§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of those persons sentenced to a gaol by a Crown court in England and Wales during 1988 had committed an offence involving(a) violence, (b) sex, (c) robbery and (d) supply of drugs; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what proportion of (a) 17 to 20-year-olds and (b) adults were sentenced to immediate custody for (i) violence against the person, (ii) burglary, (iii) theft and handling, (iv) fraud and forgery, (v) criminal damage and (vi) drug offences in each of the Crown court centres in England and Wales during 1988; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what was the average sentence length in England and Wales for (a) Crown courts, (b) magistrates courts and (c) all courts during 1988; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John Patten[holding answer 25 January 1990] Information on the average sentence lengths by the Crown court and magistrates courts in England and Wales is given in "Criminal Statistics England and Wales 1988" (Tables 7.16 to 7.20), a copy of which is in the Library.
Information that relates to the number of persons sentenced to immediate custody by the Crown court for certain offences; and the proportion of persons aged 17 to 20 and 21 and over who were sentenced to immediate custody by certain offences in each Crown court centre in England and Wales in 1988 is given in the tables:
645W
Table 1 Persons sentenced to immediate custody by the Crown Court 1988 England and Wales Offence Total immediate custody Violence against the person 7,697 Sexual offences 2,262 Robbery 3,092 Supplying drugs (Trafficking) 2,594 646W 647W
Table 2: Proportion of persons aged 17 and under 21 and 21 and over sentenced to immediate custody for certain offences by each Crown Court centre England and Wales 1988 Percentages Crown Court centres Violence against the person Burglary Theft and handling Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Drug offences 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ Midland and Oxford Circuit Birmingham 54 53 50 58 43 41 115 37 54 44 17 51 Coventry 61 54 72 70 52 56 1— 57 155 150 1— 173 Derby 47 44 59 74 45 45 142 53 165 42 1— 70 Dudley 69 52 54 67 46 44 117 48 175 118 167 53 Great Grimsby 140 60 58 47 21 28 150 123 140 — — 136 Hereford 170 53 46 66 130 59 133 150 1100 157 — 143 Leicester 48 45 59 66 45 43 130 46 142 58 1— 55 Lincoln 44 39 51 62 38 44 169 44 157 135 150 165 Northampton 58 57 69 67 31 41 114 46 138 33 — 69 Nottingham 51 42 70 70 41 39 121 32 68 41 150 51 Oxford 66 71 59 62 38 48 125 56 150 147 133 67 Peterborough 145 62 65 65 141 46 1— 58 1100 169 1100 160 Shrewsbury 47 42 71 59 32 46 1100 36 122 136 167 147 Stafford 53 55 64 66 43 32 129 43 155 33 160 155 Stoke-on-Trent 39 39 42 54 36 38 127 143 133 135 1— 147 Walsall — 1— — — — — — — — — — — Warwick 57 52 74 70 54 41 1— 43 169 130 150 75 Worcester 65 51 64 75 47 43 1— 39 167 150 125 40 Wolverhampton 57 56 62 58 45 42 150 51 130 153 1— 167 North Eastern Circuit Beverley 42 38 63 60 34 33 1— 43 1100 120 1100 70 Doncaster 43 40 56 48 33 31 133 44 138 133 1— 138 Durham 52 42 57 52 29 28 1— 42 125 120 — 141 Huddersfield 53 45 60 55 17 36 1— 132 — 175 — 150 Kingston-upon-Hull — — — — 1— 1100 — — — — — — Leeds 49 43 54 55 33 31 136 35 32 35 143 53 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 45 50 155 58 25 33 120 25 133 32 125 52 Sheffield 41 41 48 54 31 30 117 35 48 26 133 61 Teesside 48 39 64 61 34 30 133 41 161 44 167 54 Wakefield 76 34 59 52 34 27 1— 52 1100 143 — 175 York 51 40 66 59 28 33 117 44 1— 45 — 140 Northern Circuit Barrow-in-Furness 175 123 167 174 140 136 — 1100 1100 — 1— 150 Bolton 37 48 63 51 32 40 110 36 153 136 1— 46 Burnley 147 52 72 52 138 25 1— 32 150 167 1100 133 Carlisle 60 63 63 68 122 39 133 150 1100 140 1— 165 Kendal — 1— 150 1100 133 120 — 1— — — — — Lancaster 140 38 69 72 150 56 1— 167 1100 140 1100 140 Liverpool 40 46 63 71 34 42 138 46 26 41 63 68 Manchester 59 50 62 62 44 42 124 53 31 35 42 65 Preston 48 41 66 65 50 36 120 38 167 42 133 41 South Eastern Circuit Acton 44 41 55 58 21 29 111 37 143 33 133 62 Aylesbury 69 61 152 67 30 45 120 49 133 143 160 73 Bury St. Edmunds 153 56 69 181 142 30 1— 145 150 140 1— 160 Cambridge 65 61 60 59 47 51 1100 165 150 122 1100 164 Chelmsford 57 47 74 82 46 49 133 48 153 32 150 65 Chichester 153 38 35 46 31 33 125 29 133 113 — 1100 Croydon 21 40 68 67 22 30 115 36 122 26 143 81 Guildford 35 33 47 66 34 37 125 41 136 25 120 50 Ipswich 158 59 55 68 36 46 125 32 1100 117 175 169 Isleworth 46 50 66 61 33 40 133 55 122 119 58 88 Kings Lynn 150 1100 180 168 171 41 — 180 150 — — 175 Kingston Upon Thames 40 41 56 62 25 33 1 33 113 13 150 44 Knightsbridge 54 44 51 62 24 38 111 51 19 23 150 51 Lewes 46 56 51 60 36 40 150 42 167 40 1— 46 Maidstone 55 45 58 65 32 35 140 41 142 38 125 64 Middlesex Guildhall 1— 139 1100 150 125 32 — 140 1— 120 — 150 Newington Causeway 60 42 59 62 38 41 126 51 126 13 48 56 Norwich 72 69 67 62 45 48 133 31 150 158 160 52 Old Bailey 55 67 63 84 39 52 150 63 133 38 167 89 Reading 58 47 60 66 34 31 133 26 125 146 150 72 St. Albans 46 46 72 68 38 34 135 45 133 26 133 55 Snaresbrook 36 38 55 56 34 38 125 42 129 25 150 54 Southend 64 50 77 88 51 35 150 155 1100 133 — 175 Southwark 45 52 49 58 32 48 113 50 155 43 31 62 Wood Green 40 38 47 53 32 33 130 17 133 117 127 42 Wales and Chester Circuit
Crown Court centres Violence against the person Burglary Theft and handling Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Drug offences 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ 17–20 21+ Caernarvon 133 56 65 85 133 53 1100 150 1100 125 1— 167 Cardiff 46 46 60 75 44 40 146 42 173 48 175 49 Carmarthen 133 25 1100 153 150 42 — 146 1— 1— — 129 Chester 81 59 64 81 40 54 130 46 145 139 1— 165 Dolgelau 1100 150 150 1100 150 160 — — 1100 1— — Haverfordwest 1— 117 1100 125 1— 1— — 125 1 1 1— 1— Knutsford 50 55 83 90 27 38 1— 171 1100 188 1100 175 Merthyr Tydfil 152 35 57 56 128 48 140 1— 1— — 163 Mold 74 71 77 79 60 56 167 39 178 150 150 170 Newport 37 38 60 61 35 32 133 43 167 135 1100 62 Swansea 44 36 56 52 34 35 157 30 167 163 1— 162 Warrington 160 48 73 68 30 42 — 173 — 150 1— 157 Welshpool — 1— 1— 1100 133 114 1— 1— — — 1100 Western Circuit Barnstaple 114 138 186 153 170 26 150 113 1100 150 — 1— Bodmin 157 22 68 74 36 26 125 31 150 1100 1— 138 Bournemouth 54 34 53 63 42 35 150 43 120 133 1— 147 Bristol 59 44 71 58 29 34 1— 35 1— 18 145 50 Dorchester 167 154 143 164 167 125 — 150 1100 1— — 145 Exeter 44 50 66 58 26 40 1100 53 133 147 1100 40 Gloucester 148 34 63 40 29 36 140 40 19 125 1— 155 Newport (Isle of Wight) 133 126 167 144 1— 14 — 138 — 133 133 8 Plymouth 169 54 56 55 24 31 1— 49 1— 150 1100 69 Portsmouth 47 40 38 47 21 17 1— 25 1— 1— 1— 69 Salisbury 113 117 167 178 140 130 — 175 — — — Southampton 33 39 27 48 29 25 125 22 150 120 150 175 Swindon 50 40 71 64 32 22 1— 143 1100 130 —— 140 Taunton 61 42 63 54 29 28 150 137 1— 133 1— 122 Winchester 182 60 55 73 31 36 1— 39 125 32 150 144 England and Wales 50 46 60 62 35 37 27 42 44 35 44 60 1denotes fewer than 25 persons sentenced in each age group.