POLICE DETAILS
Thames Valley Police - Wantage and Grove 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.
Wantage and Grove 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.
- 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.
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| Thames Valley Alert: Community MessagingThames Valley Alert: Community Messaging. | https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/ |
| How you can take actionYou 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 PaybackEvery 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 onlineYou 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 FacebookThames Valley Police (thamesvp) Facebook page | https://www.facebook.com/thamesvp |
| Vale of White Horse District Council | https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/ |
| Community Safety Partnership | https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/community_support_and_advice/community_safety/detpage_1111.asp |
| Oxfordshire County Council | https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk |
Police Force Map - Thames Valley Police
Neighbourhood Map - Wantage and Grove
Contact Details
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Senior Officer Details
Thames Valley Police has not provided any information at this time.
Neighbourhood Officer Details
This officer is a Police Community Support Officer. While having no power of arrest, the officer can attend incidents, patrol and reassure, tackle ASB and parking issues, and in Thames Valley will be deployed to deliver our Crime Attendance policy of attending to provide follow up support and contact. They too are also responsible for tackling the concerns of the community.
This officer is a Police Community Support Officer. While having no power of arrest, the officer can attend incidents, patrol and reassure, tackle ASB and parking issues, and in Thames Valley will be deployed to deliver our Crime Attendance policy of attending to provide follow up support and contact. They too are also responsible for tackling the concerns of the community.
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.
Locations
Abingdon Police Station
Colwell Drive, Abingdon, OX14 1AU
Opening times are available on the Thames Valley Police website.
Priorities
| 28 Sep 2023 | Anti-social behaviour (ASB) Response (28 Sep 2023)We regularly conduct pro-active patrols and have increased police presence in ‘hotspot’ areas. The areas we identify as a priority are patrolled daily by Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers. We identify these areas based on trends in data; community feedback and update them regularly. Local PCSO’s have issued several Anti-Social Behaviour Contracts and engaged with partnership agencies to identify diversion schemes for those causing regular issues. We have also conducted visits to the hotspot areas with our partner agencies, such as the Community Safety Team and completed an assessment on increasing the deterrence. This has resulted in such things as higher fencing and cameras being installed in areas known to attract ASB. We will continue to react to community concerns. |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Rural Crime Response (28 Sep 2023)The area we cover is largely rural and we understand the impact that rural crime has on the rural community. We regularly liaise with local land owners to offer crime prevention advice and conduct targeted patrols alongside the local land owners to create a presence and deter those committing the crimes. We have recently engaged with the younger rural community to maintain good relationships and share prevention advice. We work closely with our Rural Crime Team for intelligence gathering and assisting them with their investigations and we often run targeted operations with them. Rural areas are part of our daily patrols which we conduct to act as both as a deterrent and to engage with the community. We have also been able to successfully install additional ANPR cameras along prime routes to deter offenders from our area. |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Supporting vulnerable members of the community Response (28 Sep 2023)There has been a significant increase in the amount of scams committed against the elderly or vulnerable. This can have a substantial impact on the victim and their family. We attend all scam related incidents to offer safety and prevention advice before passing the investigation to the Central Fraud Team or Action Fraud to pursue. We also work with the families of the most vulnerable to assist in putting safeguarding measures in place to prevent future incidents. |
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