HC Deb 17 February 1981 vol 999 cc81-2W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was (a) the population and (b) the number of offences recorded in each of the 25 districts in the Metropolitan Police district in 1979.

Mr. Mayhew

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the available information as is given in the following table. Reliable estimates for population are available only for London boroughs, so combined population estimates have been given for some districts.

Estimated population and the number of serious offences recorded by the police
Metropolitan Police District
District Estimated population at 30.6.79 (thousands) Serious offence recorded by the police in 1979 (number)
B 150 23,785
E 191 25,345
F 162 15,480
G 191 20,526
H 149 19,615
J 514 24,917
K 614 36,089
L 266 29,625
M 219 24,944
N 167 19,113
P 529 34,155
Q 449 25,160
R 417 23,572
S 378 18,544
V 359 18,268
W 273 22,975
Y 538 30,461
Z 601 28,087

District Estimated population at 30.6.79 (thousands) Serious offence recorded by the police in 1979 (number)
A 10,849
C 212 21,729
D 24,726
I 8,018
T 975 21,624
X 27,580
Thames Division na 82
C6 Fraud Branch na 2,109
Total 7,353 557,378