§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the highest five clear-up rates for primary crime in police authorities in England and Wales in each of the past seven years.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 21 March 1994]: My Department does not use the term "primary crime". Instead, the figures provided are the percentage of all recorded offences which were cleared up by "primary" means: charged, summoned or cautioned—as opposed to "secondary" means: taken into consideration, interview of convicted offender and other. Police forces with the highest primary clear up rates on this basis are given in the table. The information is not yet available for 1993. Prior to 1989, information in this format is incomplete.
Per cent. 1989 Gwent 48 Dyfed-Powys 42 Suffolk 37 Cumbria, Wiltshire 35 1990 Gwent 43 Dyfed-Powys 39 Suffolk 36 Wiltshire 30 North Wales 28 1991 Gwent 38 Suffolk 34 Dyfed-Powys 32 Wiltshire 29 Cheshire 27 1992 Gwent 35 Dyfed-Powys 30 Suffolk 29 Wiltshire 25 Cheshire 23