From @TVPRuralCrime Over the last 2 days, RCT Officers supported a Roads Policing operation near Bicester The Officers were there to check any plant & trailers bought in to ensure that the items were with their correct owners Advise was also given about the benefits of registering items wi...

From @TVPSouthandVale Team 3 OXON LCU have been dealing with some vehicle offences these last few shifts 🚗🤔 Officers were called to assist a driver who had somehow managed to position their vehicle half in a ditch—an impressive manoeuvre, but certainly not in line with the Highway Code. Befor...

Yesterday I joined the start of a two-day operation to mark the launch of a new proactive Roads Policing Tasking Team tackling criminality and dangerous driving on our roads.

Today's unemployment figures should ring alarm bells, but equally do not come as a surprise. Beneath the headline figures, youth unemployment is a particular concern. For 16-24s, the unemployment rate now sits at 16.1% - the highest figure in just over a decade.

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 Following information that privately organised pony and trap events were due to take place in Chalfont St Peter, officers have implemented preventative measures to stop them from happening. 🚫 Section 34 dispersal orders were enforced weekend of 14th and 15th February b...

From @TVPRuralCrime Last night, officers patrolled Milton Keynes & surrounding areas. PC BOYDEN and PC WOOLLEY attended a report of persons stealing items. They have located the vehicle involved with stolen property in the rear. The vehicle has been recovered, and the investigation is ongoing

From @TVPSouthandVale Have you seen Mateusz? ⤵️ 🚨URGENT MISSING APPEAL 🚨 Have you seen Mateusz? The 22-year-old is missing from Bicester. Mateusz is described as a white man, approximately 5ft 10ins tall, with a slim build. He has dark blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in Biceste...

From @ThamesVP 🚓 Today, our new Roads Policing Tasking Team has launched across the Thames Valley📍 Using collision data and intelligence, the team will target offences such as dangerous driving, drink and drug driving, speeding, mobile phone use, with one clear aim: prevent harm and sa...

We all know there’s a pothole crisis impacting our roads, and frankly it’s dangerous. 🕳️ Council budgets are certainly under pressure but we elect councillors to make the right decisions on behalf of residents.

Sharing isn’t always caring 💔 Intimate image abuse is on the rise 📈 Be careful what you share, and who you share it with, this valentines. If someone has shared an intimate image of you online, Victims First can offer practical advice and emotional support. Call our team on 0300 1234 148 ...

🚔 Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has welcomed the launch of Thames Valley Police’s new TVP Roads Policing (RPU) Tasking Team The RPU Tasking Team will deliver a more strategic and targeted approach to road safety across the Thames Valley using data and inte...

From @ThamesVP 💔 “I couldn’t turn to anyone.” 🎭 Tactic: Isolation — discouraging victims from speaking to others through secrecy or shame. 💥 Impact: Loneliness, delayed help, and deeper harm. 🗣️ You are not alone. #romancefraud #voiceofthesurvivor

Today marks the launch of Thames Valley's new Roads Policing Tasking Team 🚓 This morning I joined police officers for a joint operation alongside Immigration Enforcement, Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, Taxi Licensing and other agencies tackling criminals using our road network.

From @TVPSouthandVale Have Your Say this Friday at the Didcot Library 📚

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From @ThamesVP Red roses, chocolates, and the promise of happily-ever-after… 💗 Samantha believed she had found her other half – Arun Savarajan. He made her feel like she was in a fairy tale romance. But love can be the perfect disguise. Behind all the gestures, he was hiding something...

From @TVPSouthandVale PCSO Maddie Highmoor from the #AbingdonNeighbourhoodPolicingTeam recently attended St. Helen & St Katharine School in Abingdon, to deliver a talk to Year 11 students on ‘Drink Spiking’ and ‘Keeping Safe After Dark.’ The students were given advice about how they can keep t...

From @TVPSouthandVale 📢 Wantage & Grove NHPT Community Message 📢 We have recently received several reports of dogs being loose and not kept under control or on leads along the Ridgeway. 🐑 There is livestock grazing in the area, and uncontrolled dogs can cause serious distress, injury, or eve...

Looking forward to another NSPCC Quiz Night at All Saints, Faringdon at the end of the month. A fun quiz, ploughman's supper and raising money for this fantastic children's charity. 🗓️ Saturday 28th February ⏰️ 7.30pm 📍 The Barber Rooms, All Saints' Church, Faringdon 🎟️ £10 including ploughman's

Out in #Harwell this afternoon delivering more copies of my February #ReportingBack. 💙 Hugely grateful to the team of volunteers helping to deliver thousands of copies each month. If you’re able to lend a hand and join the team by delivering just a few leaflets where you live, visit backbarber.uk

From @ThamesVP 💘 With Valentine’s Day approaching, we are shining a light on romance fraud. 🔍 Real victim impact. Real manipulation tactics. 🗣️ Survivor voices matter. 👀 More to come. #romancefraud #fraudinfocus #voiceofthesurvivor

From @ThamesVP Watch this - Romance Fraud 💔 Criminals lie to gain trust and build relationships. They make everything about the romance feel normal but their aim is to get money. This is what happened to Samantha, who bravely told her story. She believed she had found her other half –...

From @ThamesVP Great partnerships come in all shapes and sizes and this Valentine’s Day we’re celebrating the incredible partnership between our police dog handlers and their four legged teammates 💞 📅 Since April 2025, our Dog Section has tracked down more than £47,000 in cash, uncover...

Great to see Cllr Lee Evans out with the team again in Stanford-in-the-Vale, responding to people’s concerns, particularly on the appalling state of our roads! 💙🚧

From @TVPRuralCrime Officers from the Taskforce have executed a search warrant in the Lightwater area of Surrey this afternoon 👮 During the search an excavator was identified as stolen from a hire company in the Thames Valley area 🚔 Further checks completed with NCC CRiS on two caravans at...

