§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a table showing for each police force area in England and Wales, and for the whole of England and Wales, the number of notifiable offences in the 12 months ended(a) June 1990,(b)June 1991 and(c)June 1992 and the percentage increase over the previous year in each case.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 27 October 1992]: The required information is published in table 6 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin 31/90, table 2 of Bulletin 18/91 and table 2 of Bulletin 31/92, copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing, for each category of crime(a) the number of notifiable offences recorded in each police authority area in the year to March 1992, and England and Wales as a total,(b)the figure for the 12 months to March 1991 and(c)the percentage increases in each case.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 28 October 1992]: The information requested is contained in the following tables: 635W
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage North Wales 2,402 2,546 144 6.00 South Wales 4,481 5,180 699 15.60 Wales 10,830 11,988 1,158 10.69 England & Wales 185,281 194,236 8,955 4.83
Sexual offences Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 672 686 14 2.08 Bedfordshire 327 321 -6 -83 Cambridgeshire 382 432 50 13.09 Cheshire 378 481 103 27.25 Cleveland 301 299 -2 -0.66 Cumbria 304 212 -92 -30.26 Derbyshire 488 444 -44 -9.02 Devon and Cornwall 824 751 -73 -8.86 Dorset 272 385 113 41.54 Durham 407 430 23 5.65 Essex 640 535 -105 -16.41 Gloucestershire 297 313 16 5.39 Greater Manchester 1,347 1,469 122 9.06 Hampshire 1,014 1,132 118 11.64 Hertfordshire 347 361 14 4.03 Humberside 854 883 29 3.40 Kent 734 958 224 30.52 Lancashire 606 563 -43 -7.10 Leicestershire 398 394 -4 -1.01 Lincolnshire 469 306 -163 -34.75 City of London 17 38 21 123.53 Merseyside 718 744 26 3.62 Metropolitan Police District 5,354 5,485 131 2.45 Norfolk 370 419 49 13.24 Northamptonshire 298 261 -37 -12.42 Northumbria 675 683 8 119 North Yorkshire 267 246 -21 -7.87 Nottinghamshire 1,083 1,121 38 3.51 South Yorkshire 612 630 18 2.94 Staffordshire 468 527 59 12.61 Suffolk 371 435 64 17.25 Surrey 363 457 94 25.90 Sussex 819 764 -55 -6.72 Thames Valley 830 959 129 15.54 Warwickshire 213 158 -55 -25.82 West Mercia 443 525 82 18.51 West Midlands 1,521 1,598 77 5.06 West Yorkshire 1,624 1,614 -10 -0.62 Wiltshire 425 371 -54 -12.71 England 27,532 28,390 858 3.12 Dyfed-Powys 339 366 27 7.96 Gwent 307 280 -27 -8.79 North Wales 346 420 74 21.39 South Wales 524 521 -3 -0.57 Wales 1,516 1,587 71 4.68 England & Wales 29,048 29,977 929 3.20 636W 637W
Robbery Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 1,123 1,138 15 1.34 Bedfordshire 504 644 140 27.78 Cambridgeshire 198 259 61 30.81 Cheshire 143 249 106 74.13 Cleveland 127 212 85 66.93
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Cumbria 57 91 34 59.65 Derbyshire 175 306 131 74.86 Devon and Cornwall 197 278 81 41.12 Dorset 131 127 -4 -3.05 Durham 111 147 36 32.43 Essex 395 405 10 2.53 Gloucestershire 173 285 112 64.74 Greater Manchester 2,587 3,669 1,082 41.82 Hampshire 401 469 68 16.96 Hertfordshire 217 263 46 21.20 Humberside 245 313 68 27.76 Kent 378 534 156 41.27 Lancashire 314 440 126 40.13 Leicestershire 456 734 278 60.96 Lincolnshire 68 77 9 13.24 City of London 56 69 13 23.21 Merseyside 1,697 1,887 190 11.20 Metropolitan Police District 18,599 22,535 3,936 21.16 Norfolk 150 218 68 45.33 Northamptonshire 175 318 143 81.71 Northumbria 585 881 296 50.60 North Yorkshire 81 130 49 60.49 Nottinghamshire 741 925 184 24.83 South Yorkshire 492 586 94 19.11 Staffordshire 223 329 106 47.53 Suffolk 101 140 39 38.61 Surrey 142 189 47 33.10 Sussex 432 478 46 10.65 Thames Valley 697 868 171 24.53 Warwickshire 86 124 38 44.19 West Mercia 153 203 50 32.68 West Midlands 3,155 4,312 1,157 36.67 West Yorkshire 1,270 2,171 901 70.94 Wiltshire 108 113 5 4.63 England 36,943 47,116 10,173 27.54 Dyfed-Powys 33 42 9 27.27 Gwent 92 127 35 38.04 North Wales 93 94 1 1.08 South Wales 244 358 114 46.72 Wales 462 621 159 34.42 England and Wales 37,405 47,737 10,332 27.62 638W 639W
