HC Deb 22 April 1991 vol 189 cc295-6W
Mr. Cox

To 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 Patten

The available information is for all thefts and is placed in the Library quarterly. Separate information for car thefts is not available centrally.

Mr. Cox

To 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 Patten

The 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.

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