Operated by: Thames Valley Police
https://www.thamesvalley.police.ukEvery 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.
- 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.
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]
Current Priorities
Issue
The residents of Marlow have highlighted anti-social behaviour to be one of the top concerns, as per the community survey that is sent out periodically. Issues include youth anti-social behaviour in locations such as Marlow high street, Higginson Park, Peacock Road, Shelley Road and the Rookery park. Recently, the team have also received further reports at locations in Lane End and Stokenchurch. Anti-social behaviour can include behaviour such as smoking cannabis and other drug related offences, drinking alcohol in public places, noise disturbances, leaving a public area in a messy state and any other general behaviour that is unpleasant, alarming or dangerous to the local community.
Action
PCs and PCSOs from the Marlow neighbourhood team have been focusing their patrols in these areas during times that have been identified to see the most anti-social behaviour. To ensure the team are keeping track of their patrols and they are accounted for, they will log the patrols on their “hotspot app.” The patrols help to detect anti-social behaviour as well as deter it.
These are the numbers for patrols carried out in March:
On the high street, Institute road and Liston road the team carried out 64 patrols altogether.
In Higginson Park and the Court Garden complex the team carried out 36 patrols altogether.
The team reported they carried out these patrols mostly by parking up and proceeding on foot, something that is effective in detecting any issues and also encouraging members of the public to speak to their local neighbourhood officers. The team will be committed to increasing patrols where needed.
Regular community engagement is also taking place. PCSOs hold regularly hold pop up police stations and “Have your say” events at locations around Marlow, these will regularly be advertised on our social media pages. They will also seek to stop and engage those suspected to be causing issues in the area.
If you have any information please report on 101 or online at www. thamesvalley.police.uk.
Call 999 if a crime is in progress or you are at risk of harm.
Issue
Speeding has been highlighted as a concern by the residents of Marlow. Simmons way, Lane End and Stokenchurch have been identified as having this issue.
Action
The neighbourhood team will be conducting various speed gun operations in the next month and have dates planned.
The team have also been promoting the community speed watch programme, this is a national initiative where members of the community can help with recording the speed in their areas with approved speed gun devices, all with the support of local police. Those they find to be speeding will be warned with a letter, while repeat offenders will be visited by police.
If you have any information please report on 101 or online at www. thamesvalley.police.uk.
Call 999 if a crime is in progress or you are at risk of harm.
Issue
The residents of Marlow have highlighted burglary as one of their policing priorities. From January to March this year, there have been 5 burglaries overall.
Action
The team want to ensure burglary continues to decrease so will continue routine patrols in any areas that are identified to be targeted by burglars, as well as cocooning neighbourhoods that have been impacted by burglary. If you have concerns about burglary and feel you would benefit from crime prevention advice or a home visit you can contact the team on: [email protected]
If you have any information please report on 101 or online at www. thamesvalley.police.uk.
Call 999 if a crime is in progress or you are at risk of harm.