§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of (a) sex offences, (b) burglary, (c) theft and (d) criminal damage in the London borough of Wandsworth in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MellorI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the figures for recorded offences in Wandsworth in 1981 and 1982 are as given in the following table. Figures for subsequent years have been placed in the Library in accordance with the undertaking given to the hon. Member for Westminster, North (Mr. Wheeler) on 8 May 1985, at columns 410–11.
Offences recorded by the police in the borough of Wandsworth (Police District"W") Number 1981 1982 Sexual offences 144 150 Burglary 6,161 7,016 Theft and handling stolen goods 14,197 15,588 Criminal damage 4,077 4,399