HC Deb 27 July 1979 vol 971 cc534-5W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will request the Commissioner of Police to supply him with details for publication in theOfficial Report giving as much information as may be avail-

INDICTABLE OFFENCES RECORDED BY THE POLICE WEST AND EAST HAM DIVISIONS OF METROPOLITAN POLICE DIVISION
Number of offences
West Ham Division East Ham Division Total
Offence groups* 1977 1978 1977 1978 1977 1978
Crimes of violence‡ 477 512 434 466 911 978
Burglaries 1,615 2,085 2,029 1,937 3,644 4,022
Autocrime 2,309 2,733 2,492 2,814 4,801 5,547
Other theft and handling 1,848 1,705 1,628 1,740 3,476 3,445
Fraud and forgery 255 390 427 328 682 718
Criminal damage and miscellaneous 986 1,253 1,075 1,398 2,061 2,651
Total 7,490 8,678 8,085 8,683 15,575 17,361
* Offence groups in this table are not those used in Home Office publications; they are groupings used by the Metropolitan Police.
† Includes offences of assaults etc. and also offences of robbery and other violent theft.