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	1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Preceding agencies	Buckinghamshire Constabulary Reading Borough Police Oxfordshire Constabulary Berkshire Constabulary Oxford City Police
Annual budget	£448.9 million (2020/21)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Map of Thames Valley Police's jurisdiction
Size	2,218 square miles (5,740 km2)[2]
Population	2.42 million[2]
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)[3]
PCSOs	283 (September 2020)[3]
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, 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]