Burglary Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 28,785 33,210 4,425 15.37 Bedfordshire 12,289 13,800 1,511 12.30 Cambridgeshire 8,713 12,712 3,999 45.90 Cheshire 14,217 17,871 3,654 25.70 Cleveland 16,466 18,979 2,513 15.26 Cumbria 8,385 11,286 2,901 34.60 Derbyshire 14,116 19,540 5,424 38.42 Devon and Cornwall 23,327 25,929 2,602 11.15 Dorset 8,090 9,457 1,367 16.90 Durham 12,086 13,764 1,678 13.88 Essex 21,084 25,975 4,927 23.41 Gloucestershire 10,147 13,442 3,295 32.47 Greater Manchester 90,342 100,884 10,542 11.67 Hampshire 26,992 33,233 6,241 23.12 Hertfordshire 9,550 11,262 1,712 17.93 Humberside 27,707 34,075 6,368 22.98 Kent 21,103 28,152 7,049 33.40 Lancashire 22,768 26,107 3,339 14.67 Leicestershire 17,333 22,372 5,039 29.07 Lincolnshire 8,417 9,656 1,239 14.72 City of London 1,007 1,026 19 1.89 Merseyside 33,139 34,087 948 2.86 Metropolitan Police District 177,057 194,936 17,879 10.10 Norfolk 12,987 15,903 2,916 22.45
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Northamptonshire 10,091 12,492 2,401 23.79 Northumbria 56,384 68,392 12,008 21.30 North Yorkshire 9,970 13,241 3,271 32.81 Nottinghamshire 25,788 32,428 6,640 25.75 South Yorkshire 28,675 36,531 7,856 27.40 Staffordshire 19,839 24,307 4,468 22.52 Suffolk 7,248 8,167 919 12.68 Surrey 10,529 11,450 921 8.75 Sussex 23,980 26,579 2,599 10.84 Thames Valley 28,816 35,686 6,8870 23.84 Warwickshire 7,718 11,273 3,555 46.06 West Mercia 11,132 15,237 4,105 36.88 West Midlands 70,309 89,158 18,849 26.81 West Yorkshire 62,342 83,971 21,629 34.69 Wiltshire 6,674 8,382 1,708 25.59 England 1,005,566 1,204,952 199,386 19.83 Dyfed-Powys 3,862 5,019 1,157 29.96 Gwent 5,715 7,914 2,199 38.48 North Wales 8,568 10,943 2,375 27.72 South Wales 29,648 37,618 7,970 26.88 Wales 47,793 61,494 13,701 28.67 England and Wales 1,053,359 1,266,446 213,087 20.23 640W 641W
Theft and handling stolen goods Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 74,825 82,892 8,067 10.78 Bedfordshire 32,659 30,285 -2,374 -7.27 Cambridgeshire 27,985 35,949 7,964 28.46 Cheshire 28,582 35,978 7,396 25.8 Cleveland 41,286 44,017 2,731 6.61 Cumbria 18,746 22,963 4,217 22.50 Derbyshire 32,549 41,445 8,896 27.33 Devon and Cornwall 51,285 57,251 5,966 11.63 Dorset 30,350 29,257 -1,093 -3.60 Durham 28,674 33,699 5,025 17.52 Essex 54,330 61,007 6,677 12.29 Gloucestershire 25,124 35,116 9,992 39.77 Greater Manchester 174,371 194,749 20,378 11.69 Hampshire 69,762 83,345 13,583 19.47 Hertfordshire 26,917 33,126 6,209 23.07 Humberside 53,295 58,971 5,676 10.65 Kent 62,064 85,112 23,048 37.14 Lancashire 56,884 67,126 10,242 18.01 Leicestershire 41,962 49,241 7,279 17.35 Lincolnshire 22,710 25,281 2,571 11.32 City of London 4,969 5,049 80 1.61 Merseyside 71,444 78,096 6,652 9.31 Metropolitan Police District 422,089 466,983 44,894 10.64 Norfolk 31,495 37,071 5,576 17.70 Northamptonshire 27,074 30,632 3,558 13.14 Northumbria 97,656 99,276 1,620 1.66 North Yorkshire 28,644 30,210 1,566 5.47 Nottinghamshire 77,675 86,273 8,598 11.07 South Yorkshire 56,193 64,131 7,938 14.13 Staffordshire 35,462 42,519 7,057 19.90 Suffolk 20,088 23,391 3,303 16.44 Surrey 23,825 28,699 4,874 20.46 Sussex 55,720 64,068 8,348 14.98 Thames Valley 92,927 117,982 25,055 26.96 Warwickshire 19,659 22,278 2,619 13.32 West Mercia 36,734 42,959 6,225 16.95 West Midlands 138,274 150,723 12,449 9.00 West Yorkshire 129,829 153,871 24,042 18.52 Wiltshire 19,298 21,253 1,955 10.13 England 2,343,415 2,672,274 328,859 14.03 Dyfed-Powys 10,675 14,283 3,608 33.80
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Gwent 17,927 21,844 3,917 21.85 North Wales 19,531 22,437 2,906 14.88 South Wales 76,933 82,642 5,709 7.42 Wales 125,066 141,206 16,140 12.91 England and Wales 2,468,481 2,813,480 344,999 13.98
Fraud and forgery Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 6,947 6,623 -324 -4.66 Bedfordshire 2,505 2,313 -192 -7.66 Cambridgeshire 1,488 1,790 302 20.30 Cheshire 1,714 2,236 522 30.46 Cleveland 2,008 1,814 -194 -9.66 Cumbria 853 962 109 12.78 Derbyshire 1,223 1,277 54 4.42 Devon and Cornwall 3,952 3,693 -259 -6.55 Dorset 3,509 3,713 204 5.81 Durham 2,118 2,250 132 6.23 Essex 2,951 3,457 506 17.15 Gloucestershire 1,597 2,135 538 33.69 Greater Manchester 11,214 11,921 707 6.30 Hampshire 5,174 5,453 279 5.39 Hertfordshire 1,547 1,549 2 0.13 Humberside 2,993 3,374 381 12.73 Kent 2,731 3,887 1,156 42.33 Lancashire 3,317 3,456 139 4.19 Leicestershire 2,308 2,934 626 27.12 Lincolnshire 1,108 1,363 255 23.01 City of London 626 585 -41 -6.55 Merseyside 4,217 5,726 1,509 35.78 Metropolitan Police District 37,896 44,348 6,452 17.03 Norfolk 1,446 1,776 330 22.82 Northamptonshire 1,285 1,531 246 19.14 Northumbria 3,209 3,647 438 13.65 North Yorkshire 1,006 1,180 174 17.30 Nottinghamshire 3,436 3,846 410 11.93 South Yorkshire 2,070 2,054 -16 -0.77 Staffordshire 1,724 1,972 248 14.39 Suffolk 1,829 2,201 372 20.34 Surrey 1,838 2,134 296 16.10 Sussex 3,758 4,561 803 21.37 Thames Vallev 5,696 7,727 2,031 35.66 Warwickshire 978 1,223 245 25.05 West Mercia 1,343 1,430 87 6.48 West Midlands 6,530 7,736 1,206 18.47 West Yorkshire 5,949 6,945 996 16.74 Wiltshire 1,554 1,679 125 8.04 England 147,647 168,501 20,854 14.12 Dyfed-Powys 1,357 1,192 -165 -12.16 Gwent 1,172 1,063 -109 -9.30 North Wales 1,198 1,436 238 19.87 South Wales 3,164 3,615 451 14.25 Wales 6,891 7,306 415 6.02 England and Wales 154,538 175,807 21,269 13.76 642W 643W
Criminal damage Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 17,969 19,277 1,308 7.28 Bedfordshire 7,717 8,168 451 5.84 Cambridgeshire 5,502 6,838 1,336 24.28 Cheshire 8,917 9,794 877 9.84
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Cleveland 11,158 12,791 1,633 14.64 Cumbria 6,136 8,052 1,916 31.23 Derbyshire 11,217 12,748 1,531 13.65 Devon and Cornwall 13,503 14,706 1,203 8.91 Dorset 5,293 5,526 233 4.40 Durham 11,645 13,336 1,691 14.52 Essex 14,527 16,392 1,865 12.84 Gloucestershire 5,264 5,459 195 3.70 Greater Manchester 59,533 64,661 5,128 8.61 Hampshire 17,285 19,927 2,642 15.28 Hertfordshire 8,203 8,759 556 6.78 Humberside 16,490 17,630 1,140 6.91 Kent 17,618 22,974 5,356 30.40 Lancashire 21,490 26,716 5,226 24.32 Leicestershire 11,061 12,466 1,405 12.70 Lincolnshire 5,848 6,704 856 14.64 City of London 443 419 -24 -5.42 Merseyside 22,374 23,579 1,205 5.39 Metropolitan Police District 148,140 165,783 17,643 11.91 Norfolk 7,379 8,461 1,082 14.66 Northamptonshire 9,676 11,663 1,987 20.54 Northumbria 42,466 48,416 5,950 14.01 North Yorkshire 5,208 5,661 453 8.70 Nottinghamshire 20,932 23,077 2,145 10.25 South Yorkshire 16,825 19,717 2,892 17.19 Staffordshire 11,145 12,873 1,728 15.50 Suffolk 6,528 5,500 -1,028 -15.75 Surrey 5,956 6,483 527 8.85 Sussex 11,864 12,951 1,087 9.16 Thames Valley 22,284 26,562 4,278 1.92 Warwickshire 4,909 5,113 204 4.16 West Mercia 11,573 11,346 -227 -1.96 West Midlands 39,771 46,256 6,485 16.31 West Yorkshire 37,843 44,704 6,861 18.13 Wiltshire 5,565 5,547 -18 -0.32 England 707,257 797,035 89,778 12.69 Dyfed-Powys 3,957 5,077 1,120 28.30 Gwent 5,570 6,144 574 10.31 North Wales 7,233 7,604 371 5.13 South Wales 29,573 33,466 3,893 13.16 Wales 46,333 52,291 5,958 12.86 England and Wales 753,590 849,326 95,736 12.70 644W 645W
Other offences Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 716 741 25 3.49 Bedfordshire 297 211 -86 -28.96 Cambridgeshire 281 287 6 2.14 Cheshire 894 1,144 250 27.96 Cleveland 323 306 -17 -5.26 Cumbria 170 318 148 87.06 Derbyshire 467 565 98 20.99 Devon and Cornwall 435 560 125 28.74 Dorset 703 674 -29 -4.13 Durham 325 407 82 25.23 Essex 654 658 4 0.61 Gloucestershire 257 376 119 46.30 Greater Manchester 2,071 2,559 488 23.56 Hampshire 839 1,041 202 24.08 Hertfordshire 406 399 -7 -1.72 Humberside 354 524 170 48.02 Kent 902 1,112 210 23.28 Lancashire 972 1,088 116 11.93 Leicestershire 321 437 116 36.14 Lincolnshire 369 502 133 36.04 City of London 83 64 -19 -22.89 Merseyside 1,616 1,820 204 12.62 Metropolitan Police District 6,724 6,913 189 2.81
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Norfolk 329 447 118 35.87 Northamptonshire 257 340 83 32.30 Northumbria 760 767 7 0.92 North Yorkshire 317 369 52 16.40 Nottinghamshire 708 560 -148 -20.90 South Yorkshire 739 1,072 333 45.06 Staffordshire 363 311 -52 -14.33 Suffolk 535 548 13 2.43 Surrey 287 246 -41 -14.29 Sussex 1,110 1,213 103 9.28 Thames Valley 963 1,068 105 10.90 Warwickshire 193 235 42 21.76 West Mercia 542 474 -68 -12.55 West Midlands 1,557 1,633 76 4.88 West Yorkshire 1,568 2,281 713 45.47 Wiltshire 269 392 123 45.72 England 30,676 34,662 3,986 12.99 Dyfed-Powys 211 239 28 13.27 Gwent 244 300 56 22.95 North Wales 271 337 66 24.35 South Wales 711 786 75 10.55 Wales 1,437 1,662 225 15.66 England and Wales 32,113 36,324 4,211 13.11 646W 647W
