Crime is falling in Britain, but with police numbers under threat as budgets are squeezed, how will that affect the rate?

And while crime is falling, hate crimes have risen, especially since the EU Referendum. This section will cover the main crime and policing stories across the UK.

Crime & Police

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Met Police officers have been seen putting themselves in harm's way to protect the public

Horrifying moment man lunges at police with circular saw, as Met reveals attacks on officers spike over Christmas

The police cordon in Railway Terrace, Kings Langley.

£20,000 reward offered for information relating to fatal shooting of ‘loved’ Hertfordshire man

McCracken was off-duty when the alleged offences occurred.

Police officer accused of raping woman multiple times at his flat after night out

Armed police officers were cleared of wrongdoing by the watchdog.

Firearms officers who rammed boy, 13, playing with water gun off his bike and arrested him acted ‘reasonably’

Massive cuts to the Met have been announced

Police funding cuts are just the tip of the iceberg – women are being failed across the board

Met Police staff have voted to strike

Met Police staff vote to strike amid work from home row

Massive cuts to the Met were announced today.

With a ‘blackhole’ in the Met Police budget, money isn't the only challenge to effective Met Policing

Starmer is set to promise a named, contactable police officer for every neighbourhood in England and Wales.

'We're fixing the foundations': Home Secretary defends return to neighbourhood policing after 'decimation' under Tories

Starmer is set to promise a named, contactable police officer for every neighbourhood in England and Wales.

'People scared to walk the streets,’ PM says as he announces contactable police officers for every neighbourhood