CPS West Mercia

Fighting crime; Fighting for Justice

In the last year :

• more than 4 out of 5 crimes we prosecuted in the courts in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin resulted in a conviction.
• we gained court orders to seize the assets of crime to the tune of £1.12 million

Find out how we prosecute crime in your area on our what we do page.

Visit our Chief Crown Prosecutors Blog for up to date information on what we are doing.

 

Chief Crown Prosecutor finds out about Community Sentence

Chief Crown Prosecutor, Colin Chapman decided to find out what community sentences are like.

He joined a group of offenders to do unpaid work at Countryside Park outside Worcester.

Visit his blog to find out how he got on

What can you expect from us if you experience a crime?

Would you have to attend Court?

What support can you expect?

Visit our Victims and Witnesses page for details

Working with our communities - for our communities

We are part of many local groups who seek to reduce crime and improve support for victims and witnesses, for example we were involved in gaining funding for independent advisors to help support the victims of domestic abuse throughout the Area.

We also work with community panel members to find better ways of prosecuting hate crime.  We are planning to increase membership in the future. Interested in joining us?

Find out more by visiting our hate crime and working with the community pages.

Our website is new and still developing - please revisit it to keep up with changes and let us know what you would like to see both in content and layout by e-mailing us

Latest News

Press Release

DPP launches consultation on Assisted Suicide

Now that the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC has published his interim policy on when to prosecute the offence of assisting suicide, I would urge you all to read it, debate it with friends and family, and take part in this consultation.

Press Release

West Mercia CPS Takes Action to Protect Endangered Tortoises

Following a successful prosecution, CPS West Mercia today obtained a court order preventing Telford man David Neville Johnson from possessing any critically endangered species. This is the first time a prosecution and prevention order has been made in r