£200,000 seized from criminals available to local community groups
Matthew Barber, Police & Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, and Jason Hogg, Chief Constable for Thames Valley Police, have opened the first round of this year’s Community Fund
The Community Fund, jointly managed by the Police & Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, helps to prevent crime and keep communities safe. Money for the scheme is created from the proceeds from the sale of items seized from criminals that cannot be returned to their rightful owners.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Matthew said: “I’m pleased to announce that the first round of the Community Fund for this year is open for applications.
“A total of £200,000 of grant funding is available for community and voluntary groups to apply for, with the aim of supporting my Police and Crime Plan in order to reduce crime across Thames Valley.
“In the Thames Valley, we have an active community who play a significant role in supporting us to tackle local issues around crime prevention and supporting vulnerable groups.
“Over the past two years, we have awarded over £800,000 of funding through the Community Fund to 166 community groups who are working hard to support Thames Valley Police in protecting communities and cutting crime.
“Both myself and the Chief Constable look forward to receiving applications which support a range of areas within my Police and Crime Plan, including those focused on tackling anti-social behaviour, cybercrime and fraud and improving road safety.”
Community organisations across Thames Valley can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 for projects that support one of the PCC’s Police and Crime Plan key priorities:
Protecting Communities (including anti-social behaviour and road safety)
Protecting People (including domestic abuse and the night-time economy)
Protecting Property (including cybercrime and fraud and retail crime)
Organisations are eligible to apply if they have not received funding through the Community Fund within the last 12 months. Further information on eligibility to apply can be found within the guidance document.
Jason Hogg, Chief Constable for Thames Valley Police, said: “The Community Fund provides an opportunity for organisations to apply for funding in support of projects that contribute to our policing priorities in the Thames Valley.
“In the last round of funding, we awarded nearly £200,000 to organisations who were working to tackle issues in our communities including early intervention youth support, improving road safety and tackling anti-social behaviour.
“This latest round of funding will ensure that community and voluntary organisations can continue to run essential projects, which play an important role in preventing crime and protecting our communities.”
In the previous round, organisations received funding for a variety of projects including:
Programmes for young people working to build self-esteem and independence, providing early intervention support to prevent anti-social behaviour and offending
Projects for young men that break the cycles of isolation and offending
Vehicle activated speed road signs with the aim of improving road safety
Anti-spike drinks covers to improve safety in the night time economy
Purchase of CCTV in order to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime
The closing date for this round of applications is 12pm (noon) on Monday 23rd February 2026 and applications will be considered jointly by the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and the Chief Constable.
Successful applicants will be invited to attend a presentation event, hosted by the Police & Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, in May (date/location TBC).
Further information, including a link to the application form and guidance document, can be found on the Thames Valley PCC website.
