Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police
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Abbreviation	TVP
Motto	Sit pax in valle tamesis; Let there be peace in the Thames Valley
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 1968
Preceding agencies	Buckinghamshire Constabulary; Reading Borough Police; Oxfordshire Constabulary; Berkshire Constabulary; Oxford City Police;
Annual budget	£448.9 million (2020/21)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Size	2,218 square miles (5,740 km2)
Population	2.42 million
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services; Independent Office for Police Conduct;
Headquarters	Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Police officers	4,728 (including 313 special constables) (September 2020)
PCSOs	283 (September 2020)
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Matthew Barber;
Agency executive	Jason Hogg, Chief Constable;
Local Policing Areas	11
Facilities
Stations	48
Custody centres	8
Website
	thamesvalley.police.uk

Thames Valley Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the Thames Valley region, covering the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in South East England.^[4]^[5] It is the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales, covering 2,218 square miles (5,740 km²) and a population of 2.42 million people.^[2]^[6]

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^ ^a ^b "Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2020". GOV.UK. February 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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