Lib Dems call for police response guarantee

78% of burglary cases go unsolved in Croydon as Lib Dems call for police response guarantee

• Richard Howard warns “Too many families now feel unsafe in their own homes” as new figures show some areas see over nine in ten burglary cases go unsolved
   
• Liberal Democrats will call for a Burglary Response Guarantee in the manifesto to ensure all domestic burglaries are attended by a police officer and properly investigated
   
• 78% of burglary cases went unsolved in Croydon in 2023

Croydon’s Liberal Democrats announce their plans for a Burglary Response Guarantee as new data uncovered by the party reveals the shocking scale of unsolved burglaries in local areas across England and Wales.

The figures were compiled from a series of Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats, which have broken down unsolved burglaries data by local area. 

The number of burglaries that went unsolved in Croydon in 2023 was 78%. 

Of the 1,844 cases, 1,434 had their investigation completed with no suspect identified. 

Nationally, official government figures show that nearly 76% of burglaries went unsolved in 2023. 

It comes as Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has announced his plans to include a Burglary Response Guarantee in his party’s manifesto. The party’s proposals would ensure that all domestic burglaries are attended by the police and properly investigated. 

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Croydon South, Richard Howard said: 

“Too many families in Croydon now feel unsafe in their own homes because this Conservative Government has decimated frontline policing for too long.

“Victims are being denied justice because Conservative ministers can’t even get the basics right on solving crime. That is why the Liberal Democrats would deliver a Burglary Response Guarantee, to ensure all home burglaries are attended by the police and properly investigated.

“People are sick of seeing their local communities plagued by crime and just want this appalling Conservative government to be kicked out of office.”