A closer look at the Thames Valley

Matthew Barber elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley

Conservative Party candidate Matthew Barber has been elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley in the May 2021 Local Elections.

Death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 1921 - 2021

The death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh is desperately sad news and will be profoundly felt by the entire nation, but most especially by Her Majesty The Queen.

Police and Crime Commissioner provides funding to improve the timeliness of drug offences

Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, has awarded over £36,000 to fund a Drugs Co-ordinator role as part of a pilot scheme.

Ambitious plan to reduce reoffending launched by Thames Valley PCC

In response to a call from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Thames Valley Police & Crime Commissioner has submitted a bid for £1m of extra government funding to improve the system for offenders leaving prison, and prevent them from re-offending.

Funding from Police & Crime Commissioner to support rural communities

The Police & Crime Commissioner is to allocate funding from the 2021/22 budget towards protecting rural communities from crime.

Restart and relaunch for Community Speedwatch in 2021

Speeding traffic is a regular and emotive concern for communities across Thames Valley and a pilot scheme being announced today is set to help tackle the problem.

Thames Valley Police to pilot new Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) to tackle knife crime and violent offending

The Home Secretary has confirmed that Thames Valley Police will be one of four forces to trial the introduction of new post-conviction powers to further tackle knife crime and violence.

Additional £735,000 funding announced to tackle serious violence across the Thames Valley

An additional £735,000 of funding is available to Thames Valley Police to pay for surge activity in serious violence hotspots across the force area over the next financial year.

Funding boost helps improve police communication with autistic people

The Police Property Act Fund has supported Autism Berkshire with £5,000 of funding to re-launch the Berkshire Autism Alert Card.

Have your say: Dog theft survey

Matthew Barber, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, is supporting a national survey designed to understand public perception of dog theft, enforcement, and the prosecution of offenders.