If you complain about Thames Valley Police and ask for a review, the reviewing body found the force's original outcome was not reasonable and proportionate in 27.2% of 217 completed reviews in 2024/25, the 12th highest of 43 forces and 2.7 points above the national figure of 24.5%. Thames Valley Police recorded 49,360 stop and searches between 2023-07 to 2026-06, and 74.5% ended in no further action.

27.2%

of completed reviews found Thames Valley Police's own complaint outcome was not reasonable and proportionate

IOPC, 2024/25. 59 of 217 reviews.

424

complaint cases per 1,000 employees

IOPC, 2024/25. 4,017 cases, 9,470 employees.

74.5%

of stop and searches ended in no further action

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-06. 36,564 of 49,073 recorded outcomes.

1,030

searches involved removal of more than outer clothing

data.police.uk, 2023-07 to 2026-06.

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Of 1,208 recorded Taser uses by Thames Valley Police, 12.9% were actually discharged. The rest were drawing, aiming or red-dotting.

Source: Home Office use of force statistics, 2024/25. Figures as published; see the tables on this page for the full denominators.

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Complaints about Thames Valley Police

Complaint cases logged	4,017
Employees	9,470
Cases per 1,000 employees	424.2 (20th of 44)
Review applications to the local policing body	168
Review applications to the IOPC	63

Where reviews found the outcome was not reasonable and proportionate

Route	Reviews completed	Outcome overturned	Rate
Local policing body, complaint not investigated	31	0	0.0%
Local policing body, complaint investigated	138	43	31.2%
IOPC, complaint investigated	46	16	34.8%

Stop and search by Thames Valley Police

Searches recorded	49,360
Period	2023-07 to 2026-06
Months of data	36 of 36
Ended in no further action	74.5%
More than outer clothing removed	1,030

What Thames Valley Police searched people for

Stated object of search	Searches
Controlled drugs	31,579
Offensive weapons	7,495
Stolen goods	6,186
Article for use in theft	3,175
Articles for use in criminal damage	337

Who Thames Valley Police searched

Officer-defined ethnicity	Searches	Share
White	32,311	66.4%
Asian	7,915	16.3%
Black	7,634	15.7%
Other	826	1.7%

Calculated over the 48,686 searches where an officer recorded an ethnicity, which is 98.6% of all searches by this force.

Compared with who lives in the Thames Valley Police area

Ethnic group	Share of searches	Share of residents	Ratio
Black	15.7%	3.7%	4.2x
Asian	16.3%	12.4%	1.3x
Other	1.7%	1.9%	0.9x
White	66.4%	78.4%	0.8x

What this ratio is and is not. It compares the share of searches to the share of people resident in this force area at the 2021 Census. It takes no account of who is present in a place rather than living there, which matters most in city centres and transport hubs. A ratio above one means a group is searched more often than its resident share, and that is a pattern requiring explanation, not evidence of discrimination in itself. Groups under 0.5% of the resident population are omitted because the figure becomes unstable. Every force compared.

Use of force by Thames Valley Police

Year	Use of force reports	Relative volume
2020/21	14,833
2021/22	11,751
2022/23	18,001
2023/24	30,497
2024/25	33,013

Recorded use of force by Thames Valley Police has risen 122.6% since 2020/21. Nationally the total rose 39.4% over the same period, so this force is rising faster than the national trend.

Taser use

Total recorded Taser uses	1,208
Of which discharged	156
Share actually discharged	12.9%

Most recorded Taser use is drawing, aiming or red-dotting rather than firing. The share actually discharged is the figure worth knowing.

Complaining to Thames Valley Police

Complaints go to the force first. Use its own official channel so the complaint is recorded properly and you get written confirmation.

Thames Valley Police official websiteSource: data.police.uk
Telephone: 101Non-emergency number. Always call 999 in an emergency.

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Complaining to a force and bringing a claim against it are different processes with different outcomes. Reviews overturn the force's own finding in roughly a quarter of cases nationally, which makes the review stage worth understanding before you use it.

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Thames Valley Police in the news

The five most recent reports mentioning this force, collected automatically. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named. We do not edit, summarise or endorse them, and inclusion here does not imply any finding against anyone.

POLICE CALL SO TOUGH TO TAKE The League Paper · 30 Aug 2026
Businesses report 'nuisance behaviour, abuse and threats' in Oxfordshire town Oxford Mail · 29 Aug 2026
Manhunt update after 'serious assault' hospitalises victim in Oxford suburb Oxford Mail · 29 Aug 2026
Probe launched as Oxford woman 'assaulted' in Vauxhall Astra car Oxford Mail · 29 Aug 2026
Animal 'killed' in Oxford crime incident involving catapult and dogs Oxford Mail · 29 Aug 2026

Sources

Independent Office for Police Conduct, police complaints statistics for England and Wales, 2024/25.
data.police.uk stop and search API, 2023-07 to 2026-06. Accessed 2026-08-29.
Home Office police use of force statistics, England and Wales, 2024/25.

Data last refreshed 29 August 2026, covering 2023-07 to 2026-06. Every figure on this page is recomputed from the source datasets, not edited by hand. Found something wrong? Tell us.