HC Deb 07 March 1978 vol 945 cc549-50W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to complete consideration of the claim for wrongful imprisonment made by Police Constable W. J. Glaston

INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED BY THE POLICE—BY OFFENCE GROUP ENGLAND AND WALES
Offences recorded
Thousands* Percentage change over preceding year
Offence Group 1975 1976 1977 1975 1976 1977
Violence against the person 71.0 77.7 82.2 +11 +10 +6
Sexual offences 23.7 22.2 21.3 -4 -6 -4
Burglary 521.9 515.5 604.0 +8 -1 +17
Robbery 11.3 11.6 13.7 +31 +3 +18
Theft and handling stolen goods 1,267.7 1,285.7 1,487.5 +7 +1 +16
Fraud and forgery 123.1 119.9 120.6 +5 -3 +1
Criminal damage† 78.5 93.0 123.9 +17 +18 +33
Other offences 8.4 10.1 9.7 +3 +20 -4
TOTAL† 2,105.6 2,135.7 2,463.0 +7 +1 +15

Offences cleared up
Thousands* As a percentage of the total number of offences recorded
Offence Group 1975 1976 1977 1975 1976 1977
Violence against the person 57.6 61.4 64.6 81 79 79
Sexual offences 18.6 17.2 16.3 78 77 77
Burglary 175.6 173.4 188.3 34 34 31
Robbery 4.5 3.8 3.8 40 33 28
Theft and handling stolen goods 525.1 521.6 588.1 41 41 40
Fraud and forgery 103.7 97.6 99.0 84 81 82
Criminal damage† 28.7 32.2 37.1 37 35 30
Other offences 7.8 9.4 9.2 92 93 94
TOTAL† 921.6 916.5 1,006.3 44 43 41
* Components may not add to totals because they have been rounded separately.
† Excluding criminal damage of value £20 and under

bury of Birmingham, referred to by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr in the Adjournment debate of 1st April 1977.

Mr. John

I will be writing to my hon. Friend shortly.