POLICE DETAILS
Thames Valley Police - Bicester Town Neighbourhood

Thames Valley Police Information

Thames Valley Police is the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales. We police the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, and serve a diverse population of more than two million, plus six million visitors who come to Thames Valley each year. We patrol 196 miles of motorway - more than any other British police force. The Thames Valley Police force area is divided into 12 Local Policing Areas (LPAs). For more information, visit the Thames Valley Police website.

Bicester Town Neighbourhood

Every 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.
Neighbourhood Policing…
  • 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.

Have Your Say logo 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
Thames Valley Alert: Community Messaging
Thames Valley Alert: Community Messaging.
https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
How you can take action
You can take action in a number of ways to help make your community safer.
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-about-nh-pol/yournh-about-nh-pol-action
Community Payback
Every year in the Thames Valley (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire), around 2,000 people who have been convicted of an offence carry out a total of almost 300,000 hours of unpaid work in the community.
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-about-nh-pol/yournh-about-nh-pol-payback.htm
Report a non-emergency crime or incident online
You can use this online service to report a non-emergency crime or incident to Thames Valley Police. Always call 999 in an emergency.
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/reportonline
Find us on Facebook
Thames Valley Police (thamesvp) Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/thamesvp
Cherwell District Councilhttps://www.cherwell.gov.uk
Cherwell Community Safety Strategy Grouphttps://www.cherwell.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1385
Oxfordshire County Councilhttps://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Police Force Map - Thames Valley Police

Neighbourhood Map - Bicester Town

Contact Details

Thames Valley Police website

Working in partnership to make our community safer

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk
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https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk
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Senior Officer Details

Thames Valley Police has not provided any information at this time.

Neighbourhood Officer Details

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Ray Kennard (PCSO)

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.

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Alison Drury (PCSO)

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.

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Sarah Ritchie (PCSO)

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.

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Iain Roberts (Inspector)

The Neighbourhood Inspector has overall responsibility for the entire neighbourhood policing team of Sergeants, Police Constables, PCSOs and police staff. They are responsible for delivering on neighbourhood policing strategies, directing the deployment of the team and developing relationships with partners and key stakeholders to enable the neighbourhood policing team to work effectively.

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Kate Willis (Neighbourhood Supervisor)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

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Matt Whitney (Police Constable)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

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Sean Darkes (Police Constable)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

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Gavin Staniland (Sergeant)

The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline management to support and co-ordinate the activity of the neighbourhood policing team. They work with key partners and stakeholders to problem solve issues and develop innovative ways to identify and safeguard vulnerable people within the community.

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Faik Muhtaroglu (Police Constable)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

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Callum Cooper (Police Constable)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

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James Peachey (Police Constable)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

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Alisha-Jayne Cooper (Police Constable)

Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.

Harvey Smith (PCSO)
Chelsea Thomson (PCSO)
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David Keith (Neighbourhood Sergeant)

The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline management to support and co-ordinate the activity of the neighbourhood policing team. They work with key partners and stakeholders to problem solve issues and develop innovative ways to identify and safeguard vulnerable people within the community.

Locations

Bicester police station Police Station

Address:

Queens Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NT

Opening times are avaiable on the Thames Valley Police website.

Priorities

8 Jan 2024

Bicester Town Centre - Anti-social behaviour

Response (15 Mar 2024)

Since the Priority being set in January the team have been conducting dedicated A.S.B patrols in addition to our Night time economy & routine patrols in Bicester town centre.

During these patrols we have been enforcing the Public Space Protection Order within the town centre.
In that time:

19 P.S.P.O warnings/directions to leave have been issued.

1 Breach of P.S.P.O fixed penalty issued.

Further A.S.B patrols and operations are planned throughout the year to focus on this priority.

The team will update this page with updates relating to these operations and other work undertaken relating to this activity.

8 Jan 2024

E-Scooters use

Response (15 Mar 2024)

Since the Priority being set in January the team have been looking to engage with E-Scooter users during our patrols to educate and enforce.

During these patrols we have issued 10 E-Scooter warnings the majority within the Public Space Protection Order area.

We have sought to educate the users in the first instance however should they be stopped again they risk not only having the E-Scooter being seized but also being dealt with for offences such as:
- Drive/Ride a vehicle on a footway (£50 Non- endorsable)
- No Insurance (£300 / 6 Penalty Points)
- Drive otherwise in accordance with a licence (£100 / 3 points)
- Using a mobile while driving (£200 / 6 Penalty Points
- Fail to comply with a red traffic light (£100 fine / 3 points)
- Drink/ drug drive legislation still applies.

All police officers within the Neighbourhood team have undertaken training to be able to seize E-scooters utilising powers under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act.
Further E-Scooter operations are planned throughout the year to focus on this priority.

The team will update this page with updates relating to these operations and other activity relating to this priority.

8 Jan 2024

Drugs

Response (15 Mar 2024)

Since the priority being set in January the Neighbourhood team have conducted the following activity:

4 arrests made for drug supply offences
5 people have been dealt with for drugs possession

There is currently 1 active partial house closure order that has been obtained through the court to target drugs misuse and to protect residents and the community from associated Anti-social behaviour.

4 arrests have been made for Breach of the closure order
The team continue to conduct regular checks of this property to enforce the order.

Further drugs operations have been planned by the team throughout the year to focus on this priority.

The team will update this page with updates relating to these operations and other work undertaken relating to this activity.

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