Arleston Neighbourhood Watch - March 2021 Newsletter


Welcome to this month's edition of our newsletter! 

We hope you are all keeping well. In this month's edition of our newsletter, we will provide some news about what's been happening in our local area. We will also provide you with some information of which you may find useful. 

Police Appeals 

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident that took place on Dawley Road, Arleston on Saturday 13th March 2021. A pedestrian was hit by a car and has suffered life threatening injuries. 

If you recall witnessing this incident or you have dashcam footage or security camera footage, please contact the officer in charge PC Simon Measor on 07870 158597 quoting reference "683i 13 March."


Good result for our local officers 

Please beware 

Several reports have been received recently regarding reports of a male walking around the Randlay area, knocking on doors and requesting money. The male has told several different stories to residents ranging from needing to see an ill relative to being the victim of a burglary.

Whilst we appreciate it can be difficult when faced with someone telling you that they need help, please do not give money to anyone that you don't know or approaches your house in such circumstances.

If your house is approached, please contact the Police. Likewise if you see anyone knocking on doors in your street and you are concerned for vulnerable residents then please, let us know.

The Nedge Local Policing Team are looking to identify this male who has been described as; Male of Asian ethnicity, between 30-40 years of age with a gold tooth.

We need your help 

We have been made aware that off road bikes are being used around our local area. These off road bikes should not be riden within public areas. They cause damage to our local environment, they are very noisy when being riden at high speeds. These bikes can cause damage but there is also a risk to pedestrians and other road users if they are used in a public area.

We need your help in putting a stop to these bikes from being used within our community. Should you witness one of these off road bikes being used within Arleston, please call 101 immediately. This will then give the police the opportunity of trying to locate the vehicle and the person riding it. 

Please provide the following information when you call 101

⭐  Date & time of off road bikes being used 

⭐  Description of the bike(s) 

⭐  Description of the riders 

⭐  Where you saw or heard them 

⭐  Which direction did you see them head towards? 


We cannot stress enough how important it is to report any information about these bikes being used.

If you are concerned about providing information for any reason, please be assured that you can remain anonymous in reporting information to the police. 

Thank you for your co-operation

Crime stats for Arleston 

Please see crime stats below for January 2021 as confirmed on West Mercia Police website 


It's great to see that the overall percentage of crimes committed within Arleston have dramatically reduced since July 2020.


Parking concerns 

We have received several concerns from residents about the way in which vehicles have been parked. 

The roads where parking is of concern are as follows:

Bayley Road 
Churchill Road 
Elmwood Road 
Hayes Road 
John Broad Avenue 

Bayley Road continues to be an area of concern especially when vehicles park on the bend near junction of Dawley Road. There have been several near misses due to parked vehicles being parked in this way. Therefore, can we please remind all residents not to park on this corner of Bayley Road. 

Please consider oncoming traffic and traffic that may have their view restricted by the way in which a vehicle is parked. There has already been one fatality on Bayley Road, we would like to prevent any further accidents from taking place. 

If you become aware of a vehicle being parked on this bend or on any other road where it is causing an obstruction, please call 101. Please advise where the vehicle is located and the potential risk that the vehicle is causing. 

Please also consider where you park your car. Please do not block any driveways. Please do not park your car on the pavement or up on a kerb which may cause problems for other road users or pedestrians. 

We appreciate that there are more cars per household these days and homes in the area were not built to provide parking spaces for every car. Therefore, please show courtesy to other residents, road users and pedestrians and park your vehicle appropriately. If you have access to a personal driveway or an allocated space, please use it. 

Let's all do what we can to ensure that parking does not continue to be an issue. Please also consider how you park as emergency vehicles may need to attend a household in an emergency. 

Thank you for your understanding 

Good news 

We are pleased to announce that our neighbourhood watch scheme has now been validated with Neighbourhood Watch. 

This is great news and we hope that more residents will consider to join our scheme and help us in making Arleston a better place to live. 

We have some ideas on what we would like to work on in the near future. If you have any ideas that you would like us to consider, please send us an email. Our email address is arlestonneighbourhoodwatch@gmail.com 

Alternatively, you can contact us via our Facebook page or group. 

All members of our neighbourhood watch scheme are welcome to join us on social media. 

Please send us a request to join our Facebook group

Please visit the link below and request to join us. Please ensure that you complete the questions prior to sending us your request. Failure to answer the questions will result in your request being declined 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2658904967759842/

We look forward to welcoming you to our group! 

Alternatively, give our Facebook page a like via this link 

https://www.facebook.com/arlestonneighbourhoodwatch/

You can get in contact with us via message on our Facebook page or via email arlestonneighbourhoodwatch@gmail.com 

We look forward to getting to know you!


Join our scheme 

If you have not yet joined our official Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, you would be very welcome to join us. It's easy to join. 

All members will be kept updated with any news from around our neighbourhood & will also receive newsletters too

First of all, you need to register your personal details. Once you have done this, you will then be able to request to join our scheme. Please visit the link below to request to join us 

https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/scheme/52975/arleston

We look forward to you joining us!





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