Safer Streets

The police should be visible in every

community, deterring and preventing

crime as well as responding to

emergencies. Labour will restore respect

for law and order, and give the police and

local communities the support and tools

they need to tackle local crime.

To deliver this, Labour is putting bobbies

back on the beat, with a target to put 13,000

more police in neighbourhood roles over

the course of this Parliament – backed by a

£200 million cash injection in the first year.

Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee

will ensure that every area has a named,

contactable neighbourhood policing team

to address local issues and concerns, and

there will be guaranteed police patrols in

high streets and town centres.

Neighbourhood policing teams will crack

down on shop theft and street theft, so local

people can feel safe once again. Labour will

deliver a standalone offence of assaulting

a retail worker, to protect staff and ensure

that all shop theft is treated with the

seriousness it deserves.

And Labour are giving police new powers

so they can better tackle crimes that matter

most to communities. This includes the

ability to seize off-road bikes and other

vehicles involved in antisocial behaviour,

with officers no longer required to issue

a warning before seizing them.