Written Question·Home Office·UIN 51433

Police: Rural Areas

Tabled: 12 May 2025

Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding will be allocated to roll out hotspot policing in rural areas.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

This Government has awarded £66.3m in 2025/26 to all 43 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales for the Hot Spot Action Fund. This funding is for high-visibility patrolling in the areas with the highest densities (‘hotspots’) of knife c...

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