From @ThamesVP Red roses, chocolates, and the promise of happily-ever-after 💗 Samantha believed she had found her other half – Arun Savarajan. He made her feel like she was in a fairy tale romance. But love can be the perfect disguise. Behind all the gestures, he was hiding something ...

A quick look back at another busy week... ✅️ Met with some of the local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) at the Didcot Have Your Say event ✅️ Joined Cllr Lee Evans meeting with residents in Stanford-in-the-Vale ✅️ Discussed steps needed to improve Op Encompass withing Thames Valley

From @TVPSouthandVale 📢 Updated: Have Your Say Event in Longworth This Evening Please note that the Faringdon Neighbourhood Team have had to make a last‑minute change of location for this evening’s Have Your Say event. 🕕 Time: 18:00–19:00 📍 New Location: Allotment Car Park, Longworth We en...

From @ThamesVP National Apprenticeship Week 2026 In Contact Management, our apprentices play a vital role, answering 999 and 101 calls, supporting the public, and being the first voice people hear when they need us most. This week, we’re celebrating three colleagues who each took a di...

Some good news for residents in #Didcot. I’ve spoke to people in several places, keen to secure a banking hub. Didcot is set to have the first in Oxfordshire. 💷 LINK, the UK’s cash access and ATM network, has announced that Didcot will benefit from a new banking hub.

From @TVPRuralCrime PC Speke seized this Polo in Banbury after checks showed itvwas uninsured. This vehicle has not been insured since early December. Checks also showed the driver only held a provisional and was driving unsupervised. Vehicle seized and driver reported for both offences.

From @ThamesVP Looking for a new career? Want a rewarding role where your everyday work can make a difference? Discover some of the jobs available within our force this week. Start a job that matters and join us in protecting our communities. 📌Director of Digital Innovation £140,000 t...

From @TVPSouthandVale The Henley Neighbourhood Team were out scouting for interested young people at the Henley College Recruitment Event today! Great to meet so many people excited to find out more about joining up as an officer or PCSO!

ICYMI: Last night I was talking to BBC News following my letter to the Home Secretary asking the Government to think again on funding for State Visits in Windsor. 👑 These are big national occasions and Thames Valley Police have a proud record of ensuring events like this happen safely,

From @ThamesVP 🌟 Two years of our Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) 🌟 Two years ago, Thames Valley Police launched our Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship - a route that allows new recruits to earn while they learn and begin their policing career with a fully funded degr...

What's being done to tackle illegal businesses on the high street? Using the cover of supposedly legitimate businesses such as barbershops and vape shops we know that some criminals are seeking to operate in plain sight and harm our community.

Just a couple of week to go until I'm "In Conversation" at #Wallingford Methodist Church. Please come along and join us... 🗓️ Tuesday 24th February ⏰ 12 noon 📍 Wallingford Methodist Church, OX10 0AS

Just over a week to go until The Plough at Hanney #SixNations #PubQuiz 🍺❓️🏉 FREE ENTRY and the chance to win a £75 voucher! 🎟️ All welcome, just call to book on 01235 868987 ☎️ 🗓️ Sunday 22nd February ⏰ 7pm for 7.30pm start 📍 The Plough, West Hanney

From @TVPRuralCrime Officers patrolled Buckinghamshire tonight PC Barnes & Gurney stopped this vehicle in Aylesbury for a chat about driving without their lights on. However, a strong smell of alcohol was noticed from the driver, who then failed to provide a sample of breath at the roadside...

From @TVPRuralCrime This vehicle was seen Driving through Aylesbury and reports showed the driver only had a provision. The vehicle was stopped and the male admitted he did not have a substantive license. The 🚗 has been seized and the driver has been reported to attend court.

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📢 Are you a community or voluntary group based in Berkshire? You have less than TWO WEEKS left to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to assist both Matthew Barber (Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley) and Thames Valley Police in tackling and reducing crime. The Community Fund, ...

📢 Are you a community or voluntary group based in Oxfordshire? You have less than TWO WEEKS left to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to assist both Matthew Barber (Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley) and Thames Valley Police in tackling and reducing crime. The Community Fund...

📢 Are you a community or voluntary group based in Buckinghamshire? You have less than TWO WEEKS left to apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to assist both Matthew Barber (Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley) and Thames Valley Police in tackling and reducing crime. The Community ...

🥐 Breakfast meeting this morning with @WantageChamber to discuss the ongoing challenges faced by so many thanks to the change in business rates. I've taken up the matter directly with the Treasury, asking for clarity on the definition of a "pub" in their half-hearted u-turn announcement.

"Over 5700 police patrols in Thames Valley this Winter" matthewbarber.co.uk/news/winter-... (link in bio)

I’ve spoken to the Assistant Chief Constable leading this work; as the statement from Thames Valley Police makes clear currently this is just an assessment of available information, not yet a full investigation.

From @TVPSouthandVale 📢 Witness Appeal – Disorder in Henley Town Centre Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses following a disorder in Henley Town Centre in the early hours of Sunday 1st February 2026, at around 1:00am. There were several simultaneous incidents of disorder involvin...

From @TVPRuralCrime Officers conducted patrols across Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire PC Gurney & Barnes issued a community resolution for possession of cannabis 🌿 They located a missing person from Aylesbury & took them to hospital to be checked over. PC Urenassisted ICR officers at incide...

From @TVPRuralCrime This vehicle was spotted in Abingdon by PC Kamalee & our Roads Policing colleagues due to the load on the trailer🚨 Checks were completed against the trailer & the driver was advised to register it on The Equipment Register 🔍 He was also issued with a ticket for carrying...