HC Deb 01 December 1983 vol 49 c561W
24. Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what percentage the number of recorded burglaries has increased since 1980.

Mr. Mellor

The police recorded 810,000 burglaries in England and Wales in 1982—an increase of about 30 per cent. over 1980.