Matthew Barber has published his new plan - Protecting Thames Valley - which sets out his focus on protecting people, communities and property in Thames Valley if re-elected as Police & Crime Commissioner on 2nd May.
He has listened to residents from across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and is offering a clear plan for common sense policing.
Matthew says: "Building on the successes of the last three years we now have more police officers than ever before and I’ve delivered on my promise to double the number of neighbourhood officers.
I am the only candidate at this election running a positive campaign with a clear plan to deliver safer communities for the people of Thames Valley."
My plan will:
Protecting Communities
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Focus on crime prevention
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Continue to expand neighbourhood policing
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Saving lives through better road safety enforcement
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Tackling anti-social behaviour in partnership with local councils
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Building confidence in policing
Protecting People
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Improving the response to rape and sexual assaults
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Continuing to tackle domestic abuse and support victims
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Make our towns and cities safer at night time
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Continue to drive down serious violence
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Deal with exploitation and online abuse
Protecting Property
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Continuing to reduce residential burglary
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Tackling retail crime such as shoplifting
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Reducing vehicle crime
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Dealing with rural crime
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Improving prevention to reduce cyber crime and fraud
"Rhetoric is easy but delivery is harder. Crime in key areas such as burglary and vehicle crime are down since before the pandemic. Knife crime is down by 13% this year and I’m taking action on shoplifting. There is work still to do and I am the only candidate with a plan to keep Thames Valley safe.
"But the only way I can deliver this is with your support on Thursday 2nd May."
