Law and order in Clifton, Deddington and Hempton is the responsibility of Thames Valley Police, the largest non-metropolitan force in the country. It covers the historical counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, an area of 2,220 square miles.
Every neighbourhood in Thames Valley has a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team. The 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 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
Banbury Rural Neighbourhood Team:
The day-to-day policing needs of Deddington are managed by PC Richard Miller:
The team's PCSOs are Angela Alford, Nikki Dale and Lana Smith:
For more information about what is going on in your area please visit our website or go directly to the team page.
Community Messaging …
Would you like to receive free crime alerts and information from Thames Valley Police and our community safety partners via email or telephone? Thousands of people have already signed up to receive Community Messages, either individually or as part of a group such as Neighbourhood Watch, Business Watch, Country Watch and Pubwatch. As part of our ongoing commitment to improve engagement with the public, we are developing our Community Messaging service to provide you with more information about community safety issues that are specific to your area. For more information or to sign up, visit our Community Messaging website.
Debbie Hextall the area’s Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator works alongside Jayne Taylor our Crime Reduction advisor; they work together with members of the public and our community safety partners to reduce crime, disorder and fear in the community. They work from Banbury Police Station and can be contacted on the following numbers: Debbie 01295 754611 and Jayne 01295 754587. So if you would like more information about starting a Watch scheme in your street or village or would like some free crime reduction advice give them a call, they will be happy to help.
Speeding traffic often causes problems in the three villages. The police fully support the Government's pledge to reduce the number of road accident casualties and one way they are doing this is by educating drivers about the dangers of speeding. A booklet about the ways in which Thames Valley Police can help with this problem is available from the Speed Reduction Unit, Thames Valley Police Mobile and Operational Support Department, Gowell Farm, Howes Lane, Bicester, OX6 8ZA.
Thames Valley Police aim to work with their communities to reduce crime, disorder and fear as a leading, caring and professional police service. They are doing this by consulting with local people, working in partnership with other agencies to increase community safety, tackling causes rather than just symptoms and applying restorative principles.
The North Oxfordshire Police Area's annual plan gives more details of policing priorities for the area. To obtain a copy, write to Banbury Police Station, Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 7AE. For a copy of the full Thames Valley Police annual plan, write to Thames Valley Police Headquarters, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 2NX.
See also The History of Policing Deddington.