HC Deb 29 October 1990 vol 178 c347W
Mr. Maxton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a regional breakdown of the increase in(a) violent crimes and (b) all crimes between 1979 and 1989 in percentage terms and also the percentage clear-up rates.

Mr. John Patten

The readily available regional information is published in table 8.1 of "Regional Trends 25", which shows the figures for 1981 and 1988. A copy of this publication is available in the Library.