British Police: Thames Valley Police. EIIR Queen's Crown cap badge

The reverse of the cap badge complete with 2 x loop fittings and brass cotter pin as issued Thames Valley Police has its origins in the earlier designated Thames Valley Constabulary, which force had been established on 1 April 1968, at which time the hitherto independent police forces of the Royal County of Berkshire, the county of Buckinghamshire, the county of Oxfordshire, the City of Oxford and county borough of Reading Thames Valley Police, were amalgamated to form a new police force. The force is the territorial police force responsible for policing the Thames Valley, covering the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. It the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales, covering 2,218 square miles (5,740 km2) and a population of 2.42 million people Condition: EF