From @TVPRuralCrime Officers from the Rural Crime Taskforce have dealt with two incidents on the River Thames today 🚤 Initially they assisted their colleagues from response with the arrest of a violent male who had assaulted someone on a boat near South Stoke. They then attended a report of...

From @TVPSouthandVale Wantage & Grove NHPT Witness Appeal At approximately 0115hrs on 23/12/25, an act of criminal damage occurred in which graffiti was spray‑painted onto the King Alfred Statue in Market Place, Wantage. This statue is an important landmark and a focal point of our community...

From @TVPSouthandVale JANUARY HAVE YOUR SAYS by DIDCOT & WALLINGFORD NHPT Mark your calendars to attend the one closest to you! WALLINGFORD - Saturday 3rd in Waitrose at 5 PM CULHAM - Friday 9th in St Pauls Church at 10 AM WITTENHAM - Saturday 10th at Wittenham Clumps at 1:30 PM DIDCOT - ...

Well done to Ian Snowdon for continuing to highlight the huge delays in delivering this new GP surgery. 🩺 Back Ian’s petition at didcotsurgerypetition.org 🔗

From @TVPSouthandVale Wantage & Grove NHPT 🎉 Happy New Year to our community! 🎉 As we welcome the new year, everyone at Wantage & Grove NHPT would like to wish our residents a very happy and safe New Year. It’s been an incredibly busy year for both our team and the community. We were please...

From @ThamesVP Happy New Year from all of us at Thames Valley Police! 🎆 Thank you for your support last year and thank you to our officers, staff, and volunteers for their dedication and tireless efforts. Here’s to a safe and happy 2026 🎉

⏰ Time is running out to share your views on next year's policing budget Matthew Barber (Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley) is seeking your views on the 2026/27 local policing budget. 🚨 Despite the Government announcing that they intend to abolish the PCC role, the transition...

From @TVPRuralCrime Officers from the Taskforce came across this Ifor Williams trailer tonight and after some thorough checks, have identified it as being on false identity and stolen from the Northampton area in May this year 👮‍♂️ The trailer will be reunited with its rightful owner in due...

From @TVPRuralCrime ⚠️ Increase in Motorhome Thefts – Please Stay Vigilant 👀 Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen a rise in motorhomes being stolen in Oxfordshire. These thefts have mainly occurred overnight. If you own a motorhome, please ensure it is properly secured. We strongly re...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨We are no longer appealing to help find a man wanted in connection for sexual offences and harassment in Thame. A 23-year-old-man, from Thame, was arrested today and is in police custody. Thank you to those who shared the appeal. Read more ➡️ orlo.uk/FDn8e

✨ Want to make a difference in your community? We’re looking for volunteers to join us as Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs)! 👥 ICVs are everyday people from the local community who give their time to make unannounced visits to police custody suites. 💬 They check on detainees welfare, an...

Get ready to be the difference in 2026 Join us at Thames Valley Police HQ in Kidlington on Sunday 18 January, 11am–2pm, for our “Be The Difference” Volunteering Event! ✨ Meet our amazing volunteers ✨ Find out how you can become a Special Constable, Cadet Leader, or even a Puppy Socialiser...

From @ThamesVP Get ready to be the difference in 2026 Join us at Thames Valley Police HQ in Kidlington on Sunday 18 January, 11am–2pm, for our “Be The Difference” Volunteering Event! ✨ Meet our amazing volunteers ✨ Find out how you can become a Special Constable, Cadet Leader, or eve...

From @TVPSouthandVale 📣 Wantage & Grove NHPT 📣 Do you remember the Bill and Ben flower pot theft series from earlier in the year?! 🌼🪴 We’re pleased to update the community that the offenders were identified and found to be from outside the area. Evidence was gathered and, during interview, t...

🚨 Share your views on how your Council Tax supports local policing Matthew Barber is asking Thames Valley residents to share their views on which priority areas they would like to see the policing element of council tax (the precept) used for in the 2026/27 budget. Despite the Government a...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🎉 End of an Era – Happy Retirement Maz! 🎉 Today we say goodbye to PCSO M Pack after an incredible 18 years of service with Thames Valley Police. Maz was one of the very first PCSOs to join our team and has been a true pillar of the Faringdon Neighbourhood Team. Her dedi...

