Wiltshire Police has faced low points in the last year but it is becoming clear some of the improvements put in place are starting to deliver – and with a new leader at the helm, the Force is in safe, steady, hands. Chief Constable Catherine Roper’s drive and commitment to delivering a quality policing service… read more
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is once again offering grants of up to £5,000 to local organisations and charities as a way of giving back to the community. Every year the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Action Fund is delivered in partnership with Wiltshire Community Foundation and supports voluntary groups to… read more
We have received the following update from Wiltshire Police: As with all functions of policing, we regularly review our resourcing and policing approach to ensure we can provide the best possible service to the public. To this end, we commissioned an internal review of our Rural Crime Team (RCT), which has resulted in us establishing… read more
Please see the link below to view or sdownload the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Newsletter, covering November 2022 to January 2023. PCC Quarterly Performance Newsletter – November 2022 to January 2023
Today (27/02), Catherine Roper starts her tenure as the new Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police. Chief Constable Roper, who previously served as a Commander within the Metropolitan Police Service, takes over from Kier Pritchard. Later today, she will retake her attestation and swear her allegiance to King Charles III. She said: “It is an incredible… read more
A message from Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson: My annual budget proposed a raise the amount of money you pay for the policing part of your council tax, known as the precept, by 6.2%. For an average Band D household, that equates to £15 a year or £1.25 a month. It’s been a difficult decision to… read more
Listening to recent results of how Wiltshire Police officers feel about their job, their morale and general state of mind causes me great concern. Hearing people’s lived experiences are often very, very, different to what you think you know. I talk to our frontline officers regularly and these results aren’t surprising given the last six… read more
View or download the PCC November Quaterly Performance Newsletter (pdf, 0.7mb)
Would you like to see Wiltshire Police receive more funding to continue investment in getting crime down, preventing crime, protecting the vulnerable and supporting victims across our county? These are just some of the seven questions that are part of the Police and Crime Commissioners precept survey. This will assist him with his decision to… read more
Please see the latest message from the Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson: Police and Crime Commissioner asks for public support to increase precept It is my job as your Police and Crime Commissioner to ensure Wiltshire Police have the necessary resources to fight and prevent crime. As with your finances during this time, your… read more
Policing has been under the microscope in the last year and I don’t see this scrutiny letting up any time soon – and neither should it. The public want their police force to keep them safe, protect vulnerable people, put victims first, catch the criminals responsible, produce quality investigations and lock the bad ones up…. read more
The Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police, Kier Pritchard, has today announced his intention to retire from his role at the end of his thirty years’ service in June 2023. Kier, who has been Chief Constable since March 2018, said: “I have served with Wiltshire Police for my entire career. The opportunity to lead this Force… read more
Every burglary victim knows the impact is deeper than simply having your possessions taken. Burglary violates a safe space and you expect the police to respond appropriately when you report it. Sadly, that expected police service when you are a home burglary victim has been severely lacking in recent years. This is consistent across the… read more
I’ve now been ‘in the job’ of PCC for a year, and if there is one thing that’s been made abundantly clear to me, it’s that your confidence in policing is not where I want it to be. Whilst there are clearly some exceptional individual officers, overall, there have been gaps in the service you… read more
The following message has been sent by Wiltshire Police: This is a re-issue of the previous message, due to some issues with the formatting. Hopefully this version is easier to read. Apologies. Today (07/07), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have published a report into their latest inspection of Wiltshire… read more
The July Neighbourhood Watch Scheme newsletter is available below. According to NWS: This edition offers expert Cyberhood Watch advice on keeping your digital lives safe and secure, impersonation scams, 999 British Sign Language app, measuring impact, addressing fly-tipping and discounts on products. We hope you find the newsletter valuable. NWS July Newsletter
Photos from the recent home safety, security and crime pop up event.
Become a police officer with Wiltshire Police Applications to become a police officer in Wiltshire, are now open. This is the final round of recruitment as part of the Government’s pledge to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers nationally, and will see new officers in Wiltshire commence training from January 2023 onwards. This is a… read more
Wiltshire Police is committed to ensuring our communities are at the heart of our policing model. This will help us meet the needs of those we serve in the most effective and transparent way possible. We first introduced our Community Policing model in 2016 and, in the last five years, we’ve updated and adapted the… read more
Wiltshire Police will see further investment in key policing services and more officers on the beat – after unanimous backing for the Police and Crime Commissioner’s budget. The county’s Police and Crime Panel, which holds the PCC to account and is made up of cross-party councillors from Wiltshire and Swindon, backed the budget at a… read more