£9 million plan announced for local councils across Thames Valley.
A 15% increase to crime-busting funding has been announced for the next three years by Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber.
The ‘Partnership Fund’ cash will provide almost £9 million to allow local councils and the police to work together to help reduce crime and tackle anti-social behaviour in Milton Keynes and other towns and cities across the Thames Valley district.
The new cycle of funding provided to Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) runs from April 2025 to March 2028 and will deliver a total of £8.879 million to support community safety initiatives and address the priorities in the PCC’s Police & Crime Plan.
“Preventing crime has to be our top priority and I am delighted to be able to deliver this huge boost to local funding as the same time as seeking to recruit more neighbourhood police officers,” said Matthew Barber.
“This funding strengthens the excellent work already taking place across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire and will support local initiatives to make our communities safer.”
Full details of the funding allocation to each Local Authority is available on the PCC website: Grants and Funding - Thames Valley PCC.