All offences Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 136,383 149,953 13,570 9.95 Bedfordshire 58,522 57,564 -958 -1.64 Cambridgeshire 46,989 60,776 13,787 29.34 Cheshire 57,285 70,426 13,141 22.94 Cleveland 74,390 81,114 6,724 9.04 Cumbria 36,614 45,738 9,124 24.92 Derbyshire 63,865 80,206 16,341 25.59 Devon and Cornwall 97,122 106,872 9,750 10.04 Dorset 49,912 50,622 710 1.42 Durham 57,497 66,275 8,778 15.27 Essex 98,599 112,457 13,858 14.05 Gloucestershire 44,392 58,691 14,299 32.21 Greater Manchester 350,354 389,430 39,076 11.15 Hampshire 125,655 149,533 23,878 19.00 Hertfordshire 48,919 57,513 8,594 17.57 Humberside 106,946 120,844 13,898 13.00 Kent 109,214 147,391 38,177 34.96 Lancashire 109,322 128,565 19,243 17.60 Leicestershire 76,962 92,053 15,091 19.61 Lincolnshire 41,108 45,970 4,862 11.83 City Of London 7,390 7,396 6 0.08 Merseyside 140,611 152,356 11,745 8.35 Metropolitan Police District 852,354 945,329 92,975 10.91 Norfolk 56,047 66,178 10,131 18.08 Northamptonshire 50,958 59,248 8,290 16.27 Northumbria 207,276 227,871 20,595 9.94 North Yorkshire 47,514 53,187 5,673 11.94 Nottinghamshire 137,973 155,846 17,873 12.95 South Yorkshire 110,454 129,376 18,922 17.13 Staffordshire 74,578 88,432 13,854 18.58 Suffolk 38,425 42,331 3,906 10.17 Surrey 44,779 51,425 6,646 14.84 Sussex 100,963 113,834 12,871 12.75 Thames Valley 156,755 195,373 38,618 24.64 Warwickshire 34,852 41,619 6,767 19.42 West Mercia 65,291 75,285 9,994 15.31 West Midlands 271,361 312,400 41,039 15.12 West Yorkshire 249,772 305,693 55,921 22.39 Wiltshire 36,084 40,006 3,922 10.87 England 4,473,487 5,135,178 661,691 14.79
Change Police force area April 1990 to March 1991 April 1991 to March 1992 Number Percentage Dyfed-Powys 22,273 28,250 5,977 26.84 Gwent 33,135 39,902 6,767 20.42 North Wales 39,642 45,817 6,175 15.58 South Wales 145,278 164,186 18,908 13.02 Wales 240,328 278,155 37,827 15.74 England and Wales 4,713,815 5,413,333 699,518 14.84
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing for each category of crime(a) the number of notifiable offences recorded in each police authority area in the year
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area Violence against the person Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 5,537 5,321 -216 -3.90 Bedfordshire 2,102 1,804 -298 -14.18 Cambridgeshire 2,431 2,628 197 8.10 Cheshire 2,496 2,641 145 5.81 Cleveland 2,747 2,664 -83 -3.02 Cumbria 1,963 1,873 -90 -4.58 Derbyshire 3,708 3,958 250 6.74 Devon and Cornwall 3,621 3,809 188 5.19 Dorset 1,566 1,480 -86 -5.49 Durham 2,065 2,345 280 13.56 Essex 3,929 4,201 272 6.92 Gloucestershire 1,566 1,570 4 0.26 Greater Manchester 8,879 9,914 1,035 11.66 Hampshire 4,193 5,186 993 23.68 Hertfordshire 1,727 1,892 165 9.55 Humberside 5,031 5,141 110 2.19 Kent 3,839 5,129 1,290 33.60 Lancashire 2,966 3,198 232 7.82 Leicestershire 3,163 3,572 409 12.93 Lincolnshire 2,135 2,099 -36 -1.69 City of London 173 226 53 30.64 Merseyside 5,542 6,811 1,269 22.90 Metropolitan Police District 36,947 38,503 1,556 4.21 Norfolk 1,956 1,854 -102 -5.21 Northamptonshire 2,001 2,212 211 10.54 Northumbria 5,712 6,023 311 5.44 North Yorkshire 2,095 2,115 20 0.95 Nottinghamshire 7,542 7,994 452 5.99 South Yorkshire 4,720 4,776 56 1.19 Staffordshire 5,367 5,683 316 5.89 Suffolk 1,785 1,974 189 10.59 Surrey 1,845 1,882 37 2.01 Sussex 3,240 3,237 -3 -0.09 Thames Valley 4,451 4,754 303 6.81 Warwickshire 1,091 1,278 187 17.14 West Mercia 3,144 3,259 1.15 3.66 West Midlands 10,435 11,415 980 9.39 West Yorkshire 9,692 10,038 346 3.57 Wiltshire 2,118 2,488 370 17.47 England 175,520 186,947 11,427 6.51 Dyfed-Powys 1,955 2,107 152 7.77 Gwent 2,022 2,323 301 14.89 North Wales 2,401 2,608 207 8.62 South Wales 4,537 5,519 982 21.64 Wales 10,915 12,557 1,642 15.04 England and Wales 186,435 199,504 13,069 7.01 to June 1992, and in England and Wales as a whole,(b)the figure for the 12 months to June 1991 and(c)the percentage increase in each case.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 27 October1992]: The information requested is contained in the following tables: 649W
