About Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police is one of the 43 police forces in England and Wales and is the largest non-metropolitan force. It covers over 2,200 square miles and three counties: Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

We serve a diverse population of over 2.34 million people. The population has grown by 10% in the last 10 years. The force is also responsible for policing 196 miles of motorway. The force is divided into five Local Command Units (LCU), each led by a Chief Superintendent as Commander. The LCU Commanders deliver patrol, CID and Neighbourhood Policing. The LCUs follow the approximate authority and/or county boundaries of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes, Berkshire East and Berkshire West. You can find out more about each LCU in your local area.

Thames Valley Police also works closely with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and since 2011 we have shared a Joint Operations Unit (JOU). The JOU includes our roads policing unit, firearms capability, operational support, dogs unit, mounted unit (Thames Valley) and marine unit (Hampshire).

Thames Valley Police also collaborates on a regional basis for Counter Terrorism (Counter Terrorism Policing South East) and Serious and Organised Crime (South East Region Organised Crime Unit). For these regional structures we work with the forces of Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex.