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.

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Acocks Green police station 21 Yardley Road, Acocks Green 1909 (1909) 52°27′02″N 1°49′09″WBuilt 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]
Acocks Green police station
Acocks Green police station
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Aston police station Queen's Road, Aston 52°30′22″N 1°52′36″WFirearms Base
Aston police station
Aston police station
Balsall Heath police station Edward Road, Balsall Heath 1869 (1869) 52°27′25″N 1°53′18″WThe station will close and officers will relocate to Moseley
Balsall Heath police station
Balsall Heath police station
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Billesley police station Yardley Wood Road, Billesley  () 52°25′54″N 1°52′10″WClosed and boarded up
Billesley police station
Billesley police station
Birmingham Central police station & HQ Lloyd House Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham Central police station & HQ
Birmingham Central police station & HQ
Bordesley Green police station 282 Bordesley Green 52°28′39″N 1°51′03″WThis is now Heartland Hostel. The police station closed down by 2010.
Bordesley Green police station
Bordesley Green police station
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Bournville police station Bournville Lane, Bournville 52°25′46″N 1°56′59″WNear the Bristol Road South between Selly Oak and Northfield
Bournville police station
Bournville police station
Canterbury Road police station Canterbury Road, Perry Barr 1904 (1904) 52°30′45″N 1°54′05″WClosed; put up for sale October 2013 Locally listed at 'Grade A'
Canterbury Road police station
Canterbury Road police station
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Castle Vale police station 44 High Street, Castle Vale 52°31′17″N 1°47′01″WThis former police station was up for auction in October 2016
Castle Vale police station
Castle Vale police station
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Digbeth police station High Street, Digbeth 52°28′35″N 1°53′25″WBuilt by the Birmingham firm T. Elvins and Sons. Could be closed and sold off. Locally listed at 'Grade A'
Digbeth police station
Digbeth police station
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Dudley Road police station Summerfield Park, Summerfield 52°29′10″N 1°56′16″WDisused; at risk
Dudley Road police station
Dudley Road police station
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Edgbaston police station Belgrave Middleway, Edgbaston 52°27′59″N 1°53′57″WPermanently closed
Edgbaston police station
Edgbaston police station
Erdington police station Sutton New Road and Wilton Road, Erdington 52°31′34″N 1°50′21″W
Erdington police station
Erdington police station
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Hall Green police station Robin Hood Lane, Hall Green 52°25′19″N 1°50′14″WAfter 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.
Hall Green police station
Hall Green police station
Handsworth West police station Holyhead Road, Handsworth 52°30′21″N 1°56′50″W
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Harborne police station Rose Road, Harborne 52°27′43″N 1°56′54″WNot open to the public. Could be closed and sold off.
Harborne police station
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Hay Mills police station Coventry Road, Yardley 52°27′46″N 1°49′26″WNow a pub, 'The Old Bill and Bull'.
Hay Mills police station
Hay Mills police station
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Jewellery Quarter police station Golden Square, Warstone Lane, Hockley 52°29′15″N 1°54′40″WLocated in what is now Golden Square. Closed by 2017. Replaced by the Diamond Factory.
Jewellery Quarter police station
Jewellery Quarter police station
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Kenyon Street police station Kenyon Street, Hockley 52°29′15″N 1°54′40″WClosed 1972; demolished.
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King Heath police station 1 High Street, Kings Heath 52°26′17″N 1°53′36″W
King Heath police station
King Heath police station
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Kingstanding police station 840 Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding 52°33′15″N 1°53′05″WThis station maybe closed and sold off
Kingstanding police station
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Kings Norton police station High Meadow Road, Kings Norton 52°24′26″N 1°55′35″WDemolished as of January 2022. To be replaced by luxury flats
Kings Norton police station
Kings Norton police station
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Ladywood police station Ladywood Middleway, Ladywood 52°28′34″N 1°55′30″WReplaced an earlier station, nearby
Ladywood police station
Ladywood police station
Lloyd House, Birmingham Snow Hill Queensway at Colmore Circus Queensway 1964 (1964) 52°29′02″N 1°53′51″WForce 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″WThe former police station was sold at auction and will be converted into offices on the ground floor and apartments above.
Longbridge police station
Longbridge police station
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Moseley police station Woodbridge Road, Moseley  () 52°26′54″N 1°53′13″WOfficers will relocate from Balsall Heath and Sparkhill, now that Moseley is refurbished
Moseley police station
Moseley police station
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Nechells police station Fowler Street, Nechells 52°29′41″N 1°52′13″W
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Newtown police station 204 Bridge Street West, Newtown 52°29′37″N 1°53′58″W Locally listed at 'Grade B'
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Perry Barr police station 394 Walsall Road, Perry Barr 52°31′45″N 1°54′40″WSold September 2017 to the Great Barr Muslim Foundation, for conversion to a community centre.
Perry Barr police station
Perry Barr police station
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Quinton police station 300 Quinton Road, Quinton 52°27′13″N 1°59′48″WNot open to the public. Could be closed and sold off
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Shard End police station 169 Packington Avenue, Shard End 52°29′39″N 1°46′18″WThe station maybe sold off
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Sheldon police station Sheldon Heath Road, Sheldon 52°28′14″N 1°47′04″WIt is in Garretts Green
Sheldon police station
Sheldon police station
Sparkbrook Police Outpost Stratford Road, Sparkbrook 52°27′45″N 1°52′31″WWas at the site from at least 2009 to 2012. Replaced by an estate agent and later a barber shop
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Sparkhill police station Stratford Road, Sparkhill 1897 (1897) 52°27′02″N 1°51′53″WFormerly 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'
Sparkhill police station
Sparkhill police station
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Stechford police station 338 Station Road, Stechford 52°28′42″N 1°48′26″W
Stechford police station
Stechford police station
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Steelhouse Lane police station Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham 1933 (1933) 52°29′03″N 1°53′36″WAKA 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″WThe station moved from its old building on Dudley Road, near Summerfield Park
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Sutton Coldfield police station Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield 52°34′05″N 1°49′25″WMaybe closed and sold off. Could be replaced with contact office
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Thornhill Road police station Handsworth 1878 52°30′13″N 1°55′42″Waka 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.
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West Midlands Police - Learning & Development Centre Pershore Road, Edgbaston 52°27′15″N 1°54′26″WAlso known as Tally Ho Police Training
West Midlands Police - Learning & Development Centre
West Midlands Police - Learning & Development Centre

