§ Mr. Brightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many counties in England and Wales other than Bedfordshire the figures for crimes of violence, robberies and burglaries rose and the detection rate fell in 1980.
§ Mr. MayhewFive police force areas. However, it is not possible to estimate to what extent the recorded changes between 1979 and 1980 reflect the introduction on 1 January 1980 of new counting rules for serious offences recorded by the police.