HC Deb 24 January 1983 vol 35 cc268-9W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many armed robberies on post offices and sub-post offices took place in the Metropolitan Police area during each of the most recent five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Mayhew

The information readily available relates to the years 1979–81 and is given in the following table; figures for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Offences of robbery at post offices recorded by the police in which firearms were reported to have been used
MPD Number of offences
1979 45
1980 47
1981 156