§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what factors he ascribes the fall in the overall London crime rate and the rise in the London borough of Newham crime rate.
§ Mr. John PattenComparing the 12 months ending September 1989—the latest period for which figures are available—with the 12 months ending September 1988, shows an 0.8 per cent. increase in all recorded crime for London and a 1.6 per cent. increase for Newham. Only in respect of household burglary do the figures for the London borough of Newham show a notable increase while those for the rest of London show a fall.