§ 25. Mr. Norman Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of burglaries in 1985 in the Metropolitan police district which were not cleared up.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe estimated number of offences of burglary recorded by the Metropolitan Police in 1985 but not cleared up was 139,000. As an offence may be recorded and cleared up in different years it is not possible to give an exact figure.