§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for each police authority area the number of offences of(a) theft of and (b) unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and (c) the combined total of the two committed by juveniles in each of the last five years for which figures are available and what percentage this was of the total number of offences in this category;
(2) if he will state for each police authority area and for England and Wales as a whole how many offences of theft from a vehicle were committed by juveniles in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what percentage this was of the total number of offences in this category in each case;
(3) if he will state for each police authority area and for England and Wales as a whole, how many offences of theft
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Table 1 Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicles, unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1986 Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Tolal all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Avon and Somerset 851 29 277 306 36 61 277 338 40 217 67 31 86 40 Bedfordshire 332 11 86 97 29 30 127 157 47 172 35 20 77 45 Cambridgeshire 265 24 85 109 41 26 68 94 35 258 80 31 111 43 Cheshire 528 18 181 199 38 35 170 205 39 375 72 19 163 43 Cleveland 547 38 198 236 43 31 181 212 39 36 13 36 16 44 Cumbria 307 21 83 104 34 18 121 139 45 77 33 43 28 36 Derbyshire 417 30 112 142 34 26 149 175 42 225 78 35 89 40 Devon and Cornwall 578 10 133 143 25 22 241 263 46 314 111 35 105 33 The value of each project is a matter of commercial and contractual confidentiality. Information about the number of companies who submitted a bid without prior invitation by my Department is not readily available.
or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle were committed by young adults in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what percentage this was of the total number of offences of this category;
(4) if he will state for each police authority area and for England and Wales as a whole how many offences of theft from a vehicle were committed by young adults in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what percentage this was in each case of the total number of offences in this category.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 20 October 1992]: The data in the table relate to the number of "known" offenders —persons found guilty, or cautioned—by offence category, specific age groups and police force area 1986 to 1990. Provisional data for 1991 will not be available before the end of 1992.
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Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Tolal all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Dorset 344 17 119 136 40 20 121 141 41 130 25 19 50 38 Durham 429 28 156 184 43 20 124 144 34 193 51 26 83 43 Essex 764 74 219 293 38 63 245 308 40 466 126 27 203 44 Gloucestershire 240 5 77 82 34 13 97 110 46 150 46 31 68 45 Greater Manchester 3,000 128 1,193 1,321 44 109 1,051 1,160 39 614 240 39 208 34 Hampshire 1,012 58 320 378 37 68 339 407 40 330 108 33 128 39 Hertfordshire 477 16 151 167 35 21 179 200 42 211 56 27 104 49 Humberside 547 35 226 261 48 38 161 199 36 256 70 27 108 42 Kent 728 26 202 228 31 54 264 318 44 425 82 19 231 54 Lancashire 776 36 262 298 38 21 273 294 38 274 63 23 116 42 Leicestershire 560 26 134 160 29 34 251 285 51 205 76 37 71 35 Lincolnshire 268 13 93 106 40 12 94 106 40 198 45 23 81 41 London, City of 42 — 8 8 19 1 16 17 40 29 4 14 