All policies

Crime & Justice

Visible policing, tougher sentences, more prison places.

Reform UK's justice pitch is 'the first duty of the state is to protect its citizens'. It combines visible neighbourhood policing, mandatory minimum sentences for serious and repeat offenders, expanded stop-and-search, and a rapid prison-building programme so violent offenders are not released early.

Additional officers (pledge)

40,000

over 5 years

Prison population (Eng. & Wales)

~87,900

MoJ, 2025

Charge rate (all offences)

5.7%

Home Office, 2024

Key proposals

Reform's Contract with You pledged 40,000 additional officers over five years, with a stronger neighbourhood-policing focus.