Coventry

Name Location Completed Geo-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Coventry Central police station Little Park Street, Coventry 52°24′17″N 1°30′30″W
Coventry Central police station
Coventry Central police station
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Canley police station Sir Henry Parkes Road, Canley 52°23′36″N 1°33′06″WMay close and be sold off
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Foleshill police station Stoney Stanton Road, Foleshill 52°25′33″N 1°29′41″WMay close and be sold off
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Willenhall police station Chace Avenue, Willenhall 52°23′12″N 1°28′19″WMay close and be sold off
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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″WPart of Civic Hall complex
Brierley Hill Police Station
Brierley Hill Police Station
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Dudley Police Station New Street, Dudley 52°30′43″N 2°04′59″WNow closed and sold
Dudley Police Station
Dudley Police Station
Sedgley police station Vicar Street, Sedgley 52°32′25″N 2°07′25″WMay close and be sold off
Sedgley police station
Sedgley police station
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Stourbridge police station New Road, Stourbridge 1885 52°27′17″N 2°08′42″WBuilt as the County Police station, it replaced an earlier court and jail on the site. Now closed and being developed into luxury apartments.
Stourbridge police station
Stourbridge police station
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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″Wformer police station & court; now J D Wetherspoon pub, "Court of Requests" Grade II listed
Court of Requests
Court of Requests
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Oldbury police station 86 Birmingham Street (Oldbury Ringway), Oldbury 52°30′08″N 2°00′45″WMay close and be sold off
Oldbury police station
Oldbury police station
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Smethwick police station Piddock Road, Smethwick 52°29′38″N 1°58′02″WAlso known as South Sandwell Police Station. May close and be sold off
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Tipton police station Lower Church Lane, Tipton 52°31′45″N 2°03′06″WMay close and be sold off
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Wednesbury police station Holyhead Road, Wednesbury 52°33′03″N 2°01′23″WMay close and be sold off
Wednesbury police station
Wednesbury police station
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West Bromwich Police Station Oak Road and Price Street, West Bromwich 2011 52°31′02″N 1°59′54″W
West Bromwich Police Station
West Bromwich Police Station

Solihull

Name Location Completed Geo-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Shirley police station Stratford Road, Shirley 52°24′33″N 1°49′31″WClosed down in 2015, was for sale in 2017. Demolished in 2018. Replaced by Sir Robert Peel Court.
Shirley police station
Shirley police station
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Solihull police station Homer Road, Solihull 52°24′44″N 1°46′51″WMay close and be replaced by a contact office. The closure could be halted if civil servants move in.
Solihull police station
Solihull police station
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Chelmsley Wood police station - The Walk-in Centre Ceolmund Crescent, Chelmsley Wood 52°28′52″N 1°44′29″W
Chelmsley Wood police station - The Walk-in Centre
Chelmsley Wood police station - The Walk-in 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.

Name Location Completed Geo-coordinatesNotes DesignationImageRef.
Aldridge police station 1-3 Anchor Parade, Aldridge 52°36′14″N 1°55′05″WMay close and be sold off
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Brownhills police station 25 Chester Road North, Brownhills 52°38′59″N 1°56′16″W
Brownhills police station
Brownhills police station
Bloxwich police station 1 Station Street, Bloxwich 52°36′52″N 2°00′20″W
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Darlaston police station Crescent Road, Darlaston 52°34′06″N 2°02′00″WSold 2019. Plans to convert to residential flats; retaining frontage.[27] Grade II listed.[28]
Darlaston police station
Darlaston police station
Former Walsall police station Goodall Street, Walsall 1866 52°35′00″N 1°58′43″WIt's now Sofia's Restaurant
Former Walsall police station
Former Walsall police station
Leamore Police Outpost Stephenson Avenue, Leamore 52°36′06″N 2°00′27″WWas next to the BCHA centre. Closed down by 2017.
Leamore Police Outpost
Leamore Police Outpost
Walsall police station Green Lane, Walsall 52°35′20″N 1°59′12″WClosed down in 2016
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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″WClosed down
Bilston police station
Bilston police station
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Low Hill Police Base 147 Fifth Avenue, Low Hill 52°36′28″N 2°07′01″W
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Tettenhall police station 30 High Street, Tettenhall 52°35′51″N 2°10′06″W
Tettenhall police station
Tettenhall police station
Wednesfield police station Alfred Squire Road, Wednesfield 52°35′56″N 2°04′51″WMay close and be sold off
Wednesfield police station
Wednesfield police station
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Willenhall police station John Street, Willenhall 52°35′02″N 2°03′12″W
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Wolverhampton Central police station Metro One Campus, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton 52°35′04″N 2°07′28″W
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References

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