List of police stations in the West Midlands
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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[edit]
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.
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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. The station maybe sold off | Locally listed at 'Grade B'. Nationally, Grade II listed.[1] |  |
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| Aston police station | Queen's Road, Aston | 52°30′22″N 1°52′36″W / 52.5061°N 1.8767°W | Firearms Base | .jpg) |
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| Balsall Heath police station | Edward Road, Balsall Heath | 1869 | 52°27′25″N 1°53′18″W / 52.457076°N 1.888265°W | The station will close and officers will relocate to Moseley | .jpg) |
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| Billesley police station | Yardley Wood Road, Billesley | 52°25′54″N 1°52′10″W / 52.431548°N 1.869503°W | Closed and boarded up | .jpg) |
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| Birmingham Central police station & HQ | Lloyd House Birmingham City Centre |  |
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| Bordesley Green police station | 282 Bordesley Green | 52°28′39″N 1°51′03″W / 52.477588°N 1.850719°W | This is now Heartland Hostel. The police station closed down by 2010. |  |
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| Bournville police station | Bournville Lane, Bournville | 52°25′46″N 1°56′59″W / 52.429357°N 1.949799°W | Near the Bristol Road South between Selly Oak and Northfield | .jpg) |
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| Canterbury Road police station | Canterbury Road, Perry Barr | 1904 | 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' |  |
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| Castle Vale police station | 44 High Street, Castle Vale | 52°31′17″N 1°47′01″W / 52.5215°N 1.7837°W | This former police station was up for auction in October 2016 |  |
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| 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. Could be closed and sold off. | Locally listed at 'Grade A' |  |
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| Dudley Road police station | Summerfield Park, Summerfield | 52°29′10″N 1°56′16″W / 52.48625°N 1.93771°W | Disused; at risk |  |
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| Edgbaston police station | Belgrave Middleway, Edgbaston | 52°27′59″N 1°53′57″W / 52.4663°N 1.8991°W | Permanently closed | .jpg) |
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| Erdington police station | Sutton New Road and Wilton Road, Erdington | 52°31′34″N 1°50′21″W / 52.5261°N 1.8391°W | .jpg) |
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| Hall Green police station | Robin Hood Lane, Hall Green | 52°25′19″N 1°50′14″W / 52.421855°N 1.837172°W | After the police station closed, it became a restaurant called the Blue Lamp. For many years it has been the China Garden Restaurant until it closed for good in 2022. Was turned into an Italian restaurant in 2023 called Paradiso Pizzeria. | .jpg) |
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| Handsworth West police station | Holyhead Road, Handsworth | 52°30′21″N 1°56′50″W / 52.5059°N 1.9473°W |  Upload Photo |
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| Harborne police station | Rose Road, Harborne | 52°27′43″N 1°56′54″W / 52.462060°N 1.948436°W | Not open to the public. Could be closed and sold off. | .jpg) |
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| Hay Mills police station | 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'. | .jpg) |
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| Jewellery Quarter police station | Golden Square, Warstone Lane, Hockley | 52°29′15″N 1°54′40″W / 52.4876°N 1.9111°W | Located in what is now Golden Square. Closed by 2017. Replaced by the Diamond Factory. | .jpg) |
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| Kenyon Street police station | Kenyon Street, Hockley | 52°29′15″N 1°54′40″W / 52.4876°N 1.9111°W | Closed 1972; demolished. | Upload Photo |
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| King Heath police station | 1 High Street, Kings Heath | 52°26′17″N 1°53′36″W / 52.4381°N 1.8932°W | .jpg) |
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| Kingstanding police station | 840 Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding | 52°33′15″N 1°53′05″W / 52.5542°N 1.8846°W | This station maybe closed and sold off |  |
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| Kings Norton police station | High Meadow Road, Kings Norton | 52°24′26″N 1°55′35″W / 52.407293°N 1.926419°W | Demolished as of January 2022. To be replaced by luxury flats |  |
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| 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 | .jpg) |
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| Lloyd House, Birmingham | Snow Hill Queensway at Colmore Circus Queensway | 1964 | 52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.4839°N 1.8975°W | Force headquarters and now a police station from 2016, since Steelhouse Lane police station closed in early 2017. Refurbished in 2015-16. |  |
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| Longbridge police station | Bristol Road South, Northfield | 52°24′17″N 1°58′43″W / 52.404845°N 1.978562°W | The former police station was sold at auction and will be converted into offices on the ground floor and apartments above. | _(2).jpg) |
