South West Stone

The use of pedal bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters on the pavements adjacent to the A34 on the approach to Redhill Island, Stafford. This is causing a hazard to pedestrians that use the footpath.

An operation ran on the 12th and 16th March 2026 by Roads Policing which led to nine vehicles being seized in and around the A34 Redhill area of Stafford. A further operation ran on 23rd April, again resulting in the successful seizure of a vehicle for no insurance and two e-scooters which are not road legal in the UK.

There have been several reports regarding people smoking cannabis from their properties. This is having a detrimental impact on the quality of life of people living in the locality of the area. There have also been reports of drug dealing going on in the area.

Officers have already been out to the area, and completed house to house enquiries, to provide high visibility, and to understand the bigger picture. There will be more Police Surgeries in the area in March and April. If residents sill have concerns, it would be a good opportunity for people to attend the Police Surgeries and speak to their local officers. Community Protection Warnings have been issued, and the Police will be working with other agencies to tackle the crime on the area. Local officers have also been working closely with specialist officers and teams to take positive action against those drug dealing, which has subsequently led to arrests.

Repeat reports of off-road motorbikes causing a risk to pedestrians and also to themselves in the area of Burton Manor and Thorneyfields Lane, and Hyde Lea, Stafford

Continued efforts to resolve this matter are being completed in the way of support from our Roads Policing officers. Additionally a local social media post has generated lines of enquiry to allow us to make proactive efforts to identify those involved.

Nuisance off-road bikes being ridden by masked youths in and around the Eccleshall area.

Community Contact Resolutions (CCR's) have been carried out, SmartAlerts have been published, local officers have been conducting hi-visibility patrols and viewing CCTV footage to identify offenders. Once identified, ASB warning letters, Sec 59 warnings and Community Protection Notice Warnings will be issued.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports from neighbours having regular late night gatherings and smoking cannabis on the Bertelin Fields estate.

Officers have been liaising with housing to conduct housing visits, community contact resolutions with local residents, conducting hi-visibility patrols to gather evidence and prevent issues.

Reports of car cruising meets between Tittensor, via Meaford, Stone, Aston and Stafford/Cresswell

As a result of the risk identified and the impact on the local community, proactive patrols have been deployed to the multiple locations. Vehicles identified have resulted in the keeper of the vehicles being issued with a Community Protection Notice Warning (CPNW), documenting conditions that prohibit them being involved in this type of anti-social activity.
Arrests have been made and vehicle seized as part of the most recent reports

Regular social media posts are shared in order to educate and encourage public reports, to ascertain the real picture of what is going on in a timely manner.

A social media post shared on Stafford Borough Police Facebook page and also Stoke Police Facebook page due to close proximity to the border, to increase awareness around risk as proactive response to the problem. The Social Media post also provides information around a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in place for the A34 between Trentham and Stafford in relation to historic issues around car meets/cruising in a attempt to manage further issues. This is alongside the issue of 23 Community Protection Warnings (CPW's) to keepers of vehicles from two incidents whereby vehicles have been reported as being involved/engaging in the reported activity

Nuisance off-road bikes being ridden by masked youths in and around the Eccleshall / Stone area.

Heightened patrols whilst also developing a standardised approach to tackling off-road bikes / e-bikes.

We are looking into any prior attendance to relevant incidents to ensure all enquiries are carried out with a view of identifying the riders or unique marks on the bikes to link to any prior incidents so that officers can attend the home addresses and take firm action. Tactics are being finalised for an enhanced channel for members of the public to report incidents to the police in confidence while social media will be used to get further information from the public reference off-road bikes / e-bikes.