§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of recorded crimes in(a) Coventry and (b) the west midlands in 1979. [30650]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation for Coventry is not collected centrally. There were 156,671 recorded offences in the west midlands in 1979.
§ Mr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of recorded crimes in each year since 1990; and for each year what was the percentage change on(a) the previous year and (b) 1990. [30651]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is given in the table.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales Year Number of offences Percentage change on previous year Percentage change over 1990 1990 4,543,611 1— 1— 1991 5,276,173 +16 +16 1992 5,591,717 +6 +23 1993 5,526,255 -1 +22 1994 5,249,478 -5 +16 1995 5,123,638 -2 +13 1 Not applicable.