HC Deb 27 October 2003 vol 412 cc125-6WS
Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the clear-up rate is for crime in each(a) ward and (b) district council unit in Belfast in each of the last three years. [133239]

Jane Kennedy

The table below sets out the clear up rate for each of the District Command Units within Belfast in each of the last three years. Statistics in respect of clear up rates per ward are not readily available and the provision of such information would be disproportionate to the cost.

2000–01
Recorded crime Crimes cleared Clearance rate (percentage)
East Belfast 6,950 1,623 23.4
North Belfast 10,029 2,245 22.4
South Belfast 14,664 3,288 22.4
West Belfast 7,254 1,810 25.0

2001–02
Recorded crime Crimes cleared Clearance rate (percentage)
East Belfast 7,164 1,240 17.3
North Belfast 12,605 1,265 10.0
South Belfast 18,191 2,399 13.2
West Belfast 6,511 1,191 18.3

2002–03
Recorded crime Crimes cleared Clearance rate (percentage)
East Belfast 8,429 1,395 16.6
North Belfast 12,137 1,899 15.6
South Belfast 18,389 2,917 15.9
West Belfast 6,346 1,253 19.7