SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has called on the Home Office to give more money to police following a "spate of crimes in a normally quiet village".

Mr Davies made the call in the House of Commons after being told by local police chiefs funding allocated for police forces was not filtering down.

He said: “There has been a spate of crimes in Wilsden, a normally quiet village in my constituency, culminating in the popular local vet Terry Croud being attacked by a hammer and having his car stolen on Friday last week.

“The Police and Crime Commissioner says the Home Office is getting more money from the Treasury for policing but they are not passing it on to police forces, so can the Home Secretary commit that West Yorkshire Police will get sufficient funding so that West Yorkshire Police can catch these vile thugs and that people in Wilsden can sleep easily at night once again.”

Mr Croud, who is in his 50s, works for the Gatehouse Veterinary Group and was hit over the head with a hammer during the robbery of his Audi RS6, leaving him needing eight stitches.

A man was arrested last night in connection with the robbery and remains in custody today.

Home Office Minister Nick Hurd said: “The Government is determined to make sure the police have the resources they need which is why we are doing the review of funding.

"I have spoken to his police colleagues personally and as I said the decisions about the 2018/19 funding settlement will be put before the House shortly.”