Police Archives - The Redditch Standard

4^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 8^th May, 2026

Police warning over off-road bikes and arson in Redditch's Pitcheroak Woods

NEWS 19^th Mar, 2026

Man arrested for Redditch armed robbery

NEWS 25^th Feb, 2026

Redditch teacher banned from profession after receiving £20k worth of cannabis

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2026

WANTED - Officers looking for man with links to Redditch on prison recall

NEWS 31^st Oct, 2025

Wythall man charged with burglary

NEWS 25^th Oct, 2025

Two men - from Redditch and Studley - in court over dealing with cocaine and heroin

NEWS 23^rd Oct, 2025

Redditch anti-knife campaigner Pete Martin marks 15 years of activism

21^st Oct, 2025

UPDATE - Police confirm man has died in Redditch town centre

NEWS 19^th Oct, 2025

Police appeal for help over speeding issue in and around Redditch town centre

NEWS 1^st Sep, 2025

Warning to Redditch residents after elderly woman is targeted by rogue roofers

NEWS 18^th Aug, 2025

Redditch man drowns at Nuneaton’s Ensor Pool

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2025

Man charged with sexual assault at Arrow Valley Park

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2025

Redditch woman arrested for supplying Class A drugs

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2025

Man issued with dispersal notice for urinating in Redditch town centre

NEWS 30^th May, 2025

Man charged with possession of class A and B drugs and a firearm after raid on Redditch house

NEWS 22^nd May, 2025

Redditch dog Bonnie's surprise drugs find on daily walk

NEWS 13^th May, 2025

Bus service pulled from Redditch's Woodrow centre after drivers face abuse

NEWS 8^th May, 2025

Man arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Redditch

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2025

Drugs warrant executed at address in Redditch

NEWS 23^rd Oct, 2024

Police appeal for information after man was robbed at knifepoint in Redditch

NEWS 22^nd Jul, 2024

Man arrested for attempted murder after two young boys attacked in Studley

NEWS 2^nd May, 2024

Man arrested for possession of a knife near Redditch polling station

NEWS 29^th Apr, 2024

Tools stolen as van is broken into in Feckenham

NEWS 4^th Apr, 2024

Residents asked to stay vigilant after attempted burglary in Redditch

NEWS 28^th Mar, 2024

Police release CCTV images following Redditch firearms incident

NEWS 11^th Mar, 2024

Police investigating car key burglaries across Redditch

NEWS 4^th Mar, 2024

Redditch police release 'Courier fraud’ alert for residents

NEWS 28^th Feb, 2024

Two Redditch drug dealers jailed

NEWS 19^th Feb, 2024

Large amount of Euros and jewellery stolen in Alcester burglaries

NEWS 8^th Feb, 2024

Alcester man sentenced after being charged with drink driving

NEWS 14^th Dec, 2023

URGENT - Appeal to find missing teenager who could be in Redditch

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2023

Police appeal for witnesses after arson in Redditch

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2023

Passenger suffers serious injuries after car crashes into tree in Redditch

NEWS 3^rd Sep, 2023

Redditch town centre dispersal order ‘great success’ say police

NEWS 1^st Aug, 2023

Lucky escape for two people as severe fire rips through Wythall bungalow

NEWS 27^th Jul, 2023

Redditch Police recover £800 worth of stolen power tools, thanks to marking system

NEWS 5^th Jun, 2023

Police recover vehicle after in car-key burglary in Redditch

NEWS 24^th Apr, 2023

70 year old man pushed into ditch by alleged teenage attackers

NEWS 14^th Apr, 2023

Red VW Golf stolen from Droitwich quickly recovered by police in Redditch

NEWS 7^th Mar, 2023

Police appeal after VW Transporter crash in Redditch last night

NEWS 6^th Jan, 2023

Police investigating attempted vehicle theft in Wythall ended up in pursuit after another car 'failed to stop'

NEWS 30^th Nov, 2022

Four teenagers arrested and one in hospital after disorder near Redditch Railway Station

NEWS 18^th Nov, 2022

'Professional' cannabis grow seized and one man arrested after raid in Redditch

NEWS 31^st Oct, 2022

Police appeal after car and van fire in Hollywood

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2022

Police patrols stepped up in Redditch to combat dangerous and illegal off-road motorbike riders

