- Central Motorway Police Group
Infobox UK Police
name= Central Motorway Police Group
area=Staffordshire ,West Mercia , West Midlands
start= 1990
population= N/A
size= Formerly convert|630|mi|kmBefore withdrawal of Warwickshire.]
officers= Formerly 200
title= Chief Officer
head= Kevin O'Leary
divname= Divisions
divno=
stations= 6
HQ= Perry Barr
web= [http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/cmpg/ CMPG] The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) is a co-operative operation between three police forces in the West Midlands ofEngland . Officers from the three forces involved -Staffordshire Police ,West Mercia Constabulary andWest Midlands Police - provide a dedicated policing service on several hundred miles of the motorway network in the West Midlands, from the boundary withCheshire in the north toGloucestershire andWarwickshire in the south, and fromWales in the west toDerbyshire and Warwickshire in the east.History
The CMPG was first formed in 1990, when West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police formed a partnership to police approximately convert|100|mi|km of motorway in
Birmingham , the West Midlands and North Worcestershire. Staffordshire Police and Warwickshire Police joined the partnership in 2001, bringing the motorway sections in those counties within the Group's area of responsibility, while West Mercia increased its input. Warwickshire withdrew from the CMPG in April 2007.Responsibilities
Currently, the CMPG has responsibility for:
*M6 from Junction 4 to Junction 16
*M5 from its start to the Gloucestershire border (between Junctions 8 and 9)
*The M42 from its start to Junction 3, and Junctions 5 to 7
*A45 from Birmingham to Coventry
*A46 from the Gloucestershire border toEvesham
*The entire M54
*A5 in Staffordshire and Shropshire
*M50 in HerefordshireRoads formerly policed by the CMPG but now policed only by Warwickshire include:
*M40 from Junction 12 to Junction 3A of the M42
*M69 from Junction 2 of the M6 to the Leicestershire border
*M6 from Junction 1 to Junction 4
*M42 from Junction 3 to Junction 5*A45 from Coventry to the Northamptonshire border (The A45 was never actually covered by CMPG and was always policed by Warwickshire)
*A46 from Evesham to Coventry (Only from junction 15 M40 to Coventry was policed by CMPG)CMPG Patrol Bases:
*Hilton Park Police Post, Staffordshire
*Doxey Police Post, M6 nearStafford
* Wellington Police Station, Junction 7 of the M54 in Shropshire
* Perry Bar, CMPG headquarters inBirmingham
*Hindlip Hall (West Mercia Constabulary headquarters), Junction 6 of the M5 in Worcestershire
* Halesowen Police Station, Dudley, West Midlands.Former CMPG Patrol Bases:
* Coleshill Police Station, Junction 4 of the M6 in Warwickshire
*Greys Mallory Traffic Base, Junction 14 of the M40 in WarwickshireFootnotes
See also
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Road Policing Unit
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