From @TVPSouthandVale Section 34 Dispersal Order - Woodcote Update 🚔 This evening, officers responded to multiple 999 calls reporting a large and disorderly house party in the Woodcote area. Upon arrival, police encountered two substantial groups of youths—estimated at 70 to 80 individuals—wi...

From @ThamesVP Police Constable Daniel Clayton-Drabble tragically died in 2018, from fatal injuries which he sustained in a single-vehicle collision whilst travelling home after finishing night duty. #RestInPeacePCClaytonDrabble Police Remembrance Trust

From @TVPRuralCrime Last night we published a social media appeal for witnesses following the theft of a motorhome in Abingdon involving a Honda Civic 💻 We are pleased to update that as a result of that appeal we received a report of an abandoned Honda Civic on WESTFIELDS in ABINGDON last n...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🎄 Merry Christmas from Wantage & Grove NHPT 🎄 We’d like to wish every resident in Wantage and Grove a very Merry Christmas and a happy festive season 🎅✨ It’s an absolute pleasure for us to serve this community, and we’re grateful for the support, kindness, and conversat...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🎄 From Abingdon Neighbourhood team, we wish you a Merry Christmas 🎄 High-vis bright on frosty ground, Blue lights low, no siren sound. PCSOs and officers side by side, Walking streets with local pride. A chat by shops, a foot patrol, Familiar faces, watchful role. ...

From @ThamesVP Good morning 🎅 Merry Christmas from all of us at Thames Valley Police!🎄 We hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones 😇

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14 ✝️ Merry Christmas! 🎄 Wishing you all an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas, with a special thanks to the police officers on duty today.

From @TVPRuralCrime PC’s Dollery and Woolley stopped this BMW in South Hinksey tonight 🚔 Checks showed the driver was disqualified from driving and uninsured. Despite being on a suspended prison sentence for motoring offences the male decided to take the risk tonight and drive again 🤦‍♂️ H...

From @TVPRuralCrime Last night we published a social media appeal for witnesses following the theft of a motorhome in Abingdon involving a Honda Civic 💻 We are pleased to update that as a result of that appeal we received a report of an abandoned Honda Civic on WESTFIELDS in ABINGDON last n...

From @TVPRuralCrime Yesterday, RCT & Neighbourhood officers arrested 2 people in relation to a spate of thefts from Churches across Oxfordshire ⛪️ 1 was released on bail whilst the other shall spend Christmas back in prison after having being recalled there 🦃 2 further people were arrested...

From @TVPSouthandVale We wish all our followers, and all our communities, a peaceful and safe Christmas 2025. 🌠 🎄 We hope that it's a memorable time for you for happy reasons - however, we will have officers working 24/7 as usual, if you do need us.

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. 📌 Evidence Management Officer £27,449 (Oxf...

From @ThamesVP Did you spot us? Our Live Facial Recognition vans hit the streets of Oxford earlier this week, marking the first time that the technology has been used in the Thames Valley. Live Facial Recognition is used as a precision crime-fighting tactic to locate people who are of ...

From @ThamesVP Christmas isn't always a happy time for everyone... Here are some useful numbers that you or a loved one may need. Please consider sharing this post and adding any other relevant charities in the comments. CALM - www.thecalmzone.net - 0800 585858 Childline - www.childl...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 We are appealing for information to trace a wanted man. Jousha Smith, aged 23, is wanted in connection for sexual offences and harassment. Smith is described as a white man with light brown receding hair, a brown beard and blue eyes. He is known to frequent Oxford. ...

From @TVPSouthandVale ⚠️ Increase in Motorhome Thefts – Please Stay Vigilant Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen a rise in motorhomes being stolen, particularly newer models. These thefts have mainly occurred overnight. If you own a motorhome, please ensure it is properly secured. We s...

From @TVPSouthandVale 🚨 Do you recognise this person? We would like to speak to them as we believe they may have vital information about a theft in Nettlebed. At 3.15pm on 10 December, three parcels were stolen from the front door of an address on High Street. A grey vehicle was also seen ne...