Sexual offences Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 743 614 -129 -17.36 Bedfordshire 331 278 -53 -16.01 Cambridgeshire 400 432 32 8.00 Cheshire 415 492 77 18.55 Cleveland 264 316 52 -19.70 Cumbria 256 215 -41 -16.02 Derbyshire 492 429 -63 -12.80 Devon and Cornwall 791 719 -72 -9.10 Dorset 300 391 91 30.33 Durham 417 443 26 6.24 Essex 603 573 -30 -4.98 Gloucestershire 295 309 14 4.75 Greater Manchester 996 1,465 43 3.02 Hampshire 1,422 1,158 162 16.27 Hertfordshire 371 351 -20 -5.39 Humberside 882 836 -46 -5.22 Kent 699 1,097 398 56.94 Lancashire 634 524 -110 -17.35 Leicestershire 400 392 -8 -2.00 Lincolnshire 434 291 -143 -32.95 City of London 18 41 23 127.78 Merseyside 701 759 58 8.27 Metropolitan Police District 5,437 5,538 101 1.86 Norfolk 419 387 -32 -7.64 Northamptonshire 264 256 -8 -3.03 Northumbria 669 720 51 7.62 North Yorkshire 260 224 -36 -13.85 Nottinghamshire 1,135 1,102 -33 -2.91 South Yorkshire 618 627 9 1.46 Staffordshire 477 487 10 2.10 Suffolk 401 433 32 7.98 Surrey 383 429 46 12.01 Sussex 733 800 67 9.14 Thames Valley 855 946 91 10.64 Warwickshire 192 178 -14 -7.29 West Mercia 470 498 28 5.96 West Midlands 1,533 1,586 53 3.46 West Yorkshire 1,657 1,506 -151 -9.11 Wiltshire 433 389 -44 -10.16 England 27,800 28,231 431 1.55 Dyfed-Powys 338 363 25 7.40 Gwent 306 271 -35 -11.44 North Wales 378 361 -17 -4.50 South Wales 500 518 18 3.60 Wales 1,522 1,513 -9 -0.59 England and Wales 29,322 29,744 422 1.44 650W651W
Robbery Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 1,204 1,157 -47 -3.90 Bedfordshire 585 558 -27 -4.62 Cambridgeshire 201 271 70 34.83 Cheshire 163 299 136 83.44 Cleveland 149 238 89 59.73 Cumbria 55 100 45 81.82 Derbyshire 205 298 93 45.37 Devon and Cornwall 204 294 90 44.12 Dorset 139 140 1 0.72 Durham 113 156 43 38.05 Essex 389 454 65 16.71 Gloucestershire 192 302 110 57.29 Greater Manchester 2,707 3,882 1,175 43.41 Hampshire 407 509 102 25.06 Hertfordshire 238 278 40 16.81 Humberside 245 330 85 34.69 Kent 424 548 124 29.25 Lancashire 342 470 128 37.43
Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Leicestershire 505 756 251 49.70 Lincolnshire 64 82 18 28.13 City of London 57 65 8 14.04 Merseyside 1,705 1,963 258 15.13 Metropolitan Police District 19,804 22,970 3,166 15.99 Norfolk 153 226 73 47.71 Northamptonshire 210 317 107 50.95 Northumbria 621 941 320 51.53 North Yorkshire 84 135 51 60.71 Nottinghamshire 775 939 164 21.16 South Yorkshire 476 616 140 29.41 Staffordshire 237 354 117 49.37 Suffolk 106 138 32 30.19 Surrey 138 216 78 56.52 Sussex 458 490 32 6.99 Thames Valley 719 941 222 30.88 Warwickshire 97 133 36 37.11 West Mercia 172 209 37 21.51 West Midlands 3,387 4,531 1,144 33.78 West Yorkshire 1,439 2,386 947 65.81 Wiltshire 116 114 -2 -1.72 England 39,285 48,806 9,521 24.24 Dyfed-Powys 38 48 10 26.32 Gwent 97 121 24 24.74 North Wales 99 102 3 3.03 South Wales 266 375 109 40.98 Wales 500 646 146 29.20 England & Wales 39,785 49,452 9,667 24.30 652W653W
Burglary Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 31,351 33,679 2,328 7.43 Bedfordshire 12,605 14,110 1,505 11.94 Cambridgeshire 9,668 13,125 3,457 35.76 Cheshire 14,743 19,001 4,258 28.88 Cleveland 16,496 19,757 3,261 19.77 Cumbria 9,011 11,563 2,552 28.32 Derbyshire 15,892 20,252 4,360 27.44 Devon and Cornwall 24,709 26,922 2,213 8.96 Dorset 8,500 9,631 1,131 13.31 Durham 12,696 13,462 766 6.03 Essex 22,461 26,410 3,949 17.58 Gloucestershire 10,906 14,432 3,526 32.33 Greater Manchester 93,405 100,720 7,315 7.83 Hampshire 29,208 32,963 3,755 12.86 Hertfordshire 10,254 11,548 1,294 12.62 Humberside 29,238 34,538 5,300 18.13 Kent 23,507 29,126 5,619 23.90 Lancashire 23,036 26,263 3,227 14.01 Leicestershire 18,943 22,262 3,319 17.52 Lincolnshire 8,547 10,150 1,603 18.76 City of London 1,077 1,000 -77 -7.15 Merseyside 33,799 33,742 -57 -0.17 Metropolitan Police District 182,485 194,338 11,853 6.50 Norfolk 13,510 16,225 2,715 20.10 Northamptonshire 11,007 12,401 1,394 12.66 Northumbria 58,995 68,385 9,390 15.92 North Yorkshire 10,836 13,804 2,968 27.39 Nottinghamshire 27,735 33,121 5,386 19.42 South Yorkshire 31,035 38,076 7,041 22.69 Staffordshire 21,612 25,318 3,706 17.15 Suffolk 7,417 8,403 986 13.29 Surrey 11,253 11,521 268 2.38 Sussex 24,637 27,340 2,703 10.97 Thames Valley 31,101 36,174 5,073 16.31 Warwickshire 8,386 11,956 3,570 42.57 West Mercia 12,095 16,102 4,007 33.13 West Midlands 74,163 92,394 18,231 24.58
Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage West Yorkshire 68,126 85,108 16,982 24.93 Wiltshire 7,257 8,595 1,338 18.44 England 1,061,702 1,223,917 162,215 15.28 Dyfed-Powys 4,428 4,999 571 12.90 Gwent 6,328 8,146 1,818 28.73 North Wales 8,872 12,093 3,221 36.31 South Wales 32,475 37,554 5,079 15.64 Wales 52,103 62,792 10,689 20.52 England and Wales 1,113,805 1,286,709 172,904 15.52 654W655W
