Roll of Honor
Incident
Known as “Dixie”, PC 4814 James Dixon joined Thames Valley Police in March 1999 having previously served as a Special Constable with Hampshire Police.
After initially being posted to Reading he moved to the Roads Policing Unit at Chievley as a motorcyclist and from there moved to what is known as ‘The Proactive Team’. In this role he “starred” in the TV “fly on the wall” documentary ‘Road Wars’.
He is survived by his wife and son.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Dixon served with the Thames Valley Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Dixon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable James Dixon is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Thames Valley Police, 17 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Dixon's cause is highlighted.
How James Dixon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Dixon is highlighted in Dec.
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