§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences are recorded as having occurred on the streets in each of the Chelsea, Fulham, Tottenham and Wimbledon Metropolitan police districts in each of the weeks since 1 August 1987.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 31 January 1989]The available information relates to offences of street robbery of personal property and theft from the person (snatches) and is given in the following table.
Street robbery of personal property and theft from the person (snatches) recorded by the police in certain areas of the Metropolitan police district Number of offences Chelsea Fulham Tottenham Wimbledon 1987 August 12 17 108 7 September 16 24 96 8 October 13 18 114 11 November 3 12 64 9 December 12 12 79 12 1988 January 6 6 54 10 February 12 10 1 10 March 19 5 129 13 April 8 14 64 6 May 4 8 2 11 June 2 13 138 14 July 6 9 54 10 August 11 10 99 8 September 6 31 59 12 October 19 20 2 11 November 6 6 102 17