Written questions

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...