The Liberal Democrat bidding to become Bishop’s Stortford’s next MP has backed a Burglary Response Guarantee.
According to Cllr Helen Campbell, 80% of burglary cases were unsolved in East Herts in 2023.
She said: “Too many families in Hertford and Stortford 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.”
New data uncovered by the Lib Dems reveals the scale of unsolved burglaries in areas across England and Wales.
The proportion of burglaries that went unsolved in East Herts in 2023 was 80% - of 420 cases, 337 investigations were completed with no suspect identified.
Nationally, official government figures show that nearly 76% of burglaries went unsolved in 2023.
Nominations for election candidates close on Friday June 7. So far, the contenders for the Hertford and Stortford seat are (in alphabetical order of surname): John Burmicz – Reform UK; Helen Campbell – Liberal Democrats; Nicholas Cox – Green Party; Josh Dean – Labour; Julie Marson – Conservative.