HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1472-3W
Mr. Grieve

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many offences were reported in the Metropolitan police force area between(a) April to November 2000 and (b) April to November 2001; [27644]

(2) how many street crimes there were in the Metropolitan Police Force area in (a) April to November 2000 and (b) April to November 2001. [27646]

Mr. John Denham

[holding answer 15 January 2002]: Home Office recorded crime statistics for the whole years ending March 2001 and 2002 are given in the table. Rather than using the Metropolitan Police's category of "Street Crime", recorded robberies of personal property are given.

Metropolitan Police area—Number of recorded crimes
Years ending March 2001 2002
Total recorded crime 994,233 1,057,360
Robbery of personal property 37,023 49,446