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.
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_wycombe
E-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thamesvp
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk
Current Priorities
Issue
The 2nd most voted priority in our survey was speeding, residents have identified that high speeds on their roads and dangerous driving is an issue they would like their neighbourhood team to focus on.
Action
The team will be looking to carry out speed surveys and enforcement on roads identified to have most issues of speeding. Currently the identified roads with most issues are Simmons way, Lane End and Stokenchurch.
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
Burglary is the 3rd most voted priority for residents in Marlow. While South Buckinghamshire has seen an overall decrease in Burglary, Marlow has seen a rise compared to the same period last year.
Action
The neighbourhood team play a large role in burglary prevention, this will be via proactive patrols around areas that have been impacted by burglary. They will also carry out process called cocooning, where they will deliver crime prevention advice to neighbours and nearby residents of a property that has recently been burgled. In addition the team routinely arranges Have your say events. These events involve PCSOs and sometimes PCs visiting various locations such as busy shops and high streets, and setting up a stand full of crime prevention leaflets. They encourage members of the public to stop and speak with them, answering any questions or addressing any concerns they have for their local community. These can be found advertised on the events tab of this page.
Recently, two people have been charged in connection with a burglary that took place on Peacock road in Marlow with an additional individual being arrested and released on bail. This burglary caused the local community some alarm as it involved offensive weapons and saw the offenders arrested at the scene, as a result the Marlow team have been carrying out increased patrols on and around the road.
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
In our recent neighbourhood priorities survey that we ran at the end of August, residents of the Marlow area voted anti-social behaviour as their most important issue for the neighbourhood policing team to focus on. These will be issues such as cannabis and alcohol in public spaces, noise disturbances and littering, with a lot of this in Marlow being identified as but not limited to youth anti-social behaviour. Various residential areas and green spaces have been identified as hotspot areas. The team deal with reports of anti-social behaviour on Marlow high street which also entails shoplifting.
Action
The Marlow neighbourhood team utilise their patrols to target areas that have increased and/or consistent issues of anti-social behaviour, these patrols help to both detect and deter the behaviour. There is also various ASB legislation the team utilise to deal with individuals impacting the community negatively such as community protection warnings or closure orders.
The team also respond to reports from Marlow high street, dealing with incidents of ASB and shoplifting. They will continue to patrol around the shops during peak times and also keep working to strengthen their communication with the local business community to ensure shoplifting reporting stays consistent.
Due to a campaign ran by TVP to encourage ASB reporting, the entire of Bucks has seen a large increase in ASB reports. Marlow has reportedly seen a 70% increase in reported ASB than the same time last year, these reports assist the team in targeting the issues.
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.
Upcoming Events
Scam awareness pop up
The neighbourhood team will be at the local nationwide bank to discuss scam and fraud prevention advice.
Where: Nationwide bank in Marlow
When: 22 September 2025 at 09:30 - 22 September 2025 at 11:00
Harvesting Health
This event aims to showcase the many free and low-cost health and wellbeing services available in our community—many of which people may not yet know about.
Where: Liston Hall, Chapel Street, Marlow,
When: 8 October 2025 at 09:30 - 8 October 2025 at 13:00