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_reading
E-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thamesvp
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk
Current Priorities
Issue
There has been an increase in theft offences in Tilehurst specifically shoplifting and robberies in local stores.
Action
Robust action taken to identify suspects, arrest and present before the court. Arrests have been made in relation to a number of prolific shoplifters who were remanded to prison and will be banned from the stores on their release. Regular patrols are being completed during peak times. We are working with the local business to try and tackle the high volume of theft along with crime prevention advice.
Issue
Increase of ASB using E-BIKES along the pathways on Rodway Road leading to the Potteries. This is extending in to the local parks. The youths are believed to be involved in drug dealing.
Action
The local team have increased patrols in this area including cycle patrols. A number of positive stop searches have been completed in the Dee Park estate and a warrant was executed in an attempt to deal with those responsible.
Issue
Youths are congregating outside the shops and on the grass area at the bottom of Kentwood Hill near the church. Damage has been caused to the church, trees and fencing. This is causing distress to local residents.
Action
Regular high visibility foot patrols in the area and working in partnership with the council in order to make the area feel cleaner and safer. Signs have been placed in the area to deter activity.
Some of the individuals involved have now been identified and will be visited by officers and the council. Further CCTV has become available so we will work with local schools to identify further offenders.
Upcoming Events
Have Your Say Meeting
Your local police team will be at Waitrose on Oxford Road to discuss any concerns that you have.
Where: Waitrose, 980 Oxford Road
When: 19 September 2025 at 16:00 - 20 September 2025 at 17:00
Have Your Say Meeting
Your local policing team will be at the St Mary Magdalen Church on Kentwood Hill to discuss any concerns that you may have.
Where: St Mary Magdalen Church, Kentwood Hill.
When: 22 September 2025 at 16:00 - 22 September 2025 at 17:00