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Rural crime falls by 17% across the Thames Valley
I made tackling rural crime a priority when I was elected, and now Thames Valley has an outstanding Rural Crime Taskforce, which has conducted hundreds of investigations and provided invaluable crime prevention advice to rural residents. This concerted effort is clearly having an impact, leading to the downward trend in rural crime trend we are now witnessing thanks to our funding and our commitment to support farmers.

PCC’s report shows wide range of work done to make Thames Valley safer
13% reduction in neighbourhood crime
The number of funded neighbourhood police constable posts more than doubled – from 149 in 2023 to 328 in 2025
Knife crime down by 7%
Road safety: Overall KSI (killed and seriously injured) incidents reduced by 18%