§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences were recorded in each of the following categories, in each Metropolitian police district, for the latest year; what were the percentage clear-up rates; and what were the comparable figures for 1979 (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) burglary, (d) robbery, (e) theft and handling stolen goods, (f) fraud and forgery, (g) criminal damage, (h) others and (i) total.
§ Mr. HurdI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information requested for 1983 is as given in the following tables. Corresponding tables for a previous year could be provided only at disproportionate cost; those for 1979 would not be entirely comparable because of changes in the counting rules made in 1980.
Clear-up rates differ markedly according to the type of offence and its circumstances both within offence groups and between offence groups. Variations between districts may reflect variations in the types and circumstances of the offences recorded. The number of offences cleared up and the clear-up rate may also be affected by variations in police recording practices. Offences cleared up in one year may include offences initially recorded in previous years. Clear-up rates may be particularly misleading if they are based on small numbers of recorded offences.
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Police District Offence group Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences X Ealing and Hillingdon 931 146 7,986 439 15,457 650 5,353 58 31,020 Y Haringey and Enfield, etc. 897 159 10,085 728 18,574 845 4,686 58 36,032 Z Croyden and Sutton, etc. 892 122 9,368 364 21,390 810 5,623 48 38,617 TA Thames 2 — 4 — 76 — 8 6 96 Cheque Squad — — 2 — 83 10,291 — 2 10,378 Total 17,707 2,837 153,620 12,037 353,078 29,714 87,873 2,314 659,180
Table 2 Notifiable offences recorded by the police which were cleared up, by district and offence group Metropolitan Police District 1983 Number of offences Police District Offence group Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences A (Part) Westminster 208 74 258 37 956 261 256 39 2,089 B Kensington and Chelsea 320 61 503 80 2,611 591 337 107 4,610 C (Part) Westminster 359 73 303 65 3,421 627 407 127 5,382 D (Part) Westminster 316 28 573 75 4,491 841 319 53 6,696 E Camden 339 42 535 76 1,990 764 461 91 4,298 F Hammersmith 321 33 441 83 1,541 380 362 69 3,230 G Hackney 371 61 592 94 1,674 338 349 25 3,504 H Tower Hamlets 340 58 460 67 1,510 332 293 18 3,078 I Heathrow, etc. 100 16 197 8 1,168 455 156 705 2,805 J Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc. 421 62 613 71 2,588 471 532 26 4,784 K Havering, Barking and Newham 708 99 958 81 4,503 839 731 70 7,989 L Lambeth 572 71 778 188 2,195 401 505 63 4,773 M Southwark 459 70 783 73 2,059 455 445 43 4,387 N Islington 354 28 511 85 1,524 863 381 65 3,811 P Lewisham and Bromley 551 80 866 82 3,181 582 637 35 6,014 Q Brent and Harrow 496 72 681 105 1,895 416 506 59 4,230 R Greenwich and Bexley 429 68 695 62 2,607 361 428 33 4,683 S Barnet and Hertsmere 290 53 653 57 1,917 320 351 31 3,672 T Richmond-upon-Thames and Hounslow 414 97 627 83 2,415 809 447 31 4,923 V Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. 266 60 548 40 2,420 479 357 35 4,205 W Wandsworth 359 71 562 132 2,050 328 392 29 3,923 X Ealing and Hillingdon 482 91 785 104 2,413 274 549 39 4,737 Y Haringey and Enfield, etc. 534 61 839 111 3,604 536 625 50 6,360 Z Croydon and Sutton, etc. 486 63 742 72 3,640 366 514 40 5,923 TA Thames 1 — — — 3 — — 6 10 Cheque Squad — — 2 — 80 2,541 — 1 2,624 Total 9,496 1,492 14,505 1,931 58,456 14,630 10,340 1,890 112,740 18W19W
Table 3 Offences cleared-up as a percentage of offences recorded by the police by district and offence group Metropolitan Police District 1983 Percentage Police District Offence group Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences A (Part) Westminster 69 86 19 25 17 76 32 74 24 B Kensington and Chelsea 59 54 10 22 19 64 15 94 20 C (Part) Westminster 69 82 11 24 20 72 36 91 24 D (Part) Westminster 59 48 11 18 26 71 15 43 25 E Camden 51 46 9 16 11 70 15 88 15 F Hammersmith 53 41 13 24 18 65 14 91 20 G Hackney 51 44 8 10 13 57 12 76 14 H Tower Hamlets 52 58 9 19 13 65 11 78 15 I Heathrow, etc. 52 73 15 21 19 82 12 94 28 J Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc. 47 46 8 18 17 53 12 43 16 K Havering, Barking and Newham 53 57 9 16 21 68 12 86 19 L Lambeth 52 43 9 12 12 50 10 80 13 M Southwark 53 45 10 8 12 52 11 68 14 N Islington 54 38 10 14 14 72 13 94 17 P Lewisham and Bromley 51 52 8 11 13 51 11 65 14 Q Brent and Harrow 50 54 9 13 14 50 11 70 15 R Greenwich and Bexley 49 48 9 19 13 57 8 85 14 S Barnet and Hertsmere 50 57 11 31 21 63 10 42 18 T Richmond-upon-Thames and Hounslow 62 69 13 42 21 78 14 76 23
Police District Offence group Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Burglary Robbery Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences V Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. 54 51 10 24 20 72 9 80 18 W Wandsworth 53 48 9 15 15 51 10 85 15 X Ealing and Hillingdon 52 62 10 24 16 42 10 67 15 Y Haringey and Enfield, etc. 60 38 8 15 19 63 13 86 18 Z Croydon and Sutton, etc. 54 52 8 20 17 45 9 83 15 TA Thames 50 .. — .. 4 .. — 100 10 Cheque Squad .. .. 100 .. 96 25 .. 50 25 Total 54 53 9 16 17 49 12 82 17 ..Not available; no offences recorded.