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<p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 48% compared
to findings from the year ending March 2010; however, this Government recognises the
significant impact crimes affecting heritage sites can have.</p><p>The Home Office
is working closely with Historic England to prevent and tackle theft from historic
buildings, monuments and sites, and through the established, expert Stolen Goods Working
Group, is collaborating with policing and other partners, to deliver a programme of
work that will make it harder for criminals to profit financially from acquisitive
crime, including heritage crime.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has encouraged the
police, as part of their neighbourhood policing commitment, to work with communities
to develop an understanding of the scale and extent of these crimes, whilst welcoming
their commitment made last year to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry so more
perpetrators can be bought to justice.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, crime prevention
advice is published by Secured By Design, the police security initiative, including
advice on how to improve the security of buildings and their surroundings, here: <a
href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.securedbydesign.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKhadijah.Ishaq%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cafe660417d7e49f90d6e08dbeff1f043%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638367594608060003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SCoVxRj8NCU7GMwQbc5IYvsNrDV%2BbA9K3PCjFPZ6yxE%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Secured by Design - Secured by Design</a>.</p>
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