Operated by: Thames Valley Police

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk

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.

Have Your Say logo 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.

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

Email: CityCentre&[email protected]

Telephone: 101

Website: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tvp_mk

E-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thamesvp

Current Priorities

Issue

ASB & Street Drinking at The Point CMK

Action

The NHPT are conducting more hi-visibility patrols in the area in order to prevent and detect crime, whilst gathering intelligence on any person involved and using Stop and Search powers where applicable. A number of Community protection warnings and notices have been issued, we are working with MKC to target harden the area. TVP and MKC are also working with the licence premises in the area to prevent the sale of alcohol to those causing and committing ASB.

Issue

Continued presence of drug dealing, drug use and the subsequent Anti-Social Behaviour around North 9th, North 10th Street and Silbury Blvd

Action

The NHPT are conducting more hi-visibility patrols in the area in order to prevent and detect crime, whilst gathering intelligence on any person involved and using Stop and Search powers where applicable. We have also been working with Milton Keynes City Council and SERCO to assist in clearing up any remnants of drug use that may cause alarm or harm to the public i.e. needles and making the communal areas of the residential flats affected more hospitable and safer. NHPT have also been working with local residents and housing associations, offering crime prevention advice and reassurance to best protect the community whilst also working with other partner agencies to make an necessary safeguarding arrangements, whether this be a member of the community directly or indirectly affected by the issue or a drug user in need of intervention. Due to the above we have seen a decrease in reports of drug use and dealing but will continue to monitor and take action if necessary. MKC have also been supporting TVP deal with any breach of tenancy agreements.

Issue

identify TVPs top 20 prolific ASB offenders in the City Centre in order to make tactical decisions about enforcement and engagement with support services

Action

identify TVPs top 20 prolific ASB offenders in the City Centre in order to make tactical decisions about enforcement and engagement with support services. The aim to to implement a holistic approach to protecting the public, safeguarding victims and perpetrators of ASB and reducing crime. Undertake multi-agency tasking and coordinating, to allocate actions and resources to tackle local problems, using an intelligence led process. • Use problem solving models as a methodology to identify evidence led interventions to achieve a safer City Centre • Target the top 20 most prolific offenders to use civil and criminal enforcement powers (PSPO, CPW, CPN, CBO’s, Injunctions, tenancy enforcement) and share information on compliance/breaches in order for any conditions to be monitored. • Have planned support measures in place such as housing, mental health and drug and alcohol interventions to ensure services are ready if and when individuals chose to engage with them. Offences in scope: • Anti-social use of alcohol • Aggressive/organised begging • Urination/defecation in public areas • Public substance misuse • Aggressive shouting, heckling and intimidating members of the public in a way that causes alarm, harassment or distress. • Congregating in groups in a manner that causes alarm or distress to the public.

Upcoming Events

Bike marking event

Bike marking event

Where: MIDSUMMER PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE, CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES

When: 19 June 2025 at 09:00 - 19 June 2025 at 12:00

Bike marking event

Bike marking event

Where: 9am-12pm, Midsummer place shopping centre behind the old GAP store

When: 17 July 2025 at 09:00 - 17 July 2025 at 12:00

Bike marking event

Bike marking event

Where: Midsummer place shopping centre behind the old GAP store

When: 14 August 2025 at 09:00 - 14 August 2025 at 12:00

Coffee with a cop & Bike Register

Coffee with a cop & discuss NH priorities
Bike register also available

Where: Campbell Wharf Coffee & Trek. MK9 4BG

When: 23 August 2025 at 13:00 - 23 August 2025 at 15:00

Bike marking event

Bike marking event

Where: Midsummer place shopping centre behind the old GAP store

When: 11 September 2025 at 09:00 - 11 September 2025 at 12:00

Coffee with a cop

Coffee with a cop & discuss NH priorities

Where: Starbucks, Silbury Arcade, The Centre MK

When: 20 September 2025 at 13:00 - 20 September 2025 at 16:00

Bike marking event

Bike marking event

Where: Midsummer place shopping centre behind the old GAP store

When: 9 October 2025 at 09:00 - 9 October 2025 at 12:00