Oral Question·Home Office
“What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime.”
Tabled: 18 December 2025Answered: 5 January 2026
Asked by
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)
Rural crime is a scourge on our communities, and this Government are taking action to tackle it. We are improving the safety of rural communities through tougher measures on equipment theft and a crackdown on antisocial behaviour, farm theft and fly-tipping, backed by over £800,000 of funding for the specialist national rural and wildlife crime policing units.