HL Deb 21 April 1989 vol 506 c1052WA
The Earl of Munster

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the overall clear-up rate of recorded criminal offences over the last five years in Kent, Surrey and Sussex police districts.

Earl Ferrers

The information requested is given in the table below. It is published annually in Table 2.18 ofCriminal Statistics, England and Wales. The latest issue, Cmnd. 498, gives figures for 1987; corresponding information for 1988 will be included in the next issue, in the autumn.

Clear-up rates for notifiable offences recorded by the police:

Percentages
Police force area 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Kent 40 39 34 33 36
Surrey 33 34 34 34 34
Sussex 38 36 31 32 30