<p>The Home Office does not hold figures for thefts from churches; however, the Crime Survey for England and Wales for year ending June 2023 shows that overall theft since March 2010 has reduced by 47%.</p><p>Historic England publishes guidance and advice for churches and other historic buildings and places on how to prevent crime, published here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhistoricengland.org.uk%2Fadvice%2Fcaring-for-heritage%2Fheritage-crime%2Fprevent%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKhadijah.Ishaq%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cafe660417d7e49f90d6e08dbeff1f043%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638367594608036551%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nydsBfCtxnBUtRgBSxwd16VcWZu1lroofXtLOK7U1rE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Preventing Heritage Crime | Historic England</a>.</p><p>Historic England also operates the Heritage Crime Programme, which includes Heritage Watch, to enable members of the public to help protect heritage sites in their local communities <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheritagewatch.co.uk%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKhadijah.Ishaq%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cafe660417d7e49f90d6e08dbeff1f043%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638367594608050916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=D1EcBPgEgaAXkG4jaNRAEbLQ0WMpflPgajwrGnrdGUc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Home - Heritage Watch</a>.</p><p>In addition, crime prevention advice is published by Secured By Design, the police security initiative, including advice on how to improve the security of buildings and their surroundings, here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.securedbydesign.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CKhadijah.Ishaq%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cafe660417d7e49f90d6e08dbeff1f043%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638367594608060003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SCoVxRj8NCU7GMwQbc5IYvsNrDV%2BbA9K3PCjFPZ6yxE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Secured by Design - Secured by Design</a>.</p>