Written Question·Home Office·UIN 900981

Crime: Rural Areas

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.

Answer

Sarah Jones
This Government is introducing the most significant policing reforms in nearly 200 years, restoring neighbourhood policing to better support rural communities, whilst strengthening the police response to cross-border crimes such as wildlife crime and orga...

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