§ 24. Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what preliminary report he has received on Operation Bumblebee.
§ Mr. Charles WardleOperation Bumblebee was set up on 1 June 1991 in the No. 1 area of the Metropolitan police service. During the period 1 June 1991 to 10 April 1992, 2,397 people, including 445 juveniles in the area were charged with burglary or related offences. Since the start of this operation, the increase in the burglary rate in the No. 1 area has slowed dramatically to 2 per cent.
Operation Bumblebee was extended to the No. 5 area of the Metropolitan police on 6 January 1992.