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| Moseley police station | Woodbridge Road, Moseley | 52°26′54″N 1°53′13″W / 52.448468°N 1.886854°W | Officers will relocate from Balsall Heath and Sparkhill, now that Moseley is refurbished | .jpg) |
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| Nechells police station | Fowler Street, Nechells | 52°29′41″N 1°52′13″W / 52.4946°N 1.8704°W | Upload Photo |
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| Newtown police station | 204 Bridge Street West, Newtown | 52°29′37″N 1°53′58″W / 52.4937°N 1.8994°W | Locally listed at 'Grade B' | Upload Photo |
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| Perry Barr police station | 394 Walsall Road, Perry Barr | 52°31′45″N 1°54′40″W / 52.5293°N 1.9112°W | Sold September 2017 to the Great Barr Muslim Foundation, for conversion to a community centre. |  |
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| Quinton police station | 300 Quinton Road, Quinton | 52°27′13″N 1°59′48″W / 52.453719°N 1.996770°W | Not open to the public. Could be closed and sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Shard End police station | 169 Packington Avenue, Shard End | 52°29′39″N 1°46′18″W / 52.494140°N 1.771609°W | The station maybe sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Sheldon police station | Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon | 52°28′14″N 1°47′04″W / 52.470581°N 1.784480°W | It is in Garretts Green | .jpg) |
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| Sparkbrook Police Outpost | Stratford Road, Sparkbrook | 52°27′45″N 1°52′31″W / 52.462524°N 1.875377°W | Was at the site from at least 2009 to 2012. Replaced by an estate agent and later a barber shop | Upload Photo |
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| Sparkhill police station | Stratford Road, Sparkhill | 1897 | 52°27′02″N 1°51′53″W / 52.4506°N 1.8646°W | Formerly housed the West Midlands Police Museum (it has been relocated to Steelhouse Lane). Relocated to Moseley to form a hub as Birmingham East. Closed in 2016, sold in 2023 to the Bosnian community. Will become a community centre with café, religious and educational training spaces and a caretaker's flat. | Locally listed at 'Grade B' |  |
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| Stechford police station | 338 Station Road, Stechford | 52°28′42″N 1°48′26″W / 52.4784°N 1.8071°W | .jpg) |
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| 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. The cell block is an older, Victorian building. The station closed permanently on Sunday 15 January 2017. |  |
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| 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 its old building on Dudley Road, near Summerfield Park | Upload Photo |
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| Sutton Coldfield police station | Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield | 52°34′05″N 1°49′25″W / 52.5680°N 1.8237°W | Maybe closed and sold off. Could be replaced with contact office | Upload Photo |
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| 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. Could be closed and sold off. | Upload Photo |
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| West Midlands Police - Learning & Development Centre | Pershore Road, Edgbaston | 52°27′15″N 1°54′26″W / 52.454093°N 1.907280°W | Also known as Tally Ho Police Training | .jpg) |
Coventry[edit]
| Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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| Coventry Central police station | Little Park Street, Coventry | 52°24′17″N 1°30′30″W / 52.404610°N 1.508298°W |  |
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| Canley police station | Sir Henry Parkes Road, Canley | 52°23′36″N 1°33′06″W / 52.393432°N 1.551631°W | May close and be sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Foleshill police station | Stoney Stanton Road, Foleshill | 52°25′33″N 1°29′41″W / 52.425925°N 1.494657°W | May close and be sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Willenhall police station | Chace Avenue, Willenhall | 52°23′12″N 1°28′19″W / 52.386677°N 1.472071°W | May close and be sold off | Upload Photo |
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Dudley[edit]
Dudley's stations were originally operated by Dudley Borough Police, then from 1 April 1966 until 31 March 1974, by West Midlands Constabulary.
| Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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| Brierley Hill Police Station | Bank Street, Brierley Hill | 52°29′02″N 2°07′21″W / 52.483795°N 2.122546°W | Part of Civic Hall complex |  |
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| Dudley Police Station | New Street, Dudley | 52°30′43″N 2°04′59″W / 52.511855°N 2.082954°W | Now closed and sold (between 2017 and 2019). |  |
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| Sedgley police station | Vicar Street, Sedgley | 52°32′25″N 2°07′25″W / 52.540172°N 2.123697°W | May close and be sold off |  |
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| Stourbridge police station | New Road, Stourbridge | 1885 | 52°27′17″N 2°08′42″W / 52.454715°N 2.145071°W | Built as the County Police station, it replaced an earlier court and jail on the site. Now closed and being developed into luxury apartments. | .jpg) |
Sandwell[edit]
Before 1974, police stations in Sandwell were operated by Staffordshire Police.
| Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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| Court of Requests | Church Street, Oldbury | 1816 | 52°30′17″N 2°00′57″W / 52.504693°N 2.015808°W | former police station & court; now J D Wetherspoon pub, "Court of Requests" | Grade II listed |  |
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| Oldbury police station | 86 Birmingham Street (Oldbury Ringway), Oldbury | 52°30′08″N 2°00′45″W / 52.502260°N 2.012451°W | May close and be sold off | .jpg) |
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| Smethwick police station | Piddock Road, Smethwick | 52°29′38″N 1°58′02″W / 52.493790°N 1.967288°W | Also known as South Sandwell Police Station. May close and be sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Tipton police station | Lower Church Lane, Tipton | 52°31′45″N 2°03′06″W / 52.529219°N 2.051571°W | May close and be sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Wednesbury police station | Holyhead Road, Wednesbury | 1977[24] | 52°33′03″N 2°01′23″W / 52.55084°N 2.022997°W | May close and be sold off |  |
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| West Bromwich Police Station | Oak Road and Price Street, West Bromwich | 2011 | 52°31′02″N 1°59′54″W / 52.517262°N 1.998399°W | .jpg) |
Solihull[edit]
| Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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| Shirley police station | Stratford Road, Shirley | 52°24′33″N 1°49′31″W / 52.4093°N 1.8252°W | Closed down in 2015, was for sale in 2017. Demolished in 2018. Replaced by Sir Robert Peel Court. | .jpg) |
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| Solihull police station | Homer Road, Solihull | 52°24′44″N 1°46′51″W / 52.4122°N 1.7807°W | May close and be replaced by a contact office. The closure could be halted if civil servants move in. |  |
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| Chelmsley Wood police station - The Walk-in Centre | Ceolmund Crescent, Chelmsley Wood | 52°28′52″N 1°44′29″W / 52.481018°N 1.741373°W |  |
Walsall[edit]
Walsall's stations were originally operated by Walsall Borough Police, then from 1 April 1966 until 31 March 1974, by West Midlands Constabulary.
| Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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| Aldridge police station | 1-3 Anchor Parade, Aldridge | 52°36′14″N 1°55′05″W / 52.603790°N 1.918109°W | May close and be sold off | Upload Photo |
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| Brownhills police station | 25 Chester Road North, Brownhills | 52°38′59″N 1°56′16″W / 52.649771°N 1.937684°W |  |
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| Bloxwich police station | 1 Station Street, Bloxwich | 52°36′52″N 2°00′20″W / 52.614536°N 2.005571°W | Upload Photo |
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| Darlaston police station | Crescent Road, Darlaston | 52°34′06″N 2°02′00″W / 52.568219°N 2.033444°W | Sold 2019. Plans to convert to residential flats; retaining frontage.[28] | Grade II listed.[29] |  |
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| Former Walsall police station | Goodall Street, Walsall | 1866 | 52°35′00″N 1°58′43″W / 52.583251°N 1.978722°W | It's now Sofia's Restaurant | .jpg) |
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| Leamore Police Outpost | Stephenson Avenue, Leamore | 52°36′06″N 2°00′27″W / 52.601580°N 2.007542°W | Was next to the BCHA centre. Closed down by 2017. |  |
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| Walsall police station | Green Lane, Walsall | 52°35′20″N 1°59′12″W / 52.588986°N 1.986687°W | Closed down in 2016 | Upload Photo |
Wolverhampton[edit]
Wolverhampton's stations were originally operated by Wolverhampton Borough Police, then from 1 April 1966 until 31 March 1974, by West Midlands Constabulary.
| Name | Location | Completed | Geo-coordinates | Notes | Designation | Image | Ref. |
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| Bilston police station | Mount Pleasant, Bilston | 52°34′02″N 2°04′26″W / 52.567349°N 2.073991°W | Closed down |  |
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| Low Hill Police Base | 147 Fifth Avenue, Low Hill | 52°36′28″N 2°07′01″W / 52.607859°N 2.117025°W | Upload Photo |
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| Tettenhall police station | 30 High Street, Tettenhall | 52°35′51″N 2°10′06″W / 52.597400°N 2.168415°W |  |
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| Wednesfield police station | Alfred Squire Road, Wednesfield | 52°35′56″N 2°04′51″W / 52.598884°N 2.080726°W | May close and be sold off |  |
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| Willenhall police station | John Street, Willenhall | 52°35′02″N 2°03′12″W / 52.583853°N 2.053227°W | Upload Photo |
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| Wolverhampton Central police station | Metro One Campus, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton | 52°35′04″N 2°07′28″W / 52.584306°N 2.124538°W | _-_geograph.org.uk_-_392070.jpg) |
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Police stations in the West Midlands (county).
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