§ Mr. Brian David JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what were the clear-up rates of recorded(a) car break-ins, (b) car thefts and (c) burglaries in Staffordshire in each year since 1979; [34340]
(2) how many recorded car thefts there were in Staffordshire in each year since 1979; [34389]
(3) how many recorded domestic burglaries there were; in Staffordshire in each year since 1979; [34347]
(4) how many car break-ins were recorded in Staffordshire in each year since 1979. [34388]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information requested is provided in the table. Please note that information for theft from vehicles has been provided for "car break-ins".
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§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average age of people convicted of(a) car theft and (b) burglary in Staffordshire in the latest year for which statistics are available. [34341]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation for 1994 on the number of offenders convicted at all courts in the Staffordshire police force area by age is given in the table. Data for 1995 will not be available until the autumn.
Number of persons convicted at all courts of (a) car theft and (b) burglary offences in the Staffordshire Police Force Area by age, 1994 Burglary Age Car theft1 Domestic burglary Non domestic burglary Total burglary 10 — — — — 11 — 1 — 1 12 1 1 1 2 13 8 4 3 7 14 16 9 9 18 15 22 9 11 20 16 45 15 20 35 17 67 40 31 71 18 60 23 39 62 19 42 30 37 67 20 40 37 26 63 21 and under 25 53 94 99 193 25 and under 30 224 39 53 92 30 and under 40 12 22 34 56 40 and under 50 2 5 4 9 50 and under 60 — 1 1 2 60 and over 1 — — — All ages 393 330 368 698 1 Car theft includes the indictable offences of aggravated vehicle taking—injury to person, damage to property of car; theft from vehicles; theft or unauthorised taking of motor vehicle car and the summary offences of stealing and unauthorised taking of a conveyance and aggravated vehicle taking where criminal damage of £2.000 or under. 2 Includes persons, convicted of summary offences, given the default age of 25 where the exact age was not known.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the conviction rate for retail store robbery and till snatches in(a) Tamworth and (b) Staffordshire in each year since 1979. [34476]
§ Mr. MacleanThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average value of items stolen in recorded domestic break-ins in each year since 1979 in(a) Staffordshire, (b) the west midlands and(c) the United Kingdom. [343421
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on the average value of items stolen in recorded domestic burglaries in Staffordshire and the west midlands for 1993 and 1994 is provided in the table. Data before 1993 are no longer available, and data for 1995 are not yet available.
Similar information for England and Wales covering 1979 to 1992 is published annually in the Command Paper "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", copies of which are available in the Library. Information on Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Secretary of State for each Department.
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Average value1 of items stolen from domestic burglaries recorded by the police, 1993–1994 Police force area 1993£ 1994 £ Staffordshire 714 795 West Midlands 1.048 1.053 England and Wales 991 1,002 1Excludes offences where value was recorded as nil.
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average value of items recorded as stolen from cars in Staffordshire in each year since 1992. [34348]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on the average value of items stolen from cars in Staffordshire is not generally published separately from total offences of theft. However, information for 1993 and 1994 is provided in the table. Data for 1992 are no longer available, and data for 1995 are not yet available.
Average value 1 of items stolen from thefts from cars recorded by the police in Staffordshire, 1993–94 Police force area 1993£ 1994£ Staffordshire 255 250 1 Excludes offences where value was recorded as nil.