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Figures for how much speed cameras caught people in Thames Valley
Fixed speed cameras, speed vans and hand-held speed guns caught a total of 166,000 speeders in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire in the 12 months to the end of March.
Over the year, officers made 31,000 arrests, driving over 13m miles in the process.
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Chief Constable Jason Hogg said: “Over the last year, we’ve responded to almost one million contacts from the public and attended 170,000 incidents. That’s an incredible amount for our force.
“I’m very proud of the job our officers, staff and volunteers do in keeping our communities in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire safe, not only by responding to emergencies but also disrupting and preventing crime across our area.”
The force said the number of sexual crimes being charged – excluding rape – was up by more than half, while stalking and harassment charges had increased by a third.
A spokesman said senior officers were monitoring ‘very closely’ a drop in the number of rape charges being brought, with a fall of 126 in 2021/22 to 121 last year.
Thames Valley Police said 841 people were arrested for crimes where a knife had been involved, up two per cent on the previous year.
Mr Hogg said: “Increased charges for knife crime and sexual offences show how our proactive work targeting these crime types is showing real progress.
“But behind these numbers are the victims of crime, and a priority for us over the coming year is to place them at the centre of our service and work tirelessly to improve our service to all.”
