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Thames Valley Police jobs
Thames Valley Police
Through our partnership with Thames Valley Police, we have recruited, trained and developed 105 graduates to become police officers and detectives on our national graduate programme since 2017.
- Chief Constable: Jason Hogg
- Headquarters: Oxford Road, Kidlington
- Areas include: Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Wycombe, Chiltern.
Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police is the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales. Serving over 2.34 million people in an area of over 2,200 square miles, Thames Valley is split into five policing areas:
- Oxfordshire with police stations in: Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Cowley, Didcot, Witney.
- Buckinghamshire with police stations in: Amersham, Aylesbury, High Wycombe.
- Milton Keynes with police stations in: Milton Keynes.
- Berkshire East with police stations in: Bracknell, Maidenhead, Slough.
- Berkshire West with police stations in: Loddon Valley, Newbury, Reading.
Thames Valley Police recruitment
Our focus on diversity and inclusion
Thames Valley Police are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Our mission is to serve our communities. The most effective way we can do this is if the people who work for us are representative of our communities.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion where communities are currently under-represented.
We want to encourage people of diverse backgrounds, experience and beliefs, who share our value of caring and want to make a difference in the community, to work for us.
Why join?
By joining Thames Valley Police through Police Now’s National Graduate Programme, you’ll benefit from our unique range of support and development features specially designed to develop your career and your impact in policing.
Thinking of a career change?
Make a real impact in a career you never expected
Do you love your job but wish you were having more of an impact? It’s never too late to change careers.
Neighbourhood police officers come from a range of industries and sectors. You don’t need any previous policing knowledge or experience to apply, and you can bring key skills from your current or previous roles, such as emotional intelligence and collaboration.
had not considered neighbourhood policing before discovering Police Now.
“I did not let the fact that I am a career-changer and a member of the LGBTQ+ community stop me from joining policing. I thought I might be the oldest at Police Now’s academy but there was a really diverse mix of people there, working towards the same goal.”
Core requirements
To be eligible to join Thames Valley Police, you must:
- Have achieved, or be working towards, a 2.2 undergraduate degree programme start date.
- Be a British Citizen or have indefinite leave to remain and right to work in the UK. Pre-settled status is also accepted.
- Have lived in the UK for the last three years.
- Have a full UK manual or UK Automatic driving licence (if you don't yet have your licence, you must have your practical driving test booked at the point of application).
Before you apply, make sure you read our full eligibility criteria.
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Thames Valley Police careers
Thames Valley Police is the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales. Serving diverse populations across three counties: Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, the force serves over 2.34 million people.
The whole area served is over 2,200 square miles and is split into 11 policing areas: Cherwell and West, Oxfordshire, Aylesbury Vale, Milton Keynes, Oxford, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, South Buckinghamshire, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead, Bracknell and Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire.
The population has grown by ten percent in the last ten years and the force is also responsible for policing 196 miles of motorway.
Working closely with neighbouring forces, Thames Valley Police have shared a Joint Operations Unit (JOU) with Hampshire Constabulary since 2011. The JOU includes the roads policing unit, dogs unit, firearms capability, mounted unit, operational support and marine unit.
Thames Valley Police also collaborates on a regional basis for Counter Terrorism (Counter Terrorism Policing South East) and Serious and Organised Crime (South East Region Organised Crime Unit). For these regional structures we work with the forces of Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex.
Through our partnership with Thames Valley Police, we have recruited, trained and developed 105 graduates to become neighbourhood police officers and detectives on our national graduate programmes.
- Chief Constable: Jason Hogg
- Headquarters: Oxford Road, Kidlington
- Areas include: Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Wycombe, Chiltern.
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Different people bring different perspectives which help us develop better understanding and learning, leading to new ideas and solutions to the challenging social issues that we face on a daily basis.
We aspire and are working hard towards having a police force that truly reflects the communities we serve.
Our region is increasingly diverse and it is important our workforce reflects this, ensuring our officers, staff and volunteers are approachable and relatable to our communities.
Making an impact with Thames Valley Police
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