Crime: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 27081 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on average police response times to incidents in rural areas by police force area in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Sep 2026
The Home Office does not currently hold a national dataset of average police response times to incidents in rural areas.The Home Secretary has been clear that she wants the Home Office to play a greater role in monitoring and improving police performance....