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Home Office We are the lead UK government department for immigration & passports, crime & policing, homeland security and protecting vulnerable people.

At the Home Office, we help to ensure that the country is safe and secure. We’ve been looking after UK citizens since 1782. We are responsible for:

- working on the problems caused by illegal drug use
- shaping the alcohol strategy, policy and licensing conditions
- keeping the United Kingdom safe from the threat of terrorism
- reducing and preventing crime, and ensuring people feel safe in their homes and communities
- securing the UK border and controlling immigration
- considering applications to enter and stay in the UK
- issuing passports and visas
- supporting visible, responsible and accountable policing by empowering the public and freeing up the police to fight crime
- fire prevention and rescue

These organisations are all part of the Home Office:
- Border Force
- HM Passport Office (HMPO)
- Immigration Enforcement
- UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)

22/10/2026

Some chatter on social media would have you believe that crime is out of control.

The facts tell a different story.

As Fraser Nelson has shown in his Substack today:

Violence is at its lowest level since the crime survey began in 1981.

Robbery is at a record low.

Crime, excluding fraud, is 78% down on its peak in 1995.

And the stats show this Government is delivering on its promises too:

Knife crime is down 11%.

Knife murders are at their lowest level in 35 years.

Thefts including phone snatching have fallen by 20% in the last year alone.

But I know there is more that we must do, and we will:

We’ve put more than 3,800 extra neighbourhood officers into roles, with named, contactable officers for every neighbourhood.

We’re introducing the most significant reforms to policing in a generation.

We are tackling rising rates of violence against women and girls through our landmark strategy.

And we are tackling crimes like fraud, more prevalent in our increasingly online world, with ÂŁ250 million directed to this challenge in our Fraud Strategy published this year.

22/10/2026

Yordan Popov snatched at a woman’s phone as she tapped through a ticket barrier at a Birmingham New Street station.

She fought to keep hold of it but fell in the struggle, injuring her leg.

Popov fled, with a member of the public chasing after him. During his escape, he collided with a woman in her 70s, knocking her down and leaving her with a head injury that required three stitches.

Using CCTV, detectives identified Popov and circulated his details as a wanted suspect.

officers later spotted his vehicle in Erdington and pulled him over where he was arrested.

He has now been jailed for three years and four months after pleading guilty to robbery and actual bodily harm.

Nobody should fear having their phone snatched out of their hands. New powers mean police can act faster to recover stolen phones that are electronically tracked, without the delay of securing a warrant.

22/10/2026

🚨 Thefts such as phone snatching and pick-pocketing have fallen by 20% in the last year alone.

With over 3,800 additional neighbourhood officers on our streets, we will continue to drive down crime and restore confidence in policing.

22/10/2026

🚨 New figures show that knife crime is down by 11% and overall homicides are down by 7%, since July 2024.

Fatal knife attacks are also at their lowest level in 35 years.

French authorities are increasing efforts to prevent dangerous small boat crossings, deploying drones, helicopters and e...
22/10/2026

French authorities are increasing efforts to prevent dangerous small boat crossings, deploying drones, helicopters and enhanced patrols to detect and disrupt launch attempts before vessels enter the Channel.

Working along the northern French coastline, officers are using aerial surveillance to identify organised smuggling activity.

The increased activity has helped prevent more than 50,000 attempted small boat crossings since July 2024, disrupting the criminal gangs behind these dangerous journeys.

21/10/2026

Illegal working visits and arrests have reached the highest level in British history.

More than 17,000 illegal working arrests have been made since July 2024, a 122% increase on the two years previous.

There is no hiding place from our immigration laws.

Foreign criminals have no place in the UK. That’s why nearly 12,000 foreign national offenders, including murderers and ...
21/10/2026

Foreign criminals have no place in the UK. That’s why nearly 12,000 foreign national offenders, including murderers and rapists, have been returned since July 2024.

These removals form part of a wider effort that has seen more than 80,000 people with no right to be in the UK removed or returned over the same period.

20/10/2026

Getting through an eGate could soon be up to 25% quicker.

Contactless technology is being introduced to existing eGates at UK airports, using facial comparison technology to verify passengers’ identity without them needing to scan their passport.

Eligible passengers enter the eGate and the system checks their live image against verified Home Office immigration, travel and passport information. Once those checks are complete, the gate opens automatically.

The rollout has started at East Midlands Airport and all airport eGates are set to become contactless by early 2027.

Border security checks remain in place and Border Force officers will still be there to assist where needed.

And don’t leave your passport at home, you’ll still need to travel with it.

20/10/2026

Foreign criminals have no place in the UK.

That is why 11,733 foreign national offenders, including murderers and rapists, have been removed since July 2024.

20/10/2026

It looked like an ordinary home in Derby.

But a police raid uncovered a large-scale cannabis grow spanning several rooms inside.

The raid was part of ongoing action to tackle drug dealing in local communities.

The grow also posed a serious fire risk to neighbouring homes.

It has since been dismantled and a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.

It’s one of thousands of cannabis grows being dismantled, with police making more than 130,000 cannabis seizures across the UK in the year ending March 2025.

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