Tipton police station to fully reopen with new officers thanks to community campaign
A police station in one of the most crime-hit neighbourhoods in the Black Country is to fully reopen to the public thanks to a community campaign.
Tipton police station will be pressed back into service following a U-turn by West Midlands Police, which listed it for closure as part of a £5 million cost-cutting plan. Tipton was earmarked to close in 2021 alongside stations such as Brierley Hill, Oldbury and Wednesfield , with others in Birmingham including Balsall Heath, Sutton Coldfield, Kingstanding and Harborne.
But local MP Shaun Bailey has won the support of government for an all-new 999 response unit which will include a new home for 24 officers who’ll be stationed at the Upper Church Lane HQ.
The Tipton MP said: “We’ve won our campaign to keep this police station open; we’ve saved Tipton police station and we’re going to have 24 new officers here. We’re going to have a 999 response here and a front-door service as well. This is down to our campaign, it’s as simple as that.
