§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for each of the past five years what was (a) the number of reported burglaries and (b) the clear-up detection rate, in the police area covering Leyton and Leytonstone.
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§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information for J district, which includes Leyton and Leytonstone, is as given in the following table:
Offences of burglary recorded by the police in J district* of the Metropolitan police district Offences recorded Percentage clear-up 1979 6,065 10 1980 7,081 14 1981 7,976 10 1982 8,263 9 1983 7,841 8 * Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc.