AN ANNUAL report published by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley has shared a number of key insights and crime figures, as well as performance in the Police and Crime Plan.
In the last 12 months, the report shows a reduction of just over 6% in neighbourhood crime, which includes domestic burglary, robbery, theft from the person, and car or bike crime.
Overall vehicle theft offences were reduced by 9%, with theft from vehicle offences falling by 17%.
There was also a 12% reduction in knife crime, as well as 800 young people who received interventions through Operation Deter Youth.
Elsewhere, shoplifting offences fell by 9%, and more than 900 businesses signed up to retail crime reporting platform DISC.
In motoring, more than 350 active Community Speedwatch schemes have observed and recorded over 146,000 speeding vehicles since 2020.
Rural crime also fell by just over a third.
Emergency call response figures are also shared, with 95.4% of 999 calls answered within 10 seconds– up from 92.6% last year.
Matthew Barber said: “I am really pleased with the progress made over the last 12 months in delivering against my Police and Crime Plan priorities.
“The national Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee has been fully delivered across Thames Valley, with named, contactable officers now in place in every neighbourhood. Neighbourhood crime has fallen by over 6%, our Crime Education Strategy is being delivered in schools, and the Thames Valley Road Safety Partnership is now firmly established.
“As we move into the third year of my Police and Crime Plan, I remain committed to the priorities that guide this work and to the communities across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes that I am privileged to serve.
“Whatever the national picture brings, my focus remains constant – keeping communities across the Thames Valley safe.”
A full copy of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Annual Report is available to view via: thamesvalley-pcc.gov.uk/our-information
