Record investment, more police officers and neighbourhood policing teams have led to a reduction in crime. Labour’s ‘no-nonsense’ approach is bringing crime down nationally.

This is also working locally: in Haringey, which includes Tottenham one of the country’s most deprived areas, we are set to exceed our target for serious acquisitive crime; a reduction of 9.3% has been achieved against a target of 1.4%.

Recorded incidents of both gun and knife crime have reduced significantly since the beginning of the financial year.

Haringey’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Team currently has a 94% success rate of enforcement action following surveillance and a 97% rate on other legal proceedings to protect the community.

See how Labour compares:

Labour’s policies Tory Government
  • Highest ever number of police officers – Up by nearly 15,000 nationwide, alongside nearly 16,000 Community Support Officers.

… plans for the Home Office budget would be the equivalent of losing 3,500 officers from our streets.

Labour’s record:

  • Overall crime is down 39%
  • Domestic burglary is down 55%
  • All vehicle-related thefts down 57%
  • All household crime down 39%
  • All personal crime down 39%

The alternative record on crime from 1979 to 1997 speaks for itself:

  • crime doubled
  • violent crime up 168%
  • the number of convictions fell by a third
  • the chance of being a victim of violent crime trebled
  • being a victim of burglary more than doubled.
New “Safer Neighbourhood” police teams in every area of England and Wales, including every ward of Hornsey & Wood Green. … could cut back your safer neighbourhood team, reducing the number of bobbies on your beat.
New “Safer Neighbourhood” police teams in every area of England and Wales, including every ward of Hornsey & Wood Green. … talk tough, but vote soft on crime. They have opposed many of Labour’s initiatives that are driving down crime.