HC Deb 13 June 1967 vol 748 c64W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent there has been a fall in the crime rate; and to what factors this is attributable.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

There has been a fall in the early part of 1967 in the figures for recorded crime in the Metropolitan Police District but the total figure for England and Wales has continued to rise, although at a reduced rate.