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: https://twitter.com/tvp_southbucks
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk
Telephone: 101
E-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/TVPSouthBuckinghamshire/
Email: [email protected]
Current Priorities
Issue
Anti social behaviour in the town centre and surrounding areas
Action
The neighbourhood policing team are working to ensure that as many shops as possible have town link radios so they can keep in communication with officers about any criminal activity taking place during the day, allowing for incidents to be responded to promptly. The team are routinely working closely with shop staff and encouraging them to keep reporting in order to pursue offenders.
The team are also currently prioritising unlawful forms of public begging following an increase in these instances. Vulnerable members of the public are usually targeted, at times even being pressured to go to cash machines to be able to give money. The team will be robust in dealing with this, obtaining CCTV of the offences, working with council street wardens and ensuring they obtain any witness statements from members of the public.
High visibility patrols continue to take place in the town centre and other areas most impacted by criminal activity, such as the retail park on London road. The neighbourhood team use their “hotspot” app to keep track of their patrols and ensure all required areas have been visited.
If you have any information please report on 101 or online at www. thamesvalley.police.uk.
Call 999 if crime in progress or you are at risk of harm.
Issue
Drug offences
Action
Drug offences are a top concern within the community. The neighbourhood team are working to gather and build on intelligence surrounding drug possession, drug dealing and county drugs lines in order to put a stop to drugs operations and see offenders dealt with accordingly. High visibility patrols will be taking place in areas identified to be the most impacted by drug offences, these will be locations such as: the train station, dovecot carpark, eastern street carpark and birdcage walk. Dovecot carpark has been a consistent hotspot for drug offences which has lead to a partial closure order being placed on the premises. This has recently been extended. Police are dealing with those who choose to breach the closure order robustly, while the council and business community continue to work on long term solutions to ensure the carpark is a safe and clean space for customers.
If you have any information please report on 101 or online at www. thamesvalley.police.uk.
Call 999 if crime in progress or you are at risk of harm.
Issue
Speeding
Action
Speeding has been raised as a concern by residents due to the safety issues and subsequent anti-social behaviour that comes along with reckless driving. The neighbourhood teams will be conducting periodic speeding enforcement with speed guns on roads identified to be most affected. Most recently speed enforcement was carried out by the team in Cressex following an increasing number of reports of dangerous driving in the area.
Neighbourhood staff have also been promoting the community speed watch groups to local residents who are concerned about road safety in their community. This is a voluntary scheme that allows members of the public to join a group in their area to carry out speed checks and enforcement. It is statistically highly effective in preventing road offenders reoffending. For more information please visit: www.communityspeedwatch.org
If you have any information please report on 101 or online at www. thamesvalley.police.uk.
Call 999 if crime in progress or you are at risk of harm.