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Rural Crime Action Week: Rural Crime falls by 17% across the Thames Valley after 'concerted effort'

In the rural districts of West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire, and Vale of White Horse, the decrease in rural crime was 36% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same quarter last year

Mia Willemsen
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clock • 3 min read
Rural Crime Action Week: Rural Crime falls by 17% across the Thames Valley after 'concerted effort'

Data from Thames Valley Police shows a downward trend in rural crime in the last financial year. This demonstrates the impact of the work done by Community Safety Partnerships, Thames Valley Police,...

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