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-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Acocks Green police station 21 Yardley Road, Acocks Green 1909 (1909) 52°27′02″N 1°49′09″W / 52.4505°N 1.8193°W / 52.4505; -1.8193Built 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'
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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 / 52.5061; -1.8767
Balsall Heath police station Edward Road, Balsall Heath 1869 (1869) 52°27′25″N 1°53′18″W / 52.457076°N 1.888265°W / 52.457076; -1.888265This station maybe closed and sold off
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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 / 52.431548; -1.869503
Bordesley Green police station 282 Bordesley Green 52°28′39″N 1°51′03″W / 52.477588°N 1.850719°W / 52.477588; -1.850719This 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 / 52.429357; -1.949799Near the Bristol Road South between Selly Oak and Northfield
Canterbury Road police station Canterbury Road, Perry Barr 1904 (1904) 52°30′45″N 1°54′05″W / 52.5126°N 1.9015°W / 52.5126; -1.9015Closed; 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 / 52.5215; -1.7837This 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 / 52.4764; -1.8904Built 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 / 52.48625; -1.93771Disused; 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 / 52.4663; -1.8991
Erdington police station Wilton Road, Erdington 52°31′34″N 1°50′21″W / 52.5261°N 1.8391°W / 52.5261; -1.8391 [6]
Handsworth West police station Holyhead Road, Handsworth 52°30′21″N 1°56′50″W / 52.5059°N 1.9473°W / 52.5059; -1.9473 [10]
Harborne police station Rose Road, Harborne 52°27′43″N 1°56′54″W / 52.462060°N 1.948436°W / 52.462060; -1.948436Not open to the public. Could be closed and sold off. [3]
Hay Mills police station Coventry Road, Yardley 52°27′46″N 1°49′26″W / 52.4627°N 1.8240°W / 52.4627; -1.8240Now a pub, 'The Old Bill and Bull'.
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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 / 52.4876; -1.9111Located in what is now Golden Square.
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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 / 52.4876; -1.9111Closed 1972; demolished. [11]
King Heath police station 1 High Street, Kings Heath 52°26′17″N 1°53′36″W / 52.4381°N 1.8932°W / 52.4381; -1.8932
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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 / 52.5542; -1.8846This 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 / 52.407293; -1.926419
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Ladywood police station Ladywood Middleway, Ladywood 52°28′34″N 1°55′30″W / 52.4760°N 1.9251°W / 52.4760; -1.9251Replaced an earlier station, nearby
Lloyd House, Birmingham Snow Hill Queensway at Colmore Circus Queensway 1964 (1964) 52°29′02″N 1°53′51″W / 52.4839°N 1.8975°W / 52.4839; -1.8975Force 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 / 52.404845; -1.978562The former police station was sold at auction and will be converted into offices on the ground floor and apartments above.
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Moseley police station Woodbridge Road, Moseley  () 52°26′54″N 1°53′13″W / 52.448468°N 1.886854°W / 52.448468; -1.886854
Nechells police station Fowler Street, Nechells 52°29′41″N 1°52′13″W / 52.4946°N 1.8704°W / 52.4946; -1.8704 [10]
Newtown police station 204 Bridge Street West, Newtown 52°29′37″N 1°53′58″W / 52.4937°N 1.8994°W / 52.4937; -1.8994 Locally listed at 'Grade B' [10]
Perry Barr police station 394 Walsall Road, Perry Barr 52°31′45″N 1°54′40″W / 52.5293°N 1.9112°W / 52.5293; -1.9112Sold 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 / 52.453719; -1.996770Not open to the public. Could be closed and sold off [3]
Shard End police station 169 Packington Avenue, Shard End 52°29′39″N 1°46′18″W / 52.494140°N 1.771609°W / 52.494140; -1.771609The station maybe sold off [3]
Sheldon police station Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon 52°28′14″N 1°47′04″W / 52.470581°N 1.784480°W / 52.470581; -1.784480It is in Garretts Green
Sparkbrook Police Outpost Stratford Road, Sparkbrook 52°27′45″N 1°52′31″W / 52.462524°N 1.875377°W / 52.462524; -1.875377Was at the site from at least 2009 to 2012. Replaced by an estate agent and later a barber shop
Sparkhill police station Stratford Road, Sparkhill 52°27′02″N 1°51′53″W / 52.4506°N 1.8646°W / 52.4506; -1.8646Houses West Midlands Police Museum 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 / 52.4784; -1.8071 [1]
Steelhouse Lane police station Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham 1933 (1933) 52°29′03″N 1°53′36″W / 52.4843°N 1.8934°W / 52.4843; -1.8934AKA 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 / 52.486124; -1.936663The station moved from its 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 / 52.5680; -1.8237Maybe closed and sold off. Could be replaced with contact office [6] [3]
Thornhill Road police station Handsworth 1878 52°30′13″N 1°55′42″W / 52.5037°N 1.9284°W / 52.5037; -1.9284aka 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. [10][17][3]
West Midlands Police - Learning & Development Centre Pershore Road, Edgbaston 52°27′15″N 1°54′26″W / 52.454093°N 1.907280°W / 52.454093; -1.907280Also known as Tally Ho Police Training

