Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, has welcomed the launch of new Safety Camera Motorcyclist capability within Thames Valley Police.

The Safety Camera Motorcyclist team will provide a more agile and responsive approach to road safety enforcement supporting the force’s focus on improving road safety, tackling the ‘Fatal Five’ offences: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone, and careless or dangerous driving, and reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes.

Using specially equipped police motorcycles, trained camera operators will be able to access a wider range of locations across the force area, including outside schools, in rural communities, and in areas with limited space or access. This enhanced mobility allows for a visible enforcement presence in places that have previously been challenging to reach safely with traditional safety camera vans.

The motorcycles will be equipped with handheld laser and video speed detection technology, enabling accurate and effective enforcement. This flexible approach will allow the force to respond more quickly to identified risk areas, including those highlighted through collision data, community concerns, and local policing priorities.

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, said: “The creation of the Safety Camera Motorcyclist team demonstrates Thames Valley Police’s clear commitment to improving road safety and reducing the number of serious collisions, and fatalities, on our roads.

“The team will be able to reach areas where traditional safety camera vans can’t, boosting enforcement capability and the force’s ability to crack down on dangerous and illegal behaviours on our roads, including the Fatal Five.”

Funded by the force’s Road Safety Fund, with joint oversight from TVP and the PCC, the new Safety Camera Motorcyclist capability will enhance the force’s ability to protect communities, support local policing priorities, and drive long-term reductions in road casualties across the Thames Valley.

Local policing teams will also be able to raise concerns about speeding and road safety issues in their communities. Where a genuine concern is identified, deployments can be made to provide targeted enforcement and reassurance to residents that their concerns are being addressed.

Offences detected will be processed in line with existing procedures, with Notices of Intended Prosecution (NIPs) issued where appropriate. This approach supports wider efforts to encourage behavioural change among road users, alongside ongoing education and engagement work.

Superintendent Euan Livingstone, Head of TVP’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are listening to communities across the Thames Valley, and the clear and consistent concern we hear is about speeding.

“This capability enables us to focus on what matters most to the public, showing that we are not only listening, but taking meaningful action. It’s about making our roads safer for everyone who uses them every day, whether travelling to work or taking children to school, and ensuring we can take action against those who choose to put others at risk.”