UK Police Priorities Shift: Non- Crime Hate Tweets 

Over Thieves.

Everyday life in Britain feels less safe. Street muggings, phone snatches, and thefts are climbing. Yet when you look around, you’re more likely to see police online checking social media posts than patrolling the streets where crimes are actually happening.

It leaves many wondering: have the priorities of UK policing slipped badly out of balance?

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Crime on the Streets, Fear in the Air

Phone snatches, bag thefts, and opportunistic robberies aren’t rare anymore—they’re daily news. Victims often describe being left shaken, humiliated, and ignored afterwards. The stats show the same: street crime is rising.

Why? The cost-of-living crisis and unemployment are driving desperation. Organised crime groups are exploiting the gaps. And crucially—cuts mean there are fewer officers on the beat. The streets feel emptier, and criminals know it.

Meanwhile, Online…

While streets get rougher, police resources are increasingly tied up in online work. Dedicated “social media monitoring” teams now scan platforms for offensive posts, arguments, and protest chatter.

The problem? A tweet doesn’t steal your phone. An online spat doesn’t make you afraid to walk home at night. But the officers tasked with scrolling screens are officers not walking the streets.

Trust Is Slipping

Ask people how they feel, and you’ll hear the same answer: unprotected. Many victims of street crime say reporting it gets them nowhere. At the same time, the police appear to be more active in responding to online words than physical crimes.

When the public stops trusting the police to protect them, they stop reporting crimes. And once that bond is broken, it’s very hard to rebuild.

Time to Rebalance

The solution isn’t complicated:

• Get officers back on the streets. Foot patrols deter crime and reassure communities.

• Make digital policing a support tool, not a replacement. Use online intelligence to guide boots on the ground, not replace them.

• Be transparent. The public deserves to know how resources are being split between the digital world and the real one.

Final Word

Rising street crime is real, and so is the fear it creates. Yet too much police energy seems aimed at screens instead of streets. Protecting people where they live, walk, and shop has to come first.

The UK doesn’t need more tweets from the police. It needs more officers visible, present, and protecting the public. 

To achieve this requires the government to take firm control over woke police procedures. This clearly will not happen with the current Starmer administration. Nigel Farage's Reform Party are the only other kids in town. We, the electorate, have to give them a chance by electing Reform as our new government when the time comes. Hell, they can't possibly be worse than the other choices and may well turn out to be the UK saviour's.