Coventry

Name Location Completed Geo-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Coventry Central police station Little Park Street, Coventry 52°24′17″N 1°30′30″W / 52.404610°N 1.508298°W / 52.404610; -1.508298
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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 / 52.393432; -1.551631May close and be sold off [3]
Foleshill police station Stoney Stanton Road, Foleshill 52°25′33″N 1°29′41″W / 52.425925°N 1.494657°W / 52.425925; -1.494657May close and be sold off [3]
Willenhall police station Chace Avenue, Willenhall 52°23′12″N 1°28′19″W / 52.386677°N 1.472071°W / 52.386677; -1.472071May close and be sold off [3]

Dudley

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-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Brierley Hill Police Station Bank Street, Brierley Hill 52°29′02″N 2°07′21″W / 52.483795°N 2.122546°W / 52.483795; -2.122546Part 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 / 52.511855; -2.082954
Sedgley police station Vicar Street, Sedgley 52°32′25″N 2°07′25″W / 52.540172°N 2.123697°W / 52.540172; -2.123697May 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 / 52.454715; -2.145071Built as the County Police station, it replaced an earlier court and jail on the site.
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Sandwell

Before 1974, police stations in Sandwell were operated by Staffordshire Police.

Name Location Completed Geo-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Court of Requests Church Street, Oldbury 1816 52°30′17″N 2°00′57″W / 52.504693°N 2.015808°W / 52.504693; -2.015808former 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 / 52.502260; -2.012451May close and be sold off
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Smethwick police station Piddock Road, Smethwick 52°29′38″N 1°58′02″W / 52.493790°N 1.967288°W / 52.493790; -1.967288Also known as South Sandwell Police Station. May close and be sold off [3]
Tipton police station Lower Church Lane, Tipton 52°31′45″N 2°03′06″W / 52.529219°N 2.051571°W / 52.529219; -2.051571May close and be sold off [3]
Wednesbury police station Holyhead Road, Wednesbury 52°33′03″N 2°01′23″W / 52.55084°N 2.022997°W / 52.55084; -2.022997May 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 / 52.517262; -1.998399

Solihull

Name Location Completed Geo-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Shirley police station Stratford Road, Shirley 52°24′33″N 1°49′31″W / 52.4093°N 1.8252°W / 52.4093; -1.8252As of 2017 the police station has closed down and is for sale. It closed down in 2015.
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Solihull police station Homer Road, Solihull 52°24′44″N 1°46′51″W / 52.4122°N 1.7807°W / 52.4122; -1.7807May close and be replaced by a contact office
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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 / 52.481018; -1.741373

Walsall

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-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Aldridge police station 1-3 Anchor Parade, Aldridge 52°36′14″N 1°55′05″W / 52.603790°N 1.918109°W / 52.603790; -1.918109May close and be sold off [3]
Brownhills police station 25 Chester Road North, Brownhills 52°38′59″N 1°56′16″W / 52.649771°N 1.937684°W / 52.649771; -1.937684
Bloxwich police station 1 Station Street, Bloxwich 52°36′52″N 2°00′20″W / 52.614536°N 2.005571°W / 52.614536; -2.005571
Darlaston police station Crescent Roadd, Darlaston 52°34′06″N 2°02′00″W / 52.568219°N 2.033444°W / 52.568219; -2.033444
Former Walsall police station Goodall Street, Walsall 1866 52°35′00″N 1°58′43″W / 52.583251°N 1.978722°W / 52.583251; -1.978722It's now Sofia's Restaurant
Leamore Police Outpost Stephenson Avenue, Leamore 52°36′06″N 2°00′27″W / 52.601580°N 2.007542°W / 52.601580; -2.007542Was next to the BCHA centre. Closed down by 2017.
Walsall police station Green Lane, Walsall 52°35′20″N 1°59′12″W / 52.588986°N 1.986687°W / 52.588986; -1.986687Closed down in 2016

Wolverhampton

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-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Bilston police station Mount Pleasant, Bilston 52°34′02″N 2°04′26″W / 52.567349°N 2.073991°W / 52.567349; -2.073991Closed 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 / 52.607859; -2.117025


Tettenhall police station 30 High Street, Tettenhall 52°35′51″N 2°10′06″W / 52.597400°N 2.168415°W / 52.597400; -2.168415
Wednesfield police station Alfred Squire Road, Wednesfield 52°35′56″N 2°04′51″W / 52.598884°N 2.080726°W / 52.598884; -2.080726May 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 / 52.583853; -2.053227
Wolverhampton Central police station Metro One Campus, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton 52°35′04″N 2°07′28″W / 52.584306°N 2.124538°W / 52.584306; -2.124538
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