Newbury Town Centre — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Thames Valley Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Every neighbourhood in Thames Valley has a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing team. Neighbourhood Policing teams can be contacted via 101, the Thames Valley Police non-emergency number. Always call 999 in an emergency. Neighbourhood Policing teams… Are led by senior police officers and include police community support officers (PCSOs), often together with volunteer police officers, volunteers and partners. May serve one or several neighbourhoods. Work with local people and partners to identify, tackle and prevent local, low-level crime, anti-social behaviour, and any ongoing concerns. Provide you with a visible, accessible and accountable police service and aim to make your neighbourhood safer. Have been present in every Thames Valley neighbourhood since 1 April 2008. Focus all of their efforts on their dedicated neighbourhoods, building relationships with local people. Neighbourhood Policing… Needs you to tell us about the issues that concern you in your area. Has transformed policing at a local level, to meet the needs of local communities. Is known as ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ in Milton Keynes. From the start of 2010, Thames Valley Police extended its neighbourhood consultation by introducing a wider range of publicised opportunities to meet neighbourhood teams. We will provide open monthly meetings to allow the public to influence our priorities. These meetings will be branded as Have Your Say opportunities, and in many cases will be held in conjunction with partners. View Have Your Say summary and flowchart (PDF 40 Kb - opens new window) . Once local priorities have been identified, a broader ‘toolkit’ of problem-solving tactics is being made available to ensure crime and anti-social behaviour is tackled effectively. Across the Thames Valley area, there are many successful Neighbourhood Action Groups which will continue to deliver local problem solving, but the introduction of Have Your Say meetings will allow neighbourhood teams to identify more quickly those specific local priorities that need attention. Thames Valley Police views the introduction of Have Your Say meetings as a positive step in tackling issues that matter most to the public. I welcome your support and engagement in this endeavour. Read more about Have Your Say meetings .

Contact the team

email: newburyandthatchamnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
telephone: 101
website: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tvp_westberks
e-messaging: https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thamesvp
youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Thames Valley Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

137 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (174): ▼ 37 (21%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences48 · 35%
Shoplifting24 · 18%
Anti-social behaviour18 · 13%
Public order11 · 8%
Bicycle theft8 · 6%
Criminal damage and arson7 · 5%
Drugs7 · 5%
Other theft7 · 5%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

111 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Investigation complete; no suspect identified40 · 36%
Unable to prosecute suspect35 · 32%
Awaiting court outcome19 · 17%
Local resolution14 · 13%
Offender given a caution1 · 1%
Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

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.

The Newbury Neighbourhood Team has maintained a proactive strategy to combat retail crime through a combination of overt and plain-clothes patrols, close collaboration with local businesses and store security teams, and the effective use of intelligence to identify and target prolific offenders. These ongoing efforts have delivered positive results, with around 10 to 15 arrests made for shop theft offences during the last ten weeks.

Set: 2026-06-01

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.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team remains actively engaged in the area through regular patrols aimed at preventing crime and maintaining a visible presence within the community. Officers continue to patrol key locations and periods of increased demand, providing reassurance to members of the public, gathering local information, and identifying emerging concerns so that they can be addressed promptly and effectively.

Set: 2026-06-01

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.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team has increased targeted enforcement activity in response to ongoing concerns about the illegal and unsafe use of e‑scooters. As part of these efforts, officers recently conducted a joint operation with a partner agency, resulting in the seizure of a number of e‑scooters and electrically assisted bicycles, while several individuals were also reported or dealt with for related offences.

Set: 2026-06-01