[landl0rd]

Police have broad discretion over what they enforce and when. In America Castle Rock v. Gonzales affirmed this strongly (although it also had other questionable implications). I believe things are similar in Britain.

Over here we've seen this with various jurisdictions decriminalizing marijuana and other drugs by simply not policing it.

[account-5]

It's different in Britain. If something is reported it has to be looked into. The article covers this. More reporting more investigations.