§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many burglaries of homes and instances of malicious damages to homes were reported to the police in 1983 in Southwark.
§ Mr. MellorI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that in 1982 the police recorded 4,830 offences of burglary in a dwelling and 1,120 offences of criminal damage to dwellings—excluding arson—in the London borough of Southwark. Figures for 1983 will be available shortly, and I will send them to the hon. Member.