A new specialist Roads Policing Unit (RPU) Tasking Team will officially launch across the Thames Valley today, (16 February 2026), in a move aimed at strengthening action against the most harmful behaviours on the region’s roads.
Operating across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, the dedicated team has been established to take a more focused, evidence-based approach to improving road safety and reducing harm.
Targeting the Greatest Risks
Each month, the RPU Tasking Team will respond to emerging threats identified through analysis of current trends, collision data, intelligence and developing risks.
Deployments will be directed to the areas and road users causing the greatest harm, with officers proactively addressing the behaviours and offences driving those risks.
Inspector Simon Hills of the Roads Policing Unit said the public should expect to see increased enforcement activity.
“The team’s primary focus will be proactive roads policing and enforcement, and the public should expect to see increased action against those who break the law.
The team will be using all available enforcement options at their disposal in order to effectively target those road users who choose to put themselves and others at risk through dangerous, impaired or irresponsible driving.
Taskings will be set through our internal processes, ensuring that deployments are always rooted in intelligence, robust data, and a clear understanding of where intervention is needed most.
In addition to their proactive work, the team will support local policing operations wherever possible and will also target those individuals known to us through intelligence, including those involved in drink or drug driving.
We will be better equipped than ever to prevent danger and save lives.”
Supporting National Strategy
The introduction of the RPU Tasking Team comes at a significant moment, aligning with the Government’s newly launched Roads Strategy, which emphasises focused and preventative action to reduce harm on the UK’s roads.
Locally, the new team will play a central role in delivering that commitment, bringing a more coordinated and targeted approach to road safety across the Thames Valley.
From mid-February, motorists can expect to see a visible and proactive policing presence as officers work to deter dangerous driving and protect communities across the region.
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