Knowle is a very pleasant place to live and work but it hasn’t avoided the problems of crime and anti-social behaviour. Your councillors are therefore backing the need for a regular police presence and the retention of Solihull Police Station.
Without any consultation with Solihull residents, Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands signed off the decision to close Solihull Police Station by autumn 2025. Andy Street, the West Midlands Mayor, and our MP, Saqib Bhatti, have strongly protested about this decision.
Saqib has said:
Despite record policing numbers delivered by this Conservative government and record funding, the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner has failed to combat crime in our communities and in our borough. I am in no doubt that my constituents and residents across Solihull borough have been let down by successive Labour Police and Crime Commissioners. With a record uplift to almost £800m there really is no excuse. The rising levels of crime leaves me under no illusion that we are being shortchanged. None of us should have to fear for our lives, families or our property.
Your councillors fully endorse this and support Andy Street’s request to take on the powers of the PCC after his re-election in May. With the West Midlands force currently in special measures, it is surely time to improve standards and cut crime.
