Thames Valley Police has carried out 31 warrants on suspected cannabis grows as part of the largest national operation of its kind, aimed at unearthing and disrupting organised crime groups (OCGs) and their illegal revenue streams.

The warrants, which ran through June 2023, saw 35 arrests as well as the seizures of drugs, plants, and electronic devices.

A Serious Violence Reduction Order is a civil order that can be placed on someone who has been convicted of an offence that involved a bladed item or offensive weapon.

Someone who has an SVRO can be stopped in public spaces by the police, who do not need reasonable grounds, and searched to find out if they’re carrying a bladed item or offensive weapon.

Matthew Barber has shared results from his ongoing local crime survey which is seeking resident’s views on local crime and policing across Thames Valley.

The conference, held in Milton Keynes, highlighted a range of approaches and initiatives taking place to address knife crime, from Operation Deter; the policing and criminal justice approach, to prevention and education programmes working with young people.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Thames Valley is inviting organisations to bid for the delivery of a leading perpetrator programme for high-risk perpetrators of Domestic Abuse.

Following the news that a Thames Valley Police Officer has been charged, Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner has issued the following statement.