Crime Statistics (Hansard, 18 March 1997)

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were recorded by each police force in England and Wales within each category of crime in 1996; how many incidents of theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and of theft from a motor vehicle were recorded by each force; how many of the burglaries recorded by each police force in England and Wales in 1996 were in a dwelling; and how many were in another building. [20191]

§ Mr. Maclean
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: The information requested is given in the table.
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police

England and Wales 1996

Police area Total crime Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other Theft of vehicle Theft from vehicle Burglary dwelling Burglary other

Avon and Somerset 156,557 8,809 1,037 2,022 35,151 81,096 4,293 22,970 1,179 16,224 31,246 19,320 15,831

Bedfordshire 52,005 3,396 412 658 10,237 25,983 2,033 8,727 559 5,760 9,157 5,287 4,950

Cambridgeshire 69,532 3,246 427 427 14,544 38,521 1,500 10,339 528 6,616 14,127 6,376 8,168

Cheshire 66,214 3,616 575 390 15,521 30,499 2,359 11,635 1,619 6,402 9,070 7,496 8,025

Cleveland 78,608 2,957 314 678 22,234 37,230 1,475 12,977 743 8,615 12,700 12,050 10,184

Cumbria 39,739 2,562 208 103 8,419 18,184 995 8,796 472 2,108 6,571 3,880 4,539

Derbyshire 78,896 4,158 486 384 18,856 38,328 1,355 14,558 771 8,314 14,362 7,967 10,889

Devon and Cornwall 103,121 6,184 772 493 24,841 51,549 2,374 15,545 1,363 5,964 19,716 11,365 13,476

Dorset 49,731 2,019 324 189 9,924 26,653 1,303 8,679 640 3,789 9,904 4,732 5,192

Durham 51,849 1,895 351 221 13,084 22,630 1,279 11,575 814 5,995 6,594 5,885 7,199

Essex 100,758 4,859 635 461 19,007 51,937 2,485 20,381 993 9,410 17,204 8,146 10,861

Gloucestershire 53,675 1,697 272 423 12,928 29,335 1,652 6,962 406 4,399 12,361 6,626 6,302

Greater Manchester 327,976 11,069 1,406 6,271 83,780 144,890 5,532 72,272 2,756 46,740 47,006 49,132 34,648

Hampshire 135,915 6,745 1,073 576 23,008 70,517 3,907 28,178 1,911 8,574 25,961 9,804 13,204

Hertfordshire 54,441 2,108 300 326 10,353 28,892 1,237 10,738 487 5,572 12,886 4,343 6,010

Humberside 126,932 6,104 665 747 37,834 57,406 2,610 20,754 812 11,133 17,938 15,923 21,911

Kent 147,980 8,891 908 747 32,516 71,116 3,155 28,999 1,648 15,078 22,676 14,667 17,849

Lancashire 122,487 3,637 713 827 30,500 54,644 3,446 27,090 1,630 8,592 20,245 17,103 13,397

Leicestershire 94,125 5,228 478 1,439 24,997 43,968 3,365 13,897 753 9,448 15,794 13,417 11,580

Lincolnshire 47,077 2,701 293 138 12,819 21,085 1,148 8,297 596 3,388 6,568 5,722 7,097

City of London 4,831 130 17 34 515 3,303 439 276 117 125 383 37 478

Merseyside 145,956 8,236 891 2,985 29,437 71,393 4,288 26,907 1,819 18,867 17,883 17,920 11,517

Metropolitan Police 841,784 49,639 7,355 32,867 164,926 385,160 38,983 151,829 11,025 60,466 115,750 100,216 64,710

Norfolk 55,314 2,492 428 219 11,751 28,276 1,251 10,222 675 3,404 8,892 4,186 7,565

Northamptonshire 57,378 2,766 345 473 12,542 27,207 1,246 12,241 558 6,891 8,894 6,377 6,165

Northumbria 169,656 5,148 601 1,403 42,822 68,692 2,109 47,725 1,156 17,877 20,626 21,409 21,413

North Yorkshire 56,919 2,333 311 177 13,972 28,573 1,052 10,036 465 4,804 9,024 6,065 7,907

Nottinghamshire 141,307 8,529 820 1,166 33,188 61,603 3,027 31,903 1,071 14,350 18,896 16,671 16,517

South Yorkshire 151,577 4,427 570 1,209 43,276 70,448 2,651 27,800 1,196 22,053 23,523 22,392 20,884

Staffordshire 92,155 7,329 532 503 24,511 39,561 2,004 16,904 811 8,487 13,415 12,395 12,116

Suffolk 37,094 2,136 351 156 6,384 18,134 1,333 7,965 635 2,008 5,523 2,539 3,845

Surrey 42,014 1,942 363 212 8,476 21,611 1,389 7,457 564 2,777 7,762 3,777 4,699

Sussex 118,086 6,407 759 682 21,534 59,412 2,815 25,015 1,462 7,424 20,217 10,758 10,776

Thames Valley 172,194 6,606 779 1,429 36,549 93,239 4,551 27,257 1,784 17,584 37,741 18,678 17,871

Warwickshire 38,926 1,278 207 196 9,181 19,915 975 6,805 369 4,269 7,227 3,954 5,227

West Mercia 82,254 3,085 526 331 16,435 43,110 1,894 15,866 1,007 7,168 14,908 7,432 9,003

West Midlands 317,892 8,404 1,124 8,150 88,860 146,882 6,365 55,856 2,251 45,383 50,632 46,237 42,623

West Yorkshire 268,716 8,376 1,588 3,229 80,010 120,801 5,071 45,842 3,799 27,802 41,655 47,582 32,428

Wiltshire 35,911 2,126 352 153 7,611 17,854 920 6,473 422 1,880 6,297 3,615 3,996

Dyfed-Powys 19,072 2,098 257 47 3,041 7,704 604 4,571 750 1,010 1,848 1,159 1,882

Gwent 44,572 4,540 431 121 8,717 19,581 1,305 8,925 952 3,216 6,515 3,663 5,054

North Wales 41,024 2,467 420 111 8,952 19,586 1,022 7,921 545 2,147 7,165 3,217 5,735

South Wales 141,578 6,734 571 584 31,121 66,448 3,105 31,533 1,482 21,189 22,583 12,472 18,649

England and Wales 5,033,828 239,109 31,247 73,957 1,164,364 2,382,956 135,902 950,698 55,595 493,302 799,445 601,992 562,372

§ Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were recorded in each borough by the Metropolitan police within each category of crime in 1996; how many incidents of theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and of theft from a motor vehicle were recorded in each borough; how many of the burglaries recorded in each borough were in a dwelling; and how many were in another building. [20192]

§ Mr. Maclean
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: I will write to the hon. Member.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes have been reported in each of the London boroughs in 1997 to date, broken down by type of crime and clear-up rate. [20176]

§ Mr. Maclean
This information is not yet available centrally.

