Written Question·Home Office·UIN 83465

Crime: Immigration

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration crime network disruptions were led by the UK National Crime Agency in the last 12 months.

Answer

Alex Norris
Last year, the National Crime Agency delivered approximately 350 disruptions targeting people smuggling networks - each one removing, preventing, or reducing a criminal threat. This marked a 40% increase compared to the previous year.