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.
See our plans for the 2008-2009 year.
Visit our Chief Crown Prosecutors Blog for up to date information on what we are doing.
Let us know what you think about......
Our plans to tackle disability hate crime. We are undertaking a consultation exercise which is due to end on 31st January 2009. To find out more and take part please visit our Latest News and Views page.
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
Case of Martin Eager
West Mercia Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have given notice of their intention to offer no evidence at the hearing of the case of Martin Eager, which is due to be heard at Worcester Crown Court on 2nd March 2009.
Press Release
CPS Responds to Review of Decision Making in Road Death Cases
A review of the way the Crown Prosecution Service deals with road traffic cases involving fatalities shows that the organisation has made good progress, said Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC.