HC Deb 23 May 1978 vol 950 c477W
Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were reported in Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Cumbria in each year since 1970; and how many resulted in successful prosecutions.

Mr. John

The information, which is available only from 1st April 1974 because of the reorganisation of police force areas, is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales". The number of indictable offences recorded by the police in 1977 was as follows; other figures for 1977 are not yet available.

INDICTABLE OFFENCES* RECORDED BY THE POLICE IN 1977
Police Force Number of Offences
Lancashire 50,733
Merseyside 118,516
Greater Manchester 153,312
Cheshire 28,613
Cumbria 18,197
* Excluding criminal damage value £20 and under.