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A recent Survation poll found 49% of people thought the UK was “becoming a lawless country”.

Overall, crime has generally fallen over the past decade, but rose last year driven mainly by sharp increases in fraud and theft.

Dame Diana Johnson, the policing minister, said: “If Nigel Farage was serious about making our streets safer, he should have backed the tough new laws we introduced earlier this year.

“It’s shameful that Reform constantly seeks to undermine confidence in our police and criminal justice system and voted to try to block measures to crack down on knife crime, anti-social behaviour, shop theft, child sexual abuse, and long overdue action to tackle the scourge of violence against women and girls.

“They should focus more on practical solutions to support our police, combat crime, deliver justice for victims of crime, rather than chasing headlines, spouting slogans and trying to divide communities.”