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Update on Hungerford policing
Thames Valley Police reiterated previous reassurance that this change is not expected to have any negative impact on policing locally. The area continues to be served by a team of dedicated neighbourhood police constables and Police Community Support Officers, two of whom are stationed in Hungerford. In addition to neighbourhood teams, there are 24/7 police response teams and other specialist teams that serve the community.
“Justice is at breaking point — it’s time to fund the whole system, not just policing” - PCCs Matthew Barber and Donna Jones
Government urged to take bold, system-wide action in its spending review as PCCs warn that chronic underfunding of the Ministry of Justice is undermining the entire criminal justice system and putting public safety at risk.
Have you been a victim of large scale fly-tipping?
I am launching a campaign to ensure that victims of large scale fly-tipping don't have to pay the cost of removing the waste.
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.