Theft and handling stolen goods Change Police force area July 1990 to July 1991 June 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 80,350 85,086 4,736 5.89 Bedfordshire 32,116 29,524 -2,592 -8.07 Cambridgeshire 30,316 36,512 6,196 20.44 Cheshire 29,392 36,854 7,462 25.39 Cleveland 41,740 45,018 3,278 7.85 Cumbria 20,503 21,992 1,489 7.26 Derbyshire 34,448 43,352 8,904 25.85 Devon and Cornwall 53,648 58,403 4,755 8.86 Dorset 31,138 29,187 -1,951 -6.27 Durham 30,714 33,843 3,129 10.19 Essex 57,202 61,954 4,752 8.31 Gloucestershire 26,280 36,670 10,390 39.54 Greater Manchester 184,125 191,642 7,517 4.08 Hampshire 73,752 83,961 10,209 13.84 Hertfordshire 28,417 33,262 4,845 17.05 Humberside 54,725 59,696 4,971 9.08 Kent 69,297 86,190 16,893 24.38 Lancashire 59,323 68,388 9,065 15.28 Leicestershire 44,860 49,843 4,983 11.11 Lincolnshire 24,146 24,927 781 3.23 City of London 5,133 4,954 -179 -3.49 Merseyside 73,480 78,131 4,651 6.33 Metropolitan Police District 434,816 465,768 30,952 7.12 Norfolk 32,961 37,097 4,136 12.55 Northamptonshire 28,710 30,319 1,609 5.60 Northumbria 99,992 96,144 -3,848 -3.85 North Yorkshire 29,256 30,453 1,197 4.09 Nottinghamshire 80,910 87,047 6,137 7.58 South Yorkshire 57,963 65,225 7,262 12.53 Staffordshire 37,975 43,555 5,580 14.69 Suffolk 20,745 23,625 2,880 13.88 Surrey 25,606 29,480 3,874 15.13 Sussex 58,459 65,585 7,126 12.19 Thames Valley 101,034 118,464 17,430 17.25 Warwickshire 20,807 22,577 1,770 8.51 West Mercia 37,954 44,685 6,731 17.73 West Midlands 142,192 150,562 8,370 5.89 West Yorkshire 138,419 151,597 13,178 9.52 Wiltshire 19,804 21,436 1,632 8.24 England 2,452,708 2,683,008 230,300 9.39 Dyfed-Powys 11,619 14,753 3,134 26.97 Gwent 19,362 22,291 2,929 15.13 North Wales 20,473 23,094 2,621 12.80 South Wales 79,157 82,789 3,632 4.59 Wales 130,611 142,927 12,316 9.43 England and Wales 2,583,319 2,825,935 242,616 9.39
Fraud and forgery Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 1,141 6,248 -999 13.79 Bedfordshire 2,357 2,252 -105 -4.45 Cambridgeshire 1,654 1,712 58 3.51 Cheshire 1,754 2,330 576 32.84 Cleveland 1,992 1,743 -249 12.50 Cumbria 901 949 48 5.33 Derbyshire 1,150 1,330 180 15.65 Devon and Cornwall 4,085 3,627 -458 -11.21 Dorset 3,353 3,885 532 15.87 Durham 2,071 2,429 358 17.29 Essex 3,088 3,673 585 18.94 Gloucestershire 1,678 2,230 552 32.90 Greater Manchester 11,624 12,227 603 519 Hampshire 5,518 5,403 -115 -208 Hertfordshire 1,531 1,560 29 1.89 Humberside 3,166 3,208 42 1.33 Kent 3,071 4,071 1,000 32.56 Lancashire 3,310 3,665 355 10.73 Leicestershire 2,577 2,984 407 15.79 Lincolnshire 1,137 1,363 226 19.88 City of London 643 526 -177 -18.20 Merseyside 4,629 5,489 860 18.58 Metropolitan Police District 42,129 42,623 494 1.17 Norfolk 1,551 1,838 287 18.50 Northamptonshire 1,431 1,589 158 11.04 Northumbria 3,418 3,632 214 6.26 North Yorkshire 1,009 1,203 194 19.23 Nottinghamshire 3,547 3,898 351 9.90 South Yorkshire 1,998 2,059 61 3.05 Staffordshire 1,802 2,106 304 16.87 Suffolk 1,943 1,997 54 2.78 Surrey 2,014 2,134 120 5.96 Sussex 3,934 4,406 472 12.00 Thames Valley 6,364 7,776 1,412 22.19 Warwickshire 1,058 1,256 198 18.71 West Mercia 1,410 1,405 -5 -0.35 West Midlands 6,878 7,903 1,025 14.90 West Yorkshire 6,530 6,768 238 3.64 Wiltshire 1,637 1,758 121 7.39 England 157,189 167,255 10,066 6.40 Dyfed-Powys 1,318 1,184 -134 -10.17 Gwent 1,130 1,093 -37 -3.27 North Wales 1,230 1,417 187 15.20 South Wales 3,344 3,640 296 8.85 Wales 7,022 7,334 312 4.44 England and Wales 164,211 174,589 10,378 6.32 656W657W
Criminal damage Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 18,761 18,470 -291 -1.55 Bedfordshire 7,525 8,078 553 7.35 Cambridgeshire 5,912 6,851 939 15.88 Cheshire 8,874 10,051 1,177 13.26 Cleveland 11,586 12,900 1,314 11.34 Cumbria 6,606 7,912 1,306 19.77 Derbyshire 11,302 13,471 2,169 19.19 Devon and Cornwall 13,874 15,164 1,290 9.30 Dorset 5,366 5,644 278 5.18 Durham 12,095 13,134 1,039 8.59 Essex 14,812 16,709 1,897 12.81 Gloucestershire 5,382 5,439 57 1.06 Greater Manchester 61,798 63,931 2,133 3.45 Hampshire 17,605 20,693 3,088 17.54 Hertfordshire 8,199 8,989 790 9.64 Humberside 16,359 18,223 1,864 11.39 Kent 19,397 23,650 4,253 21.93 Lancashire 24,020 23,932 -88 -0.37
Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Leicestershire 11,614 12,408 794 6.84 Lincolnshire 5,952 6,925 973 16.35 City of London 441 414 -27 -6.12 Mersey side 22,689 23,903 1,214 5.35 Metropolitan Police District 152,823 166,476 13,653 8.93 Norfolk 7,617 8,531 914 12.00 Northamptonshire 10,005 11,691 1,686 16.85 Northumbria 44,974 48,994 4,020 8.94 North Yorkshire 5,177 5,726 549 10.60 Nottinghamshire 21,564 23,654 2,090 9.69 South Yorkshire 17,552 19,935 2,383 13.58 Staffordshire 11,647 12,982 1,335 11.46 Suffolk 6,228 6,029 -199 -3.20 Surrey 6,108 6,724 616 10.09 Sussex 12,019 13,471 1,452 12.08 Thames Valley 23,634 27,432 3,798 16.07 Warwickshire 4,873 5,300 427 8.76 West Mercia 11,491 11,395 -96 -0.84 West Midlands 39,922 47,426 7,504 18.80 West Yorkshire 39,561 44,571 5,010 12.66 Wiltshire 5,329 5,849 520 9.76 England 730,693 803,077 72,384 9.91 Dyfed-Powys 4,315 5,257 942 21.83 Gwent 5,897 6,057 160 2.71 North Wales 7,294 7,742 448 6.14 South Wales 30,785 33,843 3,058 9.93 Wales 48,291 52,899 4,608 9.54 England and Wales 778,984 855,976 76,992 9.88 658W659W
Other offences Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 752 692 -60 -7.98 Bedfordshire 289 214 -75 -25.95 Cambridgeshire 288 301 13 4.51 Cheshire 1,001 1,175 174 17.38 Cleveland 329 283 -46 -13.98 Cumbria 208 326 118 56.73 Derbyshire 459 571 112 24.40 Devon and Cornwall 434 629 195 44.93 Dorset 656 717 61 9.30 Durham 318 445 127 39.94 Essex 670 653 -17 -2.54 Gloucestershire 270 395 125 46.30 Greater Manchester 2,210 2,594 384 17.38 Hampshire 890 1,106 216 24.27 Hertfordshire 404 415 11 2.72 Humberside 378 539 161 42.59 Kent 874 1,329 455 52.06 Lancashire 1,003 1,180 177 17.65 Leicestershire 325 471 146 44.92 Lincolnshire 425 485 60 14.12 City of London 79 70 -9 -11.39 Merseyside 1,637 1,853 216 13.19 Metropolitan Police District 6,819 6,842 23 0.34 Norfolk 361 467 106 29.36 Northamptonshire 290 348 58 20.00 Northumbria 736 810 74 10.05 North Yorkshire 320 413 93 29.06 Nottinghamshire 665 566 -99 -14.89 South Yorkshire 786 1,157 371 47.20 Staffordshire 353 375 22 6.23 Suffolk 523 562 39 7.46 Surrey 292 278 -14 -4.79 Sussex 1,145 1,235 90 7.86 Thames Valley 959 1,082 123 12.83 Warwickshire 193 253 60 31.09 West Mercia 489 498 9 1.84 West Midlands 1,551 1,690 139 8.96
Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage West Yorkshire 1,627 2,380 753 46.28 Wiltshire 295 424 129 43.73 England 31,303 35,823 4,520 14.44 Dyfed-Powys 228 258 30 13.16 Gwent 278 299 2 7.55 North Wales 279 353 74 26.52 South Wales 727 737 10 1.38 Wales 1,512 1,647 135 8.93 England and Wales 32,815 37,470 4,655 14.19
All offences Change Police force area July 1990 to June 1991 July 1991 to June 1992 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 145,945 151,267 5,322 3.65 Bedfordshire 57,910 56,818 -1,092 -1.89 Cambridgeshire 50,870 61,832 10,962 21.55 Cheshire 58,838 72,843 14,005 23.80 Cleveland 75,303 82,919 7,616 10.11 Cumbria 39,503 44,930 5,427 13.74 Derbyshire 67,656 83,661 16,005 23.66 Devon and Cornwall 101,366 109,567 8,201 8.09 Dorset 51,018 51,075 57 0.11 Durham 60,489 66,257 5,768 9.54 Essex 103,154 114,627 11,473 11.12 Gloucestershire 46,569 61,347 14,778 31.73 Greater Manchester 366,170 386,375 20,205 5.52 Hampshire 132,569 150,979 18,410 13.89 Hertfordshire 51,141 58,295 7,154 13.99 Humberside 110,024 122,511 12,487 11.35 Kent 121,108 151,140 30,032 24.80 Lancashire 114,634 127,620 12,986 11.33 Leicestershire 82,387 92,688 10,301 12.50 Lincolnshire 42,840 46,322 3,482 8.13 City of London 7,621 7,296 -325 -4.26 Merseyside 144,182 152,651 8,469 5.87 Metropolitan Police District 881,260 943,058 61,798 7.01 Norfolk 58,528 66,625 8,097 13.83 Northamptonshire 53,918 59,133 5,215 9.67 Northumbria 215,117 225,649 10,532 4.90 North Yorkshire 49,037 54,073 5,036 10.27 Nottinghamshire 143,873 158,321 14,448 10.04 South Yorkshire 115,148 132,471 17,323 15.04 Staffordshire 79,470 90,860 11,390 14.33 Suffolk 39,148 43,161 4,013 10.25 Surrey 47,639 52,664 5,025 10.55 Sussex 104,625 116,564 11,939 11.41 Thames Valley 169,117 197,569 28,452 16.82 Warwickshire 36,697 42,931 6,234 16.99 West Mercia 67,225 78,051 10,826 16.10 West Midlands 280,061 317,507 37,446 13.37 West Yorkshire 267,051 304,354 37,303 13.97 Wiltshire 36,989 41,053 4,064 10.99 England 4,676,200 5,177,064 500,864 10.71 Dyfed-Powys 24,239 28,969 4,730 19.51 Gwent 35,420 40,601 5,181 14.63 North Wales 41,026 47,770 6,744 16.44 South Wales 151,791 164,975 13,184 8.69 Wales 252,476 282,315 29,839 11.82 England and Wales 4,928,676 5,459,379 530,703 10.77
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a table showing for each police force area in England and Wales and for the
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§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 26 October 1992]: The information requested is contained in the following table:
