Written Question·Home Office·UIN 101709

Crime: Rural Areas

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support Essex Police in tackling rural crime.

Answer

Sarah Jones

Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...

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