§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on trends in crime levels in Wales in the last 12 months. [53310]
§ Mr. DenhamThe most recent data available are for the year ending 31 March 2001. The table compares the number of offences in the main crime categories for that year with the previous year.
Recorded crimes in Wales Offence group 1999–20001 2000–011 Percentage change Violence against the person 37,922 38,230 1 Sexual offences 1,749 1,702 -3 Robbery 909 890 -2 Burglary 36,764 32,883 -11 Theft and handling stolen goods 98,727 89,035 -10 Fraud and forgery 11,889 10,449 -12 Criminal damage 54,926 53,287 -3 Drug offences 8,520 8,351 -2 Other offences 4,081 3,622 -11 Total recorded crime 255,487 238,449 -7 1Years ending March