§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of South Glamorgan about the action he is taking to combat the increase in the crime rate: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand from the chief constable that the crime rate in the South Wales force area rose by 1.28 per cent. during 1985 and that reported crime in the Cardiff, West area fell by 10.3 per cent. The chief constable is taking a number of steps to encourage public participation in crime prevention measures and beleives that these figure, which compare favourably with a national average increase of 3 per cent. in reported crime, are an indication of the success which is being achieved.