Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
The Neighbourhood Inspector has overall responsibility for the entire neighbourhood policing team of Sergeants, Police Constables, PCSOs and police staff. They are responsible for delivering on neighbourhood policing strategies, directing the deployment of the team and developing relationships with partners and key stakeholders to enable the neighbourhood policing team to work effectively.
The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline management to support and co-ordinate the activity of the neighbourhood policing team. They work with key partners and stakeholders to problem solve issues and develop innovative ways to identify and safeguard vulnerable people within the community.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
This officer is a constable and takes direction from the Sergeant and they work with the community and other agencies. They are also responsible for tackling those issues as identified by the local community.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Crimes and priorities
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Persistent disorder and shoplifting in the Parkway and Northbrook Street areas of Newbury, driven by recent reports of theft and ASB, including problem addresses linked to repeat offending.
Action taken:
The Newbury Neighbourhood Team has continued to take a proactive approach to tackling retail crime through a combination of high-visibility and plain-clothes patrols, strong partnerships with local retailers and store security staff, and the effective use of intelligence to identify and target repeat offenders. These sustained efforts have produced positive outcomes, with 39 arrests for shop theft offences recorded over the past ten weeks and 75 charges.
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We are patrolling Victoria Park in response to recent reports from members of the public regarding anti‑social behaviour. Concerns include groups causing harassment, alarm or distress, noise nuisance and potential substance misuse. Increased visibility provides reassurance, helps prevent escalation and enables early intervention, safeguarding and evidence gathering.
Action taken:
The Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to maintain a visible and proactive presence across the area through regular patrols aimed at preventing crime and addressing community concerns. Officers focus their activity on key locations and peak demand periods, providing reassurance to the public, gathering local intelligence, and identifying emerging issues to enable timely and effective intervention. Officers from the Thames Valley Police mounted division recently conducted patrols through Victoria Park for an increased visible presence and deterrent for crime during the summer months.
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E‑bikes and e‑scooters being ridden anti‑socially around Market Place, Northbrook Street and Parkway in Newbury, raising public safety concerns due to the speed and manner of their use.
Action taken:
The Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to take robust action to address the illegal and unsafe use of e-scooters. Working alongside a partner agency, officers have recently increased the patrols of Newbury Town centre with a focus around these areas to deter the use of illegal electric bikes and scooters - TVP also involved officers from the mounted division who took horses through Newbury to increase our visible presence around summer