38). The front desk is open 24/7; bus routes 61, 62, 63, 64, & 144 pass nearby on the Bristol Road.

 The station is the headquarters of the Bournville Lane Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 341 Bournville Lane B30 1QX

Links:  Bournville    West Midlands Police Website

Castle Vale Police Station (Top Menu)

Castle Vale Police Station is on Castle Vale High Street; bus routes 67, 68A, 68C, 638 and 696 pass nearby on Tangmere Drive.

Castle Vale is a substation managed by the Sutton Coldfield Operational Command Unit; it is only open during certain restricted hours and so visitors are advised to telephone in advance.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 4 High Street B35 7PR

Links:  Castle Vale    West Midlands Police Website

Digbeth Police Station is a splendid Edwardian building on Digbeth (High Street). It is a substation managed by the Central Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 113 Digbeth B5 6DT

Links:  Digbeth    West Midlands Police Website

Dudley Road Police Station is in Winson Green, barely 100 metres from the intersection of Dudley Road (A457) and the Outer Circle (A4040). Bus routes 11A and 11C pass nearby on the Outer Circle and bus routes 80, 81, 82, 87 & 88 stop nearby on Dudley Road.

Dudley Road is a substation managed by the Rose Road Operational Command Unit; it is open to the public from 9am to 5pm. These times may change so visitors are advised to telephone in advance.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 210 Dudley Road B18 4NY

Links:  Winson Green    West Midlands Police Website

Erdington is a substation managed by the Queens Road Operational Command Unit; it is only open to the public from 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and is closed on Bank Holidays. These opening hours may change so visitors are advised to telephone in advance.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Wilton Road B23 6UA

Links: Erdington Town    West Midlands Police Website

Kings Heath Police Station (Top Menu)

Kings Heath Police Station is on Kings Heath High Street; the front desk is open 24/7; bus routes 35, 50, 177, 178 & 179 stop nearby.

The station is the headquarters of the Kings Heath Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 1 High Street B14 7SP

Links:  Kings Heath    West Midlands Police Website

Queens Road Police Station (Top Menu)

Queens Road Police Station is on Queens Road in Aston. The front desk is open 24/7; bus routes 123 & 40X pass nearby on Church Lane; Aston Railway Station is barely 200 metres away.

The station is the headquarters of the Queens Road Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Queens Road B6 7ND

Links:  Aston    West Midlands Police Website

Quinton Police Station (Top Menu)

Quinton Police Station is on Quinton Road West; bus routes 4, 10, 103, 443 & 630 pass nearby.

Quinton is a substation managed by the Rose Road Operational Command Unit. It is open to the public from 9.30am to 2pm. These times may vary so visitors should telephone in advance.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 294 Quinton Road West B32 1LY

Links:  Quinton    West Midlands Police Website

Rose Road Police Station (Top Menu)

Rose Road Police Station is in Harborne, barely 200 metres from the High Street. Bus routes 22 and 23 pass nearby. The front desk is open 24/7.

The station is the headquarters of the Rose Road Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Rose Road B17 9LL

Links:  Harborne    West Midlands Police Website

Stechford Police Station (Top Menu)

Stechford Police Station is on Station Road, near the intersection of the Outer Circle (A4040) and Bordesley Green East (B4128). The front desk is open 24/7; bus route 97 passes nearby on Bordesley Green East and bus routes 11A & 11C stop nearby on the Outer Circle.

The station is the headquarters of the Stechford Operational Command Unit.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: 338 Station Road B33 8RR

Links:  Stechford    West Midlands Police Website

Steelhouse Lane Police Station (Top Menu)

Sutton Coldfield Police Station (Top Menu)

Sutton Coldfield Police Station is on Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, barely 300 metres from the Gracechurch Shopping Centre and Sutton Coldfield Railway Station. Bus routes 105, 112, 196, 366, 902, 903, and 905 stop nearby on Lichfield Road (A5127).

The station is the headquarters of the Sutton Coldfield Operational Command Unit.

Thornhill Road Police Station (Top Menu)

Thornhill Road Police Station is on Thornhill Road, barely 100 metres from Soho Road, in Handsworth. The front desk is open 24/7. Bus routes 74, 79, 123 and 40X stop nearby on Soho Road (A41).

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Thornhill Road Road B21 9BT

Links:  Handsworth    West Midlands Police Website

Vyse Street Police Station (Top Menu)

Vyse Street Police Station is on Warstone Lane in the Jewellery Quarter, roughly 200 metres from the Jewellery Quarter metro stop and railway station; bus routes 8A, 8C and 101 pass nearby.

Vyse Street is a substation attached to the Central Operational Command Unit; it is open to the public from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and from 8:30am to 3:30pm on Friday; these times may change so visitors should telephone in advance.

Tel: 0845 113 5000    Address: Vyse Street B18 6AT

Links:  Jewellery Quarter    West Midlands Police Website

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Prisons in Birmingham (Top Menu)

The following prisons are in Birmingham:

HMP Birmingham (Top Menu)

HMP Prison Birmingham is on Winson Green Road in the Winson Green area of west Birmingham. It is a category B local prison that receives adult male prisoners who have either been refused bail pending trial or who have been convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment following trial.

Prisoners are sent to Winson Green by the Crown and Magistrates Courts at Birmingham, Stafford & Wolverhampton and by the magistrates courts at Burton, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth, Rugeley, and Sutton Coldfield.

Prisoners generally do not stay long-term in Winson Green; once they are convicted they are usually dispersed to other prisons; the current capacity is around 1400.

The core buildings at Winson Green were designed by D.R.Hill on the Pentonville model and completed in 1849. They consist of four wings that radiate from a central tower. One contains offices and the other three cell blocks.

Each cell block consists of a long open hall with three floors of cells built into the side walls. The ground floor cells are called "the ones", the first floor cells, "the twos" and the second floor cells, "the threes". The "twos" and "threes" are reached by staircases and balconies.

The cells are approximately 4 metres long, 3 metres high and 2 metres wide. They are lit by narrow slits on the rear walls, some of which have been replaced by proper windows.

Each cell contains a toilet and washbasin and is occupied by two adult male prisoners who must wash and eat their meals there. Many prisoners spend up to twenty-three hours a day in their cells awaiting trial or dispersal to another gaol.

 The prison campus has been extended beyond the core buildings in order to raise the operational capacity to 1402 and provide educational facilities, workshops, a gym and health centre.

However, most prisoners remain confined for at least 20 hours a day in cramped Victorian cells, infested with ants & cockroaches, and with poor toilet, ventilation, laundry, washing & eating facilities.

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