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<p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales data shows a 56% fall in domestic burglaries
when comparing the year ending September 2023 with year ending March 2010. This is
clearly good news; however, we recognise the impact domestic burglary can have on
individuals and communities and we are committed to tackling and preventing this crime.</p><p>The
public rightly expects that the police will visit them when a home burglary has been
committed, which is why we welcome the announcement made by the National Police Chiefs’
Council (NPCC) on 8 June that all 43 police forces in England and Wales have been
implementing this attendance policy since March 2023. We are working with police leaders
to ensure forces are making their attendance data available to the public. <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary"
target="_blank">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/police-now-attending-scene-of-every-home-burglary</a>.</p><p>The
police commitment to attend home burglaries is supported by specific College of Policing
good practice guidance on conducting residential burglary investigations: <a href="https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary"
target="_blank">https://www.college.police.uk/guidance/residential-burglary</a>.</p><p>Police
forces across England and Wales have also committed to pursue all lines of enquiry
where there is a reasonable chance it could lead to catching a perpetrator and solving
a crime. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders/pursuing-all-reasonable-lines-of-enquiry-letter-to-police-leaders</a></p><p>To
help ensure the police have the resources they need to fight crime and tackle anti-social
behaviour, we have delivered on our commitment to recruit 20,000 additional police
officers by the end of March 2023. There are now over 149,000 officers in England
and Wales, higher than the previous peak in March 2010, and as of 30 September, South
Wales had 3,535 police officers, a total growth of 540 additional officers since the
start of the Police Uplift Programme.</p>
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