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_wycombe
• 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

Anti-Social Behaviour.
ASB has a wide definition and our Neighbourhood Teams receive numerous reports, which are categorised as Community, Environmental and Personal. Most of our current workload within the Anti-Social Behaviour category stems from neighbour disputes, which include noise disturbances, arguments, cannabis smells, inconsiderate parking, boundary/Civil disputes, hate crimes and allegations of harassment. Predominantly, these victims feel that they are personally targeted, due to living in close proximity to the alleged offenders.

Issue Date Monday 7th August 2023

Each case is assessed as part of our risk management processes. While our primary role is always to address Criminal offences, highly concerning cases can also be referred to Buckinghamshire Council’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Group, from greater partnership intervention; working with agencies such as Housing, Environmental Health and mediation charities. With the help of external partners and organisations, some of these incidents can be resolved swiftly. In other cases, parties can often become emotionally invested in these neighbourly disputes making them tougher to resolve, in these cases longer-term problem-solving management is utilised. A common example of how we deal with such cases would be laying down rules for those involved, by means of an Acceptable Behaviour Contract (ABC) or Good Neighbour Agreement, with these in place we will continue to monitor the case and work with the parties involved until no longer necessary.

The neighbourhood teams continue to deal with these disputes and other ASB reports daily, and look to both problem solve and enforce where necessary.

Action Date Tuesday 7th November 2023

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Serious Acquisitive Crime (SAC) offences such as Burglary, Vehicle Crime and Theft

Issue Date Wednesday 1st March 2023

Although usually investigated by detectives, the neighbourhood teams will attend reported burglaries in order to conduct the initial enquires, attempt to identify those responsible, to provide reassurance and crime prevention advice. We continue to conduct ANPR operations within the South Buckinghamshire area in order to identify and deprive criminals using vehicles to enter our area. A specific operation has seen the Neighbourhood Policing teams working with the Joint Operations Unit to target our most vulnerable areas. During these operations, we responded to numerous suspicious incidents, burglaries in progress, made arrests and located stolen vehicles and property.

Action Date Friday 26th May 2023

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Speeding remains a community priority, and we continue to look for opportunities to enhance the enforcement work, already conducted by our dedicated units.

Issue Date Wednesday 1st March 2023

The Community Speed Watch scheme is a great opportunity for locals who feel strongly about Speeding, to volunteer their time in monitoring speeds, in areas highlighted as a concern by fellow residents. This is an advisory scheme, which looks to warn speeders as to the risks they present, and is clearly effective, with a 95% rate in preventing re-offending. To join a local Community Speedwatch group and be involved in tackling speed related issues, please visit: https://www.communityspeedwatch.org

Action Date Friday 26th May 2023

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