List of police stations in the West Midlands
Most police stations in the West Midlands county of England are now operated by the West Midlands Police, created on 1 April 1974, but many were built for its predecessors, and some of those closed before its creation. A number of the stations are listed buildings and others are locally listed by the relevant local authority. A few are operated by the British Transport Police.
This list also includes administrative buildings which do not have facilities for the visiting public.
Birmingham
Before 1974, police stations in Birmingham were operated by Birmingham City Police. However, over the years, Birmingham has absorbed land from Staffordshire and Worcestershire, and with it came police staff and stations.
Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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Acocks Green police station | 21 Yardley Road, Acocks Green | 1909 | 52°27′02″N 1°49′09″W / 52.4505°N 1.8193°W | Built for Yardley Rural District Council, when Acocks Green was in Worcestershire. Decorated with a "three pears" motif from the Worcestershire coat of arms. | Locally listed at 'Grade B' | [1][2] | |
Aston police station | Queen's Road, Aston | 52°30′22″N 1°52′36″W / 52.5061°N 1.8767°W | |||||
Balsall Heath police station | Edward Road, Balsall Heath | 1869 | 52°27′25″N 1°53′18″W / 52.457076°N 1.888265°W | ||||
Billesley police station | Yardley Wood Road, Billesley | 52°25′54″N 1°52′10″W / 52.431548°N 1.869503°W | |||||
Bordesley Green police station | Bordesley Green | ||||||
Canterbury Road police station | Canterbury Road, Perry Barr | 52°30′45″N 1°54′05″W / 52.5126°N 1.9015°W | Closed; put up for sale October 2013 | Locally listed at 'Grade A' | [3] | ||
Castle Vale police station | 44 High Street, Castle Vale | 52°31′17″N 1°47′01″W / 52.5215°N 1.7837°W | [4] | ||||
Digbeth police station | High Street, Digbeth | 52°28′35″N 1°53′25″W / 52.4764°N 1.8904°W | Built by the Birmingham firm T. Elvins and Sons.[5] | More images | |||
Dudley Road police station | Summerfield Park, Summerfield | 52°29′10″N 1°56′16″W / 52.48625°N 1.93771°W | Disused; at risk[6] | ||||
Edgbaston police station | , Edgbaston | 52°27′59″N 1°53′57″W / 52.4663°N 1.8991°W | |||||
Erdington police station | Wilton Road, Erdington | 52°31′34″N 1°50′21″W / 52.5261°N 1.8391°W | [4] | ||||
Handsworth West police station | Holyhead Road, Handsworth | 52°30′21″N 1°56′50″W / 52.5059°N 1.9473°W | [7] | ||||
Jewellery Quarter police station | Warstone Lane, Hockley | 52°29′15″N 1°54′40″W / 52.4876°N 1.9111°W | [7] | ||||
Kenyon Street police station | Kenyon Street, Hockley | 52°29′15″N 1°54′40″W / 52.4876°N 1.9111°W | Closed 1972; demolished. | [8] | |||
King Heath police station | 1 High Street, Kings Heath | 52°26′17″N 1°53′36″W / 52.4381°N 1.8932°W | [1] | ||||
Kingstanding police station | 840 Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding | 52°33′15″N 1°53′05″W / 52.5542°N 1.8846°W | More images | [4] | |||
Kings Norton police station | Kings Norton | ||||||
Ladywood police station | Ladywood Middleway, Ladywood | 52°28′34″N 1°55′30″W / 52.4760°N 1.9251°W | Replaced an earlier station, nearby | ||||
Lloyd House, Birmingham | 52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.4839°N 1.8975°W | Force headquarters; not a police station, but planned to become one as merger with Steelhouse Lane police station on the latter's closure. | More images | ||||
Moseley police station | Woodbridge Road, Moseley | 52°26′54″N 1°53′13″W / 52.448468°N 1.886854°W | |||||
Nechells police station | Fowler Street, Nechells | 52°29′41″N 1°52′13″W / 52.4946°N 1.8704°W | [7] | ||||
Newtown police station | 204 Bridge Street West, Newtown | 52°29′37″N 1°53′58″W / 52.4937°N 1.8994°W | [7] | ||||
