§ 24. Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the total number of crimes (a) in the 12 months ended March 1979 and (b) in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MellorIn the 12 months ending March 1979 police in England and Wales recorded some 2,154,700 notifiable offences, compared with 3,794,400 in the 12 months ending September 1986.
§ 53. Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state, in respect of the most recent 12 months for which figures are available, the percentage increase in all crimes since the 12 months ended March 1979.
§ Mr. MellorIn the 12 months ending 30 September 1986 the police in England and Wales recorded 51 per cent. more notifiable offences than in the 12 months ending 31 March 1979. Statistics of notifiable offences recorded are published each quarter in a Home Office statistical bulletin (issue number 39/86 being the most recent).