Notifiable offences recorded by the police force area England and Wales 1979 and 1991 Numbers and percentages Police force area 1979 1991 Percentage change Avon and Someset 51,333 153,770 199.55 Bedfordshire 28,097 57,121 103.30 Cambridgeshire 24,645 58,167 136.02 Cheshire 30,396 66,298 118.11 Cleveland 34,846 78,053 123.99 Cumbria 19,531 45,088 130.85 Derbyshire 38,640 75,636 95.75 Devon and Cornwall 43,480 108,208 148.87 Dorset 23,260 51,552 121.63 Durham 27,351 65,218 138.45 Essex 54,060 108,427 100.57 Gloucestershire 16,589 55,980 237.45 Greater Manchester 169,749 380,809 124.34 Hampshire 66,910 143,904 115.07 Hertfordshire 38,8001 55,573 43.23 Humberside 48,195 118,830 146.56 Kent 55,370 138,435 150.02 Lancashire 57,105 122,474 114.47 Leicestershire 30,351 89,754 195.72 Lincolnshire 17,539 44,860 155.77 City of London 6,809 7,575 11.25 Merseyside 108,433 148,835 37.26 Metropolitan Police District 557,378 926,203 66.17 Norfolk 22,655 64,115 183.01 Northamptonshire 22,966 58,470 154.59 Northumbria 99,512 226,193 127.30 North Yorkshire 21,887 51,471 135.17 Nottinghamshire 72,659 150,551 107.20 South Yorkshire 56,340 125,559 122.86 Staffordshire 37,952 86,285 127.35 Suffolk 20,152 39,924 98.11 Surrey 26,965 50,083 85.73 Sussex 48,609 112,203 130.83 Thames Valley 75,740 187,185 147.14 Warwickshire 13,986 40,474 189.39 West Mercia 35,088 74,188 111.43 West Midlands 156,671 302,864 93.31 West Yorkshire 128,675 295,479 129.63 Wiltshire 20,545 39,321 91.39 Dyfed-Powys 11,752 25,970 120.98 Gwent 20,498 38,673 88.67 North Wales 23,589 44,418 88.30 South Wales 71,628 161,977 126.14 England and Wales 2,536,737 5,276,173 107.99
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a table showing for each police force area in England and Wales and for the whole of England and Wales the number of notifiable offences in the 12 months ended(a) March 1990,(b)March 1991 and(c)March 1992, and the percentage increase in each case in the previous year.
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area All offences Change Police force area April 1988 to March 1989 April 1989 to March 1990 Number Percentage Avon and Somerset 95,830 104,924 9,094 9.49 Bedfordshire 38,665 40,841 2,176 5.63 Cambridgeshire 33,736 38,677 4,941 14.65 Cheshire 47,090 49,782 2,692 5.72 Cleveland 58,829 63,142 4,313 7.33 Cumbria 26,981 28,251 1,270 4.71 Derbyshire 43,724 51,501 7,777 17.79 Devon and Cornwall 73,474 79,074 5,600 7.62
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 26 October 1992]: Information for the 12 months ended March 1990 compared with the previous 12 months is contained in the table. The remaining information is published in table 2 of Bulletin 13/91 and table 2 of Bulletin 2/92; copies of which are available in the Library. 663W
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Change Police force area April 1988 to March 1989 April 1989 to March 1990 Number Percentage Dorset 35,413 42,098 6,685 18.88 Durham 43,621 48,283 4,662 10.69 Essex 71,712 81,193 9,481 13.22 Gloucestershire 32,450 37,477 5,027 15.49 Greater Manchester 290,036 301,078 11,042 3.81 Hampshire 93,376 103,094 9,718 10.41 Hertfordshire 41,694 41,869 175 0.42 Humberside 84,865 95,860 10,995 12.96 Kent 77,721 88,662 10,941 14.08 Lancashire 91,856 96,738 4,882 5.31 Leicestershire 50,655 59,029 8,374 16.53 Lincolnshire 32,293 35,740 3,447 10.67 City of London 6,208 7,203 995 16.03 Merseyside 138,352 136,483 -1,869 -1.35 Metropolitan Police District 716,609 770,363 53,754 7.50 Norfolk 42,075 46,710 4,635 11.02 Northamptonshire 37,598 40,884 3,286 8.74 Northumbria 165,181 188,185 23,004 13.93 North Yorkshire 34,233 37,623 3,390 9.90 Nottinghamshire 96,916 112,345 15,429 15.92 South Yorkshire 88,497 97,799 9,302 10.51 Staffordshire 57,155 62,293 5,138 8.99 Suffolk 29,749 33,084 3,335 11.21 Surrey 31,523 35,098 3,575 11.34 Sussex 67,945 79,430 11,485 16.90 Thames Valley 109,311 127,455 18,144 16.60 Warwickshire 23,263 26,950 3,687 15.85 West Mercia 48,507 55,816 7,309 15.07 West Midlands 231,141 237,684 6,543 2.83 West Yorkshire 177,338 197,897 20,559 11.59 Wiltshire 26,483 28,481 1,998 7.54 England 3,492,105 3,809,096 316,991 9.08 Dyfed-Powys 18,547 18,113 -434 -2.34 Gwent 24,511 26,179 1,668 6.81 North Wales 34,830 34,251 -579 -1.66 South Wales 116,804 121,865 5,061 4.33 Wales 194,692 200,408 5,716 2.94 England and Wales 3,686,797 4,009,504 322,707 8.75