Burglaries (Wales) (Hansard, 22 May 1986)

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Welsh homes have reported burglaries in each of the past 10 years.

§ Mr. Mellor
The number of offences of burglary in a dwelling recorded by the police in Wales in 1985 was 16,707. Figures for the years 1980 to 1984 have been published in the annual "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables, Volume 3" (table S.3.1) and for earlier years in the annual Command Papers on criminal statistics.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the clear-up rate for crimes of burglaries from Welsh houses in each of the past 15 years.

§ Mr. Mellor
The information requested is contained in the following table:

Recorded Offences of Burglary in a Dwelling (cleared up) in Wales

Numbers and percentages

Numbers cleared up Per cent cleared up

1971 3,120 33

1972 3,259 32

1973 3,043 35

1974 3,081 37

1975 3,888 34

1976 3,641 33

1977 4,729 38

1978 4,255 39

1979 4,220 39

1980 4,969 36

1981 6,993 46

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Numbers cleared up Per cent cleared up

1982 6,048 41

1983 6,807 39

1984 7,040 41

1985 6,842 41

Recorded Offences of Burglary in a Dwelling (cleared up) in Wales
Numbers and percentages
		Numbers cleared up	Per cent cleared up
	1971	3,120	33
	1972	3,259	32
	1973	3,043	35
	1974	3,081	37
	1975	3,888	34
	1976	3,641	33
	1977	4,729	38
	1978	4,255	39
	1979	4,220	39
	1980	4,969	36
	1981	6,993	46

	Numbers cleared up	Per cent cleared up
1982	6,048	41
1983	6,807	39
1984	7,040	41
1985	6,842	41