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/tvpsouthandvale
• youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk
• telephone: 101
• e-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
• facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TVPSouthandVale
• email: [email protected]

Neighbourhood Priorities

Anti-social behaviour

Issue Date Thursday 25th April 2024

The team have employed a broad range of tools designed to combat Anti-Social Behaviour including imposing Closure Orders on several local properties, preventing individuals from visiting and disrupting the community. We have imposed a Criminal Behaviour Order on one local individual who is now restricted from visiting the locale and have therefore reduced public disorder and demand on police resources. We have responded to a local issue around disorder outside of an entertainment premises with a Hotspot Patrol that resulted in identifying a group of youths responsible. Those youths have been visited in the company of their parents and the behaviour has ceased. We have also carried out a number of drugs warrants, dismantled a cannabis factory and have several drug dealers under ongoing investigation.

Action Date Thursday 25th April 2024

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Violence Against Women and Girls

Issue Date Thursday 25th April 2024

We continue to prioritise combatting Violence Against Women and Girls. Following a month of enhanced patrols in the Night Time Economy we continue to deploy into the Town Centre on weekends to ensure that it is a safer space for everyone to enjoy a night out. We have been working with partners within licensing to review incidents and provide advice to licensees on how better to protect customers. We also continue to work with local educational establishments to highlight our intolerance to violent offences against women and girls. We have directly combatted violent offending during County Lines Intensification Week, visiting vulnerable members of the public ensuring they are free from coercion from gangs and also working with transport hubs to better identify those travelling into our area to commit crime.

Action Date Thursday 25th April 2024

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Retail Crime

Issue Date Thursday 25th April 2024

The team’s Sergeant met with the Town Council recently to discuss current policing priorities, including retail crime. We have worked with many of the retail premises across the sector highlighting crime trends, improving CCTV systems, target hardening premises, designing out crime and identifying offenders. We recently conducted a week of intensification around retail crime which resulted in the charge of one offender for 10 offences. We continue to be adaptable in our approach are realise the impact retail crime has on businesses and customers alike.

Action Date Thursday 25th April 2024

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