Notifiable offences recorded by the police
England and Wales 1996
Police area	Total crime	Violence against the person	Sexual offences	Robbery	Burglary	Theft and handling stolen goods	Fraud and forgery	Criminal damage	Other	Theft of vehicle	Theft from vehicle	Burglary dwelling	Burglary other
Avon and Somerset	156,557	8,809	1,037	2,022	35,151	81,096	4,293	22,970	1,179	16,224	31,246	19,320	15,831
Bedfordshire	52,005	3,396	412	658	10,237	25,983	2,033	8,727	559	5,760	9,157	5,287	4,950
Cambridgeshire	69,532	3,246	427	427	14,544	38,521	1,500	10,339	528	6,616	14,127	6,376	8,168
Cheshire	66,214	3,616	575	390	15,521	30,499	2,359	11,635	1,619	6,402	9,070	7,496	8,025
Cleveland	78,608	2,957	314	678	22,234	37,230	1,475	12,977	743	8,615	12,700	12,050	10,184
Cumbria	39,739	2,562	208	103	8,419	18,184	995	8,796	472	2,108	6,571	3,880	4,539
Derbyshire	78,896	4,158	486	384	18,856	38,328	1,355	14,558	771	8,314	14,362	7,967	10,889
Devon and Cornwall	103,121	6,184	772	493	24,841	51,549	2,374	15,545	1,363	5,964	19,716	11,365	13,476
Dorset	49,731	2,019	324	189	9,924	26,653	1,303	8,679	640	3,789	9,904	4,732	5,192
Durham	51,849	1,895	351	221	13,084	22,630	1,279	11,575	814	5,995	6,594	5,885	7,199
Essex	100,758	4,859	635	461	19,007	51,937	2,485	20,381	993	9,410	17,204	8,146	10,861
Gloucestershire	53,675	1,697	272	423	12,928	29,335	1,652	6,962	406	4,399	12,361	6,626	6,302
Greater Manchester	327,976	11,069	1,406	6,271	83,780	144,890	5,532	72,272	2,756	46,740	47,006	49,132	34,648
Hampshire	135,915	6,745	1,073	576	23,008	70,517	3,907	28,178	1,911	8,574	25,961	9,804	13,204
Hertfordshire	54,441	2,108	300	326	10,353	28,892	1,237	10,738	487	5,572	12,886	4,343	6,010
Humberside	126,932	6,104	665	747	37,834	57,406	2,610	20,754	812	11,133	17,938	15,923	21,911
Kent	147,980	8,891	908	747	32,516	71,116	3,155	28,999	1,648	15,078	22,676	14,667	17,849
Lancashire	122,487	3,637	713	827	30,500	54,644	3,446	27,090	1,630	8,592	20,245	17,103	13,397
Leicestershire	94,125	5,228	478	1,439	24,997	43,968	3,365	13,897	753	9,448	15,794	13,417	11,580
Lincolnshire	47,077	2,701	293	138	12,819	21,085	1,148	8,297	596	3,388	6,568	5,722	7,097
City of London	4,831	130	17	34	515	3,303	439	276	117	125	383	37	478
Merseyside	145,956	8,236	891	2,985	29,437	71,393	4,288	26,907	1,819	18,867	17,883	17,920	11,517
Metropolitan Police	841,784	49,639	7,355	32,867	164,926	385,160	38,983	151,829	11,025	60,466	115,750	100,216	64,710
Norfolk	55,314	2,492	428	219	11,751	28,276	1,251	10,222	675	3,404	8,892	4,186	7,565
Northamptonshire	57,378	2,766	345	473	12,542	27,207	1,246	12,241	558	6,891	8,894	6,377	6,165
Northumbria	169,656	5,148	601	1,403	42,822	68,692	2,109	47,725	1,156	17,877	20,626	21,409	21,413
North Yorkshire	56,919	2,333	311	177	13,972	28,573	1,052	10,036	465	4,804	9,024	6,065	7,907
Nottinghamshire	141,307	8,529	820	1,166	33,188	61,603	3,027	31,903	1,071	14,350	18,896	16,671	16,517
South Yorkshire	151,577	4,427	570	1,209	43,276	70,448	2,651	27,800	1,196	22,053	23,523	22,392	20,884
Staffordshire	92,155	7,329	532	503	24,511	39,561	2,004	16,904	811	8,487	13,415	12,395	12,116
Suffolk	37,094	2,136	351	156	6,384	18,134	1,333	7,965	635	2,008	5,523	2,539	3,845
Surrey	42,014	1,942	363	212	8,476	21,611	1,389	7,457	564	2,777	7,762	3,777	4,699
Sussex	118,086	6,407	759	682	21,534	59,412	2,815	25,015	1,462	7,424	20,217	10,758	10,776
Thames Valley	172,194	6,606	779	1,429	36,549	93,239	4,551	27,257	1,784	17,584	37,741	18,678	17,871
Warwickshire	38,926	1,278	207	196	9,181	19,915	975	6,805	369	4,269	7,227	3,954	5,227
West Mercia	82,254	3,085	526	331	16,435	43,110	1,894	15,866	1,007	7,168	14,908	7,432	9,003
West Midlands	317,892	8,404	1,124	8,150	88,860	146,882	6,365	55,856	2,251	45,383	50,632	46,237	42,623
West Yorkshire	268,716	8,376	1,588	3,229	80,010	120,801	5,071	45,842	3,799	27,802	41,655	47,582	32,428
Wiltshire	35,911	2,126	352	153	7,611	17,854	920	6,473	422	1,880	6,297	3,615	3,996
Dyfed-Powys	19,072	2,098	257	47	3,041	7,704	604	4,571	750	1,010	1,848	1,159	1,882
Gwent	44,572	4,540	431	121	8,717	19,581	1,305	8,925	952	3,216	6,515	3,663	5,054
North Wales	41,024	2,467	420	111	8,952	19,586	1,022	7,921	545	2,147	7,165	3,217	5,735
South Wales	141,578	6,734	571	584	31,121	66,448	3,105	31,533	1,482	21,189	22,583	12,472	18,649
England and Wales	5,033,828	239,109	31,247	73,957	1,164,364	2,382,956	135,902	950,698	55,595	493,302	799,445	601,992	562,372