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2022

Police appeal after crash between Henley and Mappleborough Green

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2021

UPDATE - Police confirm missing man Andrew Smith has been found

15^th Sep, 2021

IN PICTURES - Mystery surrounds closure of Redditch's Kingfisher Centre

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2021

Missing Redditch man found, say police

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2021

Editor's comment: We need to respect our police

NEWS 10^th Feb, 2021

Recruitment drive will see 41 new police officers in Warwickshire

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 3^rd Jan, 2021

Police CLOSE Redditch PureGym after surge in tier 4 residents signing up

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2021

Redditch PureGym has reopened after being shut by police

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2020

UPDATE - A448 Bromsgrove Highway open after earlier crash

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2020

Don’t use drugs or drink and drive is police’s festive appeal

NEWS 15^th Oct, 2020

Police launch appeal to locate Redditch man wanted for thefts

NEWS 2^nd Oct, 2020

Redditch man charged with handling goods fails to turn up to court

NEWS 21^st Sep, 2020

Man allegedly coughs on woman in Redditch Sainsbury's for not wearing a mask

NEWS 19^th Sep, 2020

Revealed: Staggering number of Covid assaults and spitting offences against West Mercia Police

NEWS 5^th Sep, 2020

Police destroy large amount of cannabis in Batchley

NEWS 21^st Jul, 2020

Man charged and another arrested in Redditch murder investigation

NEWS 5^th Jul, 2020

Drivers are being urged to ‘belt-up’ by West Mercia Police

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2020

Redditch man arrested for ‘spitting at police officer’

NEWS 29^th Jun, 2020

Drivers caught for speeding, driving anti-socially and having no insurance

NEWS 26^th Jun, 2020

Travellers moved in Abbeydale after causing 'serious issues' in the community

NEWS 22^nd Jun, 2020

Redditch teenager one of several arrested over illegal rave

NEWS UPDATE 20^th Jun, 2020

Flytippers who dumped waste in Redditch forced to collect it after police intervention

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2020

Teenager arrested following house fire in Redditch

NEWS 13^th Jun, 2020

Police advise Redditch allotment owners to be vigilant after rise in thefts

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2020

Anti-social behaviour remains a key issue for Redditch residents

NEWS 12^th Jun, 2020

Thug JAILED for robbing a man while he withdrew cash in Redditch town centre

NEWS 29^th Mar, 2020

Police say ‘big thank you’ to Redditch for staying at home

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2020

Police search for missing Redditch man

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2020

PM orders UK to stay at home or face being fined

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2020

Cheif inspector says violence against police will not be tolerated after six attacks

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2020

Redditch pensioner diagnosed with cancer attacked on walk home with son

NEWS 2^nd Jan, 2020

Found: Police give thanks as two missing Redditch girls are found

NEWS 17^th Dec, 2019

Charlie the police dog helps sniff out Class A drugs in Woodrow property

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2019

Redditch would receive more police under our plans, say Lib Dems

NEWS 14^th Nov, 2019

Knife-wielding man spotted trying to break into cars in Redditch

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2019

No arrests made for man enticing child into van incident, say police

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2019

Suspected drug driver crashes into wall after police chase

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2019

Police urge car owners to use anti-theft screws to fit number plates

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2019

Eye-catching statue made from knives and guns celebrates police dogs

NEWS 8^th Oct, 2019

More than 40 bags of cannabis seized by police in Redditch

NEWS 22^nd Sep, 2019

Redditch police officers raise money for life-saving defibrillators

NEWS 29^th Aug, 2019

Redditch MP calls for more tasers and promises 35 extra police officers

NEWS 23^rd Jul, 2019

Police chainsaw door off during drug raid in Batchley (video)

17^th Jul, 2019

Lookout Lion taking pride in teaching Redditch and Alcester youngsters how to dial 999

NEWS 27^th Jun, 2019

Ambulance called to incident on Rough Hill Drive following concerns for man's safety

NEWS 28^th May, 2019

Alvechurch police urge parents to reduce 'anti-social cycling'

NEWS 17^th Apr, 2019

Police appeal to track down off-road bikers roaring around Church Hill

NEWS 9^th Apr, 2019

Police storm Kingfisher Shopping Centre to arrest man wanted for theft

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2019

Police say home security is the best way to stop being burgled

NEWS 22^nd Mar, 2019

Police take 'knife arch' around Redditch as part of Operation Sceptre

NEWS 27^th Feb, 2019

Police urge residents to help combat illegal off-road motorcycles

NEWS 25^th Feb, 2019

Officers to pay their respects to policeman who was brutally murdered

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2019

Man brought to safety after threatening to jump off a car park in Redditch

NEWS 16^th Jan, 2019

West Mercia Police could see a further 115 officers joining its ranks

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2018

Year Review 2018: Redditch Standard stories of the year