§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many car thefts were reported in the London borough of Wandsworth in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information is for all thefts and is placed in the Library quarterly. Separate information for car thefts is not available centrally.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the percentage of increase or decrease in crimes in the London borough of Wandsworth in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is given in the table. Tables giving numbers of offences recorded by the police in each borough of the Metropolitan police district are placed in the Library quarterly.
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police in the borough of Wandsworth Year Number of offences Percentage change from previous year 1986 28,030 –2 1987 27,423 –2 1988 25,308 –8 1989 27,955 +10 1990 32,679 +17