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
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 101
Website: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tvp_wokingham
E-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tvpbracknellandwokingham
Current Priorities
Issue
Anti-social use of motorbikes, e-scooters, dirt bikes and quadbikes throughout the area.
Action
Officers and PCSO’s across the area will continue to take positive action to deal with illegal use of e-scooters and e-bikes.Significant efforts have been made to increase awareness of this issue through media, liaison and direct communication. E-scooters and illegal e-bikes being ridden on a road or public place will be seized. This does not include those being used as part of a rental scheme.
Issue
Working with the local businesses to tackle retail crime and create a better working relationship between police and local businesses.
Action
PCSO Weaver and PCSO Bevell, along with our Op Purchase team, have been delivering crime prevention and target hardening advice to Co-op and Local corner shops. Staff engaging and advice taken
Issue
Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and drug use/ dealing around the FBC, Gorse Ride estate, the new build estate and surrounding areas.
Action
PC Weaver and PCSO Bevell, assisted by other Wokingham South Officers, have been proactively patrolling on foot in the Gorse Ride estate (19,000 steps on one shift!). Various groups of local youths and individuals have been stopped, spoken to and searched. Education on drug use and affects of drugs, as well as what constitutes ASB and the powers available to police has been delivered.