HC Deb 15 December 1988 vol 143 c703W
20. Mr. Patnick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest quarterly recorded crime figures in the South Yorkshire metropolitan area; and what were the comparable figures for(a) the previous quarter and (b) one year ago.

Mr. John Patten

There was a further drop in recorded crime. In the three months to September, South Yorkshire police recorded 20,883 notifiable offences. This compares with 22,000 in the second quarter of 1988 and 22,888 in the third quarter of 1987.