Every neighbourhood in Thames Valley has a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing team.

Neighbourhood Policing teams can be contacted via 101, the Thames Valley Police non-emergency number. Always call 999 in an emergency.

Neighbourhood Policing teams…

• Are led by senior police officers and include police community support officers (PCSOs), often together with volunteer police officers, volunteers and partners.
• May serve one or several neighbourhoods.
• Work with local people and partners to identify, tackle and prevent local, low-level crime, anti-social behaviour, and any ongoing concerns.
• Provide you with a visible, accessible and accountable police service and aim to make your neighbourhood safer.
• Have been present in every Thames Valley neighbourhood since 1 April 2008.
• Focus all of their efforts on their dedicated neighbourhoods, building relationships with local people.

Neighbourhood Policing…

• Needs you to tell us about the issues that concern you in your area.
• Has transformed policing at a local level, to meet the needs of local communities.
• Is known as ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ in Milton Keynes.

From the start of 2010, Thames Valley Police extended its neighbourhood consultation by introducing a wider range of publicised opportunities to meet neighbourhood teams.

We will provide open monthly meetings to allow the public to influence our priorities. These meetings will be branded as Have Your Say opportunities, and in many cases will be held in conjunction with partners.

• View Have Your Say summary and flowchart (PDF 40 Kb - opens new window).

Once local priorities have been identified, a broader ‘toolkit’ of problem-solving tactics is being made available to ensure crime and anti-social behaviour is tackled effectively.

Across the Thames Valley area, there are many successful Neighbourhood Action Groups which will continue to deliver local problem solving, but the introduction of Have Your Say meetings will allow neighbourhood teams to identify more quickly those specific local priorities that need attention.

Thames Valley Police views the introduction of Have Your Say meetings as a positive step in tackling issues that matter most to the public. I welcome your support and engagement in this endeavour.

• Read more about Have Your Say meetings.

Contact Details

• website: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk
• twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tvp_bicester
• youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk
• telephone: 101
• e-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk
• facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thamesvp
• email: [email protected]

Neighbourhood Priorities

Bicester Town Centre - Anti-social behaviour

Issue Date Monday 8th January 2024

Since the Priority being set in January the team have been conducting dedicated A.S.B patrols in addition to our Night time economy & routine patrols in Bicester town centre.

During these patrols we have been enforcing the Public Space Protection Order within the town centre.
In that time:

19 P.S.P.O warnings/directions to leave have been issued.

1 Breach of P.S.P.O fixed penalty issued.

Further A.S.B patrols and operations are planned throughout the year to focus on this priority.

The team will update this page with updates relating to these operations and other work undertaken relating to this activity.

Action Date Friday 15th March 2024

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E-Scooters use

Issue Date Monday 8th January 2024

Since the Priority being set in January the team have been looking to engage with E-Scooter users during our patrols to educate and enforce.

During these patrols we have issued 10 E-Scooter warnings the majority within the Public Space Protection Order area.

We have sought to educate the users in the first instance however should they be stopped again they risk not only having the E-Scooter being seized but also being dealt with for offences such as:
- Drive/Ride a vehicle on a footway (£50 Non- endorsable)
- No Insurance (£300 / 6 Penalty Points)
- Drive otherwise in accordance with a licence (£100 / 3 points)
- Using a mobile while driving (£200 / 6 Penalty Points
- Fail to comply with a red traffic light (£100 fine / 3 points)
- Drink/ drug drive legislation still applies.

All police officers within the Neighbourhood team have undertaken training to be able to seize E-scooters utilising powers under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act.
Further E-Scooter operations are planned throughout the year to focus on this priority.

The team will update this page with updates relating to these operations and other activity relating to this priority.

Action Date Friday 15th March 2024

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Drugs

Issue Date Monday 8th January 2024

Since the priority being set in January the Neighbourhood team have conducted the following activity:

4 arrests made for drug supply offences
5 people have been dealt with for drugs possession

There is currently 1 active partial house closure order that has been obtained through the court to target drugs misuse and to protect residents and the community from associated Anti-social behaviour.

4 arrests have been made for Breach of the closure order
The team continue to conduct regular checks of this property to enforce the order.

Further drugs operations have been planned by the team throughout the year to focus on this priority.

The team will update this page with updates relating to these operations and other work undertaken relating to this activity.

Action Date Friday 15th March 2024

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