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_westoxon
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
Criminal damage on Wards Road, Chipping Norton
Shoplifting and anti-social behaviour on the High Street and Windmill Square, Chipping Norton
Action
The Chipping Norton neighbourhood team have continued to tackle anti-social behaviour in our community over the last month. This has included targeted patrols in the town centre, focusing on shoplifting and nuisance behaviour in shops. Two repeat offenders have now been identified and stopped by police; we look forward to dealing with them, and working with their schools, parents and the shops involved to reach a resolution. We have also focused our patrols around Wards Road that has been targeted as a site for graffiti; we have used CCTV to assist us with identifying these suspects over the last few days. We will continue to tackle ASB, and we are grateful for the reports that we receive to assist us in our work.
Issue
Drug dealing in and around Chipping Norton
Action
The Chipping Norton neighbourhood team have continued to train local hotels in the detection and prevention of sexual and drug exploitation of children. Following this successful training, a report was made to police, and a country drugs line nominal was arrested for possession with intent to supply class B drugs by the Chipping Norton team, and the child involved was safeguarded. We are continue to deliver this training to establishments in the area, as we work towards creating a safer community.
Issue
Theft of plant/machinery affecting areas surrounding Chipping Norton
Action
The Chipping Norton team have completed numerous dedicated patrols over the last month, assisting farms with marking their tools and machinery, in case of the unfortunate event of a theft. We have continued to patrol areas where suspicious behaviour has been reported to us. We have also had numerous dedicated operations, and have had assistance from police outside the Chipping Norton area as well. We will continue to provide farms with marking kits, and assist them in ensuring their farms are as secure as possible.