New statistics show Thames Valley Police received nearly one million contacts from the public, attended 170,000 incidents, and made 31,000 arrests, in a single year – with officers driving more than 13 million miles in the process.

The visit focused on work to support victims across the criminal justice process from investigations, outcomes and support services with attendance from Thames Valley’s Police’s Rape and Sexual Offences Team and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Victims First Service.

Matthew Barber has welcomed over £2.8m of Home Office funding to support the delivery of two projects which aim to reduce domestic abuse and stalking.

Thames Valley Police is releasing the latest results of Project Vigilant, an initiative that targets those displaying predatory behaviour in the night-time economy.

The initiative uses a combination of uniformed and plain clothed officers to carry out patrols in public areas outside nightclubs, bars and pubs, to identify people who may be displaying signs of predatory behaviour, such as sexual harassment, inappropriate touching and loitering.

Fraud is the most frequently committed crime in our country. Fraudsters callously go after the most vulnerable, lying and emotionally manipulating their targets.

PCC, Matthew Barber, joined Abingdon Street Pastors on patrol in the town centre to see first-hand how £2,000 of funding provides essential support to those out on the town on Saturday nights.