Darlaston Police Station to close
Darlaston Police Station is to close down, force chiefs have confirmed.
The office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson stated the sale of the building on Crescent Road would generate around £180,000 and save £20,935 a year in running costs - money which would be reinvested into frontline policing.
A date for closure has yet to be confirmed.
A spokesperson added: "Darlaston police base is due to close as part of the ongoing West Midlands Police estates review.
"Neighbourhood teams at Darlaston will be based a short distance away at Willenhall police base. The move will not affect how and where officers patrol the area."
Walsall Councillor Doug James said: "Lets hope this latest blow to local policing in Darlaston can be justified and evidenced as a service improvement.
"Local people will no doubt voice the opinion that this is more like the betrayal of their trust in local policing.
"Now there is not even a police base in our town everyone finally knows Darlaston is highly unlikely to have a police station ever again. A long goodbye has finally come to an end."
