§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stops were made in J district Metropolitan police in 1983 by police officers in Waltham Forest; how many arrests resulted; and if he will show the figures for each police station separately.
§ Mr. HurdI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information available is as given in the table.
Stops and resultant arrests in that part of J district of the Metropolitan police District which forms the London borough of Waltham Forest, 1983 Police station/area Number* of stops of persons or vehicles Number* of resultant arrests Leyton 7,300 700 Leytonstone 1,900 100 Chingford 2,600 200 Waltham Abbey 900 † Walthamstow 3,500 100 Total-London Borough of Waltham Forest 16,200 1,100 * The figures are rounded (to the nearest 100) because they are based on information recorded in station registers for operational purposes and as this form of recording is unsuitable for the preparation of statistical summaries the resultant figures may be subject to some error. † Denotes less than 50.