Policy paper

Beating crime plan

This document sets out the government’s plan to deliver the change that Britain needs, with less crime, fewer victims and a safer country.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

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Beating crime plan

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Crime plan - Welsh language version

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Cutting crime is central to the government’s mission of levelling up the country.

The Beating crime plan sets out our strategic approach to cutting crime: cutting homicide, serious violence and neighbourhood crime; exposing and ending hidden harms; and building capability and capacity to deal with fraud and online crime.

It sets out how we will focus our efforts on the places where these crimes occur, the people who commit them and the criminal enterprises that fuel the drugs trade.

The plan introduces bold new measures to drive down crime and tackle the underlying causes of repeat offending.

The delivery of this plan will require a joint effort from everyone involved in the criminal justice system. The plan therefore sets out the steps we are taking to improve capacity across the system.

Updates to this page

Published 27 July 2021
Last updated 12 October 2021 + show all updates
  1. Welsh html version added.

  2. More accessible version of pdf (English language version) uploaded.

  3. HTML version of Beating crime plan (pdf) added. Welsh language version added in pdf format.

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