HC Deb 03 March 1992 vol 205 c99W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were recorded in Wales in 1979 and 1983 and the latest year available.

Mr. John Patten

The number of notifiable offences recorded in Wales was 127,467 in 1979, 160,882 in 1983 and 229,248 in 1990 which is the latest available year.