Police and Crime plan revealed for next five years across Thames Valley
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley Police Matthew Barber has unveiled his 2024 - 2029 Police and Crime Plan
The Police and Crime Plan is created and published by the Police and Crime Commissioner and outlines his priorities for the area and how he will work with partners to achieve them.
In the document Mr Barber sets out his vision for policing in Thames Valley for the coming years.
Speaking about the plan Mr Barber said: "I will work closely with the Chief Constable to deliver for all of our communities, ensuring common sense policing, cutting crime and catching criminals.
"Over the last year I have successfully pushed for increases in neighbourhood policing and improvements in tackling retail crime.
"We are starting to see the benefits of this work on our streets with more police and more criminals charged; but there is more to do.
"Serving the public as PCC is a huge privilege and I am passionate about making our communities safer.
"I have driven forward important work such as Op Deter to help tackle knife crime, which has resulted in significant reductions in knife-enabled offences and Thames Valley being recognised as one of the safest parts of the country."
The plan is focussed on three key pillars, Protecting Communities, Protecting People and Protecting Property.
Protecting Communities: Recruiting more police officers, supporting neighbourhood policing and focussing on driving down the crimes that matter most to the public.
Protecting People: In order to protect people from the most serious offences, we will seek to prevent crime in the first place; relentlessly pursuing criminals who pose a threat to others and supporting victims to guide them through the Criminal Justice System and rebuild their lives.
Protecting Property: Although crimes, such as burglary, are at historically low levels and have fallen since before the pandemic, the impact is significant and public confidence is undermined if the police are not seen to tackle these issues.