§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in each category of recorded crime328W during the 12 months ended June over the 12 months ended June 1989 (a) in England and Wales and (b) in each police force area.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 24 November 1992]: The information requested is contained in the tables.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area Percentage change for 12 months ended June 1992 compared with 12 months ended June 1989 Violence against the person Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 23 Bedfordshire -10 Cambridgeshire 48 Cheshire 4 Cleveland 7 Cumbria 16 Derbyshire 26 Devon and Cornwall 2 Dorset 14 Durham 1 Essex 5 Gloucestershire 28 Greater Manchester 4 Hampshire 34 Hertfordshire 2 Humberside -8 Kent 45 Lancashire 5 Leicestershire 34 Lincolnshire 28 City of London 7 Merseyside 31 Metropolitan Police District 33 Norfolk 3 Northamptonshire 1 Northumbria 15 North Yorkshire 24 Nottinghamshire 21 South Yorkshire 2 Staffordshire 14 Suffolk 19 Surrey 7 Sussex 9 Thames Valley 7 Warwickshire 12 West Mercia 12 West Midlands 26 West Yorkshire 15 Wiltshire 39 Dyfed-Powys 53 Gwent 18 North Wales 15 South Wales 31 England and Wales 19
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Sexual offences Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset -3 Bedfordshire -16 Cambridgeshire 12 Cheshire 30 Cleveland -2 Cumbria 4 Derbyshire -17 Devon and Cornwall 12 Dorset 38 Durham 16 Essex -4 Gloucestershire 36 Greater Manchester -1 Hampshire 15
Police force area Percentage change Hertfordshire -19 Humberside -6 Kent 33 Lancashire -20 Leicestershire 8 Lincolnshire -12 City of London 41 Merseyside 26 Metropolitan Police District 29 Norfolk 12 Northamptonshire -16 Northumbria 3 North Yorkshire -13 Nottinghamshire -9 South Yorkshire -4 Staffordshire -6 Suffolk 34 Surrey 30 Sussex 4 Thames Valley -19 Warwickshire -11 West Mercia 7 West Midlands 6 West Yorkshire 7 Wiltshire 6 Dyfed-Powys 29 Gwent -20 North Wales -33 South Wales -3 England and Wales 6
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Robbery Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 85 Bedfordshire 113 Cambridgeshire 171 Cheshire 160 Cleveland 71 Cumbria 92 Derbyshire 148 Devon and Cornwall 54 Dorset 126 Durham 100 Essex 36 Gloucestershire 190 Greater Manchester 90 Hampshire 104 Hertfordshire 75 Humberside 31 Kent 138 Lancashire 89 Leicestershire 45 Lincolnshire 78 City of London 8 Merseyside 25 Metropolitan Police District 32 Norfolk 55 Northamptonshire 94 Northumbria 87 North Yorkshire 78 Nottinghamshire 86 South Yorkshire 48 Staffordshire 87 Suffolk 75 Surrey 93 Sussex 55 Thames Valley 100 Warwickshire 118 West Mercia 85 West Midlands 69 West Yorkshire 174 Wiltshire 63
Police force area Percentage change Dyfed-Powys 182 Gwent 102 North Wales 44 South Wales 62 England and Wales 54
Burglary Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 97 Bedfordshire 92 Cambridgeshire 113 Cheshire 82 Cleveland 35 Cumbria 82 Derbyshire 132 Devon and Cornwall 80 Dorset 81 Durham 45 Essex 89 Gloucestershire 88 Greater Manchester 37 Hampshire 83 Hertfordshire 90 Humberside 70 Kent 117 Lancashire 57 Leicestershire 117 Lincolnshire 67 City of London 32 Merseyside -13 Metropolitan Police District 37 Norfolk 65 Northamptonshire 100 Northumbria 45 North Yorkshire 70 Nottinghamshire 98 South Yorkshire 81 Staffordshire 87 Suffolk 43 Surrey 66 Sussex 83 Thames Valley 96 Warwickshire 123 West Mercia 86 West Midlands 59 West Yorkshire 99 Wiltshire 70 Dyfed-Powys 80 Gwent 104 North Wales 51 South Wales 53 England and Wales 62
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Theft and handling stolen goods Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 59 Bedfordshire 49 Cambridgeshire 83 Cheshire 56 Cleveland 49 Cumbria 66 Derbyshire 88 Devon and Cornwall 46 Dorset 38 Durham 61 Essex 57 Gloucestershire 102 Greater Manchester 33
Police force area Percentage change Hampshire 67 Hertfordshire 52 Humberside 45 Kent 97 Lancashire 56 Leicestershire 82 Lincolnshire 37 City of London 14 Merseyside 17 Metropolitan Police District 25 Norfolk 62 Northamptonshire 46 Northumbria 13 North Yorkshire 69 Nottinghamshire 62 South Yorkshire 39 Staffordshire 59 Suffolk 54 Surrey 83 Sussex 70 Thames Valley 79 Warwickshire 80 West Mercia 74 West Midlands 30 West Yorkshire 70 Wiltshire 56 Dyfed-Powys 75 Gwent 66 North Wales 48 South Wales 31 England and Wales 47
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Fraud and forgery Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 6 Bedfordshire 2 Cambridgeshire 58 Cheshire 29 Cleveland -22 Cumbria 2 Derbyshire 32 Devon and Cornwall 3 Dorset 24 Durham 49 Essex 88 Gloucestershire 66 Greater Manchester 23 Hampshire 43 Hertfordshire -39 Humberside 22 Kent 113 Lancashire -30 Leicestershire 58 Lincolnshire 42 City of London 25 Merseyside 45 Metropolitan Police District 42 Norfolk 48 Northamptonshire 44 Northumbria 55 North Yorkshire 26 Nottinghamshire 60 South Yorkshire 30 Staffordshire 49 Suffolk 57 Surrey 66 Sussex 801 Thames Valley 97 Warwickshire 88 West Mercia 38 West Midlands 49 West Yorkshire 42
Police force area Percentage change Wiltshire 101 Dyfed-Powys -2 Gwent 5 North Wales -25 South Wales 43 England and Wales 35
Criminal damage Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 36 Bedfordshire 28 Cambridgeshire 55 Cheshire 32 Cleveland 38 Cumbria 79 Derbyshire 65 Devon and Cornwall 43 Dorset 27 Durham 40 Essex 34 Gloucestershire 27 Greater Manchester 29 Hampshire 34 Hertfordshire 23 Humberside 30 Kent 75 Lancashire 18 Leicestershire 70 Lincolnshire 39 City of London 4 Merseyside 20 Metropolitan Police District 36 Norfolk 51 Northamptonshire 72 Northumbria 78 North Yorkshire 20 Nottinghamshire 35 South Yorkshire 41 Staffordshire 41 Suffolk 18 Surrey 45 Sussex 47 Thames Valley 68 Warwickshire 55 West Mercia 23 West Midlands 43 West Yorkshire 49 Wiltshire 30 Dyfed-Powys 49 Gwent 47 North Wales 35 South Wales 63 England and Wales 41
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Other offences Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 15 Bedfordshire -5 Cambridgeshire 94 Cheshire 123 Cleveland 68 Cumbria 113 Derbyshire 35 Devon and Cornwall 46 Dorset 54 Durham 104 Essex 36 Gloucestershire 132
Police force area Percentage change Greater Manchester 67 Hampshire 98 Hertfordshire 26 Humberside 101 Kent 64 Lancashire 55 Leicestershire 64 Lincolnshire 132 City of London 21 Merseyside 70 Metropolitan Police District 17 Norfolk 105 Northamptonshire 91 Northumbria 41 North Yorkshire 92 Nottinghamshire 20 South Yorkshire 128 Staffordshire 29 Suffolk 58 Surrey 36 Sussex 44 Thames Valley 49 Warwickshire 111 West Mercia 44 West Midlands 62 West Yorkshire 148 Wiltshire 167 Dyfed-Powys 19 Gwent 99 North Wales 64 South Wales 47 England and Wales 55
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All offences Police force area Percentage change Avon and Somerset 57 Bedfordshire 47 Cambridgeshire 82 Cheshire 55 Cleveland 39 Cumbria 66 Derbyshire 85 Devon and Cornwall 48 Dorset 14 Durham 49 Essex 56 Gloucestershire 85 Greater Manchester 32 Hampshire 62 Hertfordshire 44 Humberside 44 Kent 94 Lancashire 41 Leicestershire 83 Lincolnshire 43 City of London 16 Merseyside 11 Metropolitan Police District 31 Norfolk 58 Northamptonshire 57 Northumbria 33 North Yorkshire 58 Nottinghamshire 59 South Yorkshire 47 Staffordshire 58 Suffolk 44 Surrey 68 Sussex 66 Thames Valley 77 Warwickshire 83 West Mercia 61 West Midlands 40
Police force area Percentage change West Yorkshire 70 Wiltshire 55 Dyfed-Powys 62 Gwent 62 North Wales 39 South Wales 41 England and Wales 47