Sparkhill police station | Stratford Road, Sparkhill | 52°27′02″N 1°51′53″W / 52.4506°N 1.8646°W | Houses West Midlands Police Museum | More images | [7] | ||
Stechford police station | 338 Station Road, Stechford | 52°28′42″N 1°48′26″W / 52.4784°N 1.8071°W | [1] | ||||
Steelhouse Lane police station | Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham | 1933 | 52°29′03″N 1°53′36″W / 52.4843°N 1.8934°W | aka Birmingham Central police station. cell block is an older, Victorian building. | More images | [9][10] | |
Summerfield police station | Icknield Port Road, Summerfield | 52°29′10″N 1°56′12″W / 52.486124°N 1.936663°W | The station moved from it's old building on Dudley Road, near Summerfield Park | ||||
Sutton Coldfield police station | Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield | 52°34′05″N 1°49′25″W / 52.5680°N 1.8237°W | [4] | ||||
Thornhill Road police station | Handsworth | 1878 | 52°30′13″N 1°55′42″W / 52.5037°N 1.9284°W | aka Handsworth police station. Built at the same time as the nearby library and town hall. Originally in Staffordshire; includes a courthouse. | [7][11] | ||
Walsall Road police station | 394 Walsall Road, Perry Barr | 52°31′45″N 1°54′40″W / 52.5293°N 1.9112°W | aka Perry Barr police station. | [7] | |||
? | Coventry Road, Yardley | 52°27′46″N 1°49′26″W / 52.4627°N 1.8240°W | Now a pub, 'The Old Bill and Bull'. |
Coventry
- Coventry Central police station
- Canley police station
- Foleshill police station
- Willenhall police station
Dudley
Dudley's stations were originally operated by Dudley Borough Police, then from 1 April 1966 until 31 March 1974, by West Midlands Constabulary.
- Brierley Hill police station
- Dudley police station
Sandwell
- Oldbury (former police station & court; now J D Wetherspoon pub, "Court of Requests")
Solihull
- Shirley police station, Stratford Road, Shirley 52°24′33″N 1°49′31″W / 52.4093°N 1.8252°W
- Solihull police station, Homer Road, Solihull 52°24′44″N 1°46′51″W / 52.4122°N 1.7807°W
- Walk In Centre, above Asda store, Chelmsley Wood shopping centre
Walsall
Walsall's stations were originally operated by Walsall Borough Police, then from 1 April 1966 until 31 March 1974, by West Midlands Constabulary.
- Brownhills police station
- Walsall police station
- ...
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton's stations were originally operated by Wolverhampton Borough Police, then from 1 April 1966 until 31 March 1974, by West Midlands Constabulary.
- Bilston police station
- Wolverhampton police station
- ...
References
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- 1 2 3 "Contact us - Birmingham East". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "Local list". Acocks Green History Society: new website. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "Disposal of Property Decision (Draft)" (PDF). West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Your Local Police - Birmingham North". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ Chinn, Carl (2000). Brum and Brummies. Brewin Books. p. 87. ISBN 1858581818.
- ↑ Jones, Tamlyn (29 June 2016). "Nine treasured West Midlands buildings at risk of being lost forever". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Your Local Police - Birmingham West and Central". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ Haddleton, Marie E; Sergeant Gordon Tracey (2007-09-24). "Kenyon Street Police Station". The Hockley Flyer. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ Goer, Matthew (14 August 2007). Steelhouse Lane Conservation Area Character Appraisal (PDF). Birmingham City Council. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "Birmingham's Hidden Spaces: What future for Steelhouse Lane's 'mini-prison'?". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "Thornhill Road Police Station (Formerly Staffordshire Court)". Legacy-WM. Retrieved 27 March 2014.