Antisocial behaviour in Broadway has dropped, says TVP in Thatcham update
Antisocial behaviour has ‘dropped significantly’ says Thames Valley Police (TVP).
A recent annual town meeting in Thatcham heard that crime has reduced in the Broadway.
It still remains a main prioritisation area despite there being no significant reports of crime.
TVP says one of the reasons for this is the recent Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which came into force in last year.
Since its introduction, there has been one order ticket issued.
Thatcham’s policing team currently consists of inspector Matt Gow, sergeant Jo Willoughby, three PCSOs and three PCs.
There is one vacancy for another PCSO to cover the Thatcham area.
TVP, which didn’t attend the AGM but had a report read out by Thatcham mayor Jeff Brooks, said the town was patrolled on a daily basis.
There have been two vehicle thefts, both in February, but not connected.
The first was the theft of a number of high power vehicles in what was an isolated incident.
The second was theft of items from vehicles carried out by separate offenders.
This is still under investigation and TVP has urged people to keep their cars locked and secure.
Pubwatch is still in operation and a dedicated PSCO attends pubs in Thatcham regularly, meeting with landlords.
A new system is also being used to circulate information on banned customers and it is sending letters to the homes of those banned.
In a further update it said the Regency Park Hotel was still housing asylum seekers and will be for the foreseeable future.
It said it has reached out to the residents of the hotels to make sure there aren’t any issues and there have been minimal issues among residents and staff.
PCSOs have had sessions with female residents addressing issues specifically with cultural differences and reducing violence against women and girls.
It concluded by encouraging local people to sign up to Thames Valley Police alerts to find details on latest scams, report crimes on the force website, 101 or 999 in emergencies.
