Crime: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 71300 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is available to police forces tackling rural crime in (a) County Durham and (b) North Yorkshire.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Sep 2025
Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why this Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas. Under our Safer Streets Mission reforms, rural communities will be safeguarde...