Up before dawn for a few miles along the #Ridgeway. Great way to start the day! 🐾

From @TVPRuralCrime At around 22:40hrs last night (23/12/25) a motorhome was stolen from an address on EVELYN ROAD in ABINGDON. The offenders abandoned the vehicle on LARKHILL ROAD a short time later and fled in a silver or gold Honda Civic (similar vehicle pictured for reference) 🕵️‍♀️ If ...

From @TVPRuralCrime The Taskforce is on patrol around the Aylesbury area tonight 🚔 Several members of the rural community have been engaged with and a vehicle has been seized for having no tax and insurance ❌ If anything suspicious is seen in our rural areas please ring 101 or call 999 in ...

From @TVPSouthandVale Appeal | fatal collision We’re appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic collision on the A4074 at the junction with The Street, Ipsden. At around 11.30am on Tuesday 2 December, three vehicles were involved in a collision: 🔹 A blue Vauxhall Corsa waiting to tu...

🚨 Have you read our latest PCC Newsletter? Along with the latest news and views from Matthew Barber, you can find out: 💷 How to share your views on next year's local policing budget 🚗 Details of our dedicated Vehicle Crime and Tool Theft campaign 🥳 What local community and voluntary grou...

Last week I visited Didcot Girls School to meet with some of their Citizenship students. Great to hear about their campaigns on road safety, catcalling and street lighting. They've all done some impressive research and I went away with a list of actions to help back up their work!

From @TVPSouthandVale PCSO Maddie Highmoor from the #AbingdonNeighbourhoodPolicingTeam attended ‘Back to 35’ at Abingdon Baptist Church to spread some festive cheer and wish the attendees a happy Christmas. She was kindly invited to take part in their Christmas quiz, and warm up with a cup of ...

From @ThamesVP The family of a 23-year-old man man who tragically died following a road traffic collision in Bladon on Saturday morning have today released a tribute to him. “It is with broken hearts that we share the devastating loss of our brother and son Matthew David Pring. “Matth...

From @TVPRuralCrime The Taskforce is patrolling across the Thames Valley area tonight 🚔 PC’s Dollery and Woolley have located and arrested a male on suspicion of immigration offences near Watlington. Once booked into Abingdon custody an immigration officer will attend to interview 🕵️‍♂️

From @TVPSouthandVale In case you were wondering what we've been up to in the last couple of weeks, here's a snapshot! 📸 🔹 The team were assisted by special constables Jones and Yell who patrolled Abingdon and the surrounding villages as part of OP LIMIT, targeting drink drivers. A fantastic ...

From @TVPSouthandVale 📣 Wantage & Grove NHPT 📣 🚨 Parental Alert: Hidden Cannabis in Toy-Style Packets 🚨 Last week, our NHPT officers located two males in an area known for drug use. Hidden nearby were small foil packets that, at first glance, looked like mystery toys or trading card packs. ...

Victims First will be operating different opening hours over Christmas and New Year. See image for full details. If you’re in need of support outside of these times, the following organisations and helplines are available 24 hours a day over the festive period: Samaritans - 116 123 Nation...

💬 Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead are proposing new rules on restricting catapults in public spaces to protect people, property and wildlife. If introduced, it would give Thames Valley Police officers and community wardens additional power to tackle anti-social behaviour. Share your ...

👮 PCC Matthew Barber comments on the Government police funding settlement The settlement announced by Government last week confirmed Thames Valley Police’s core funding will be £8.8m less than expected, barely covering the costs of inflation and pay increases. Commenting on the announcemen...

From @TVPSouthandVale PCSO Maddie Highmoor from the #AbingdonNeighbourhoodPolicingTeam recently attended Abingdon & Witney College and delivered a session as part of their AI Unmasked: Deep Fakes and Cyber Drama Safeguarding Week. The session encouraged students to make responsible digital cho...

Calling all publicans 🍻 Do you work in hospitality? Landlord, manager, business owner? Following the launch of my saveourpubs.org campaign I'm hosting a meeting at @thecrownatchilton at 6pm Monday 12th January.