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Fighting organised waste crime across the South East
Organised waste crime, such as fly tipping can be big business for criminals, both in the Thames Valley and across the South East.
Tuesday’s meeting with fellow PCCs from across the South East along with councils, landowners and the Environment Agency is an important step to ensuring a joined up approach across the region.
Don’t get hooked: new warning urges the public to continue reporting phishy emails and texts with 41 million already reported
As of April 2025, the total number of phishing scams reported to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) reached over 41 million since its launch in April 2020. This has resulted in 217,000 scams being removed from across 393,395 websites pages by the National Cyber Security Centre.
Renewed appeal after Thames Valley Police officer seriously injured in traffic incident
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help after PC Christopher Miller was seriously injured in a collision.
UPDATE: Three arrested after police officer seriously injured in Stoke Poges
Thames Valley Police has arrested three men in relation to an incident that has left an on-duty police officer in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
MP slammed for claiming no funding for victims of sexual violence
Milton Keynes Central MP wrongly claims there that no funding is provided to support victims of sexual violence in MK - despite million of a pounds committed to supporting victims.
PCC highlights robust work to tackle knife crime
This Knife Crime Awareness Week, Matthew Barber continues to prioritise the tackling of violent crime as the latest statistics show that knife enabled crime has decreased 9% in Thames Valle in 2024.