10 34 Merseyside 907 10 372 382 42 22 320 342 38 259 119 46 84 32 Metropolitan Police District 5,509 91 1,912 2,003 36 188 1,975 2,163 39 1,738 547 31 738 42 Norfolk 320 9 114 123 38 20 83 103 32 215 44 20 93 43 Northamptonshire 388 27 110 137 35 24 127 151 39 194 52 27 94 48 Northumbria 1,089 77 293 370 34 51 409 460 42 666 194 29 264 40 North Yorkshire 295 29 71 100 34 21 107 128 43 187 36 19 74 411 Nottinghamshire 629 37 212 249 40 39 213 252 40 408 108 26 166 41 South Yorkshire 914 84 267 351 38 63 315 378 41 257 70 27 110 43 Staffordshire 380 11 96 107 28 26 160 186 49 41 13 32 11 27 Suffolk 203 8 74 82 40 14 63 77 38 119 34 29 58 49 Surrey 284 17 61 78 27 34 92 126 44 96 23 24 44 46 Sussex 558 8 160 168 30 33 205 238 43 295 75 25 134 45 Thames Valley 929 74 259 333 36 74 321 395 43 495 145 29 228 46 Warwickshire 173 38 34 72 42 10 52 62 36 123 42 34 46 37 West Mercia 494 20 136 156 32 33 176 209 42 247 105 43 78 32 West Midlands 2,359 206 677 883 37 91 900 991 42 881 332 38 312 35 West Yorkshire 1,493 86 468 554 37 85 500 585 39 571 164 29 228 40 Wiltshire 313 6 123 129 41 10 115 125 40 175 42 24 79 45 Dyfed-Powys 149 1 53 54 36 1 54 55 37 162 23 14 101 62 Gwent 319 14 93 107 34 19 126 145 45 40 15 38 14 35 North Wales 369 11 147 158 43 13 108 121 33 177 45 25 72 41 South Wales 993 46 323 369 37 53 341 394 40 254 97 38 76 30 England and Wales 32,079 1,553 10,370 11,923 37 1,647 11,311 12,958 40 12,755 3,806 30 5,240 41 656W657W
Table 2 Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicle, unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1987 Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Avon and Somerset 858 1— 1— 340 40 1— 1— 329 38 298 131 44 103 35 Bedfordshire 388 1— 1— 147 38 1— 1— 165 43 245 93 38 95 39 Cambridgeshire 298 1— 1— 89 30 1— 1— 127 43 219 75 34 88 40 Cheshire 669 1— 1— 302 45 1— 1— 222 33 370 101 27 145 39 Cleveland 521 1— 1— 235 45 1— 1— 187 36 65 36 55 20 31 Cumbria 298 1— 1— 112 38 1— 1— 116 39 85 43 51 25 29 Derbyshire 454 1— 1— 134 30 1— 1— 192 42 252 89 35 89 35 Devon and Cornwall 660 1— 1— 165 25 1— 1— 290 44 213 14 7 104 49 Dorset 347 1— 1— 122 35 1— 1— 143 41 119 38 32 48 40 Durham 468 1— 1— 213 46 1— 1— 153 33 167 60 36 65 39 Essex 850 1— 1— 310 36 1— 1— 350 45 570 221 39 219 38 Gloucestershire 258 1— 1— 98 38 1— 1— 111 43 154 59 38 52 34 Greater Manchester 2,945 1— 1— 1,156 39 1— 1— 1,190 40 894 402 45 266 30 Hampshire 1,036 1— 1— 407 39 1— 1— 403 39 448 223 50 136 30 Hertfordshire 400 1— 1— 134 34 1— 1— 167 42 298 123 41 120 40 Humberside 609 1— 1— 287 47 1— 1— 207 34 308 109 35 107 35 Kent 741 1— 1— 239 32 1— 1— 299 40 662 256 39 253 38 Lancashire 867 1— 1— 292 34 1— 1— 367 42 312 88 28 143 46 Leicestershire 568 1— 1— 221 39 1— 1— 228 40 739 598 81 91 12 Lincolnshire 285 1— 1— 92 32 1— 1— 114 40 225 67 30 95 42 London, City of 40 1— 1— 5 13 1— 1— 18 45 32 3 9 13 41 Merseyside 986 1— 1— 373 38 1— 1— 383 39 341 177 52 100 29 Metropolitan Police District 5,031 1— 1— 1,702 34 1— 1— 1,960 39 2,076 928 45 731 35 Norfolk 341 1— 1— 117 34 1— 1— 127 37 289 98 34 108 37 Northamptonshire 430 1— 1— 181 42 1— 1— 160 37 222 72 32 94 42 Northumbria 1,295 1— 1— 515 40 1— 1— 506 39 696 250 36 260 37 North Yorkshire 272 1— 1— 75 28 1— 1— 121 44 228 90 39 80 35 Nottinghamshire 705 1— 1— 307 44 1— 1— 245 35 494 214 43 160 32 South Yorkshire 941 1— 1— 369 39 1— 1— 388 41 342 98 29 150 44 Staffordshire 443 1— 1— 133 30 1— 1— 195 44 89 54 61 23 26 Suffolk 264 1— 1— 97 37 1— 1— 84 32 144 51 35 62 43 Surrey 367 1— 1— 123 34 1— 1— 155 42 134 63 47 38 28 Sussex 516 1— 1— 167 32 1— 1— 231 45 380 130 34 155 41 Thames Valley 1,061 1— 1— 427 40 1— 1— 390 37 544 161 30 247 45 Warwickshire 217 1— 1— 79 36 1— 1— 96 44 199 65 33 75 38
Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. West Mercia 528 1— 1— 171 32 1— 1— 220 42 273 144 53 77 28 West Midlands 2,460 1— 1— 925 38 1— 1— 1,057 43 1,246 582 47 390 31 West Yorkshire 1,754 1— 1— 716 41 1— 1— 679 38 949 404 43 302 32 Wiltshire 223 1— 1— 81 36 1— 1— 77 35 234 82 35 81 35 Dyfed-Powys 166 1— 1— 47 38 1— 1— 71 43 148 57 39 41 28 Gwent 339 1— 1— 126 37 1— 1— 131 39 61 33 54 23 38 North Wales 385 1— 1— 148 38 1— 1— 152 39 176 62 35 61 35 South Wales 1,117 1— 1— 403 36 1— 1— 445 40 354 136 38 103 29 England and Wales 33,411 1— 1— 12,382 37 1— 1— 13,281 40 16,294 6,780 42 5,638 35 1 Not available separately 658W 659W
Table 3 Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicles, unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1988 Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Avon and Somerset 877 1— 1— 332 38 1— 1— 327 37 375 173 46 127 34 Bedfordshire 326 1— 1— 122 37 1— 1— 149 46 307 95 46 68 33 Cambridgeshire 337 1— 1— 142 42 1— 1— 98 29 221 115 52 56 25 Cheshire 652 1— 1— 279 43 1— 1— 248 38 315 98 31 118 37 Cleveland 665 1— 1— 283 43 1— 1— 268 40 144 58 40 71 49 Cumbria 327 1— 1— 139 43 1— 1— 114 35 79 34 43 28 35 Derbyshire 390 1— 1— 131 34 1— 1— 154 39 385 159 41 142 37 Devon and Cornwall 713 1— 1— 229 32 1— 1— 297 42 107 14 13 49 46 Dorset 274 1— 1— 82 30 1— 1— 102 37 136 57 42 39 29 Durham 385 1— 1— 134 35 1— 1— 159 41 203 117 58 45 22 Essex 801 1— 1— 315 39 1— 1— 303 38 457 160 35 184 40 Gloucestershire 233 1— 1— 101 43 1— 1— 80 34 182 78 43 73 40 Greater Manchester 2,761 1— 1— 1,125 41 1— 1— 1,098 40 839 442 53 258 31 Hampshire 967 1— 1— 382 40 1— 1— 388 40 463 205 44 162 35 Hertfordshire 465 1— 1— 165 35 1— 1— 190 41 283 124 44 112 40 Humberside 662 1— 1— 297 45 1— 1— 252 38 349 163 47 95 27 Kent 716 1— 1— 248 35 1— 1— 292 41 1,082 707 65 238 22 Lancashire 865 1— 1— 271 31 1— 1— 371 43 786 601 76 116 15 Leicestershire 494 1— 1— 203 41 1— 1— 174 35 339 108 32 153 45 Lincolnshire 272 1— 1— 95 35 1— 1— 109 40 275 127 46 103 37 London, City of 28 1— 1— 3 11 1— 1— 7 25 12 3 25 5 42 Merseyside 1,018 1— 1— 359 35 1— 1— 435 43 359 190 53 104 29 Metropolitan Police District 4,119 1— 1— 1,513 37 1— 1— 1,506 37 1,555 641 41 544 35 Norfolk 357 1— 1— 131 37 1— 1— 140 39 271 137 51 80 30 Northamptonshire 345 1— 1— 107 31 1— 1— 139 40 214 78 36 86 40 Northumbria 1,240 1— 1— 471 38 1— 1— 511 41 681 244 36 251 37 North Yorkshire 293 1— 1— 94 32 1— 1— 142 45 242 100 41 86 36 Nottinghamshire 700 1— 1— 276 39 1— 1— 262 37 537 229 43 172 32 South Yorkshire 1,024 1— 1— 361 35 1— 1— 442 43 449 187 42 177 39 Staffordshire 641 1— 1— 220 34 1— 1— 242 38 264 237 90 14 5 Suffolk 213 1— 1— 85 43 1— 1— 68 32 183 112 61 39 21 Surrey 327 1— 1— 107 33 1— 1— 137 42 150 65 43 50 33 Sussex 494 1— 1— 156 32 1— 1— 194 39 142 100 29 152 44 Thames Valley 931 1— 1— 349 37 1— 1— 374 40 458 156 34 211 46 Warwickshire 268 1— 1— 103 33 1— 1— 116 43 197 97 49 55 28 West Mercia 489 1— 1— 192 39 1— 1— 205 42 367 260 71 63 17 West Midlands 2,158 1— 1— 785 36 1— 1— 937 43 1,207 628 52 337 28 West Yorkshire 1,758 1— 1— 664 38 1— 1— 709 40 1,216 762 63 296 24 Wiltshire 287 1— 1— 94 33 1— 1— 113 39 227 104 46 66 29 Dyfed-Powys 172 1— 1— 45 26 1— 1— 74 43 141 89 63 34 24 Gwent 328 1— 1— 134 41 1— 1— 127 39 123 63 51 40 33 North Wales 381 1— 1— 139 36 1— 1— 142 37 214 84 39 73 34 South Wales 1,309 1— 1— 477 36 1— 1— 566 43 421 207 49 130 31 England and Wales 32,062 1— 1— 11,940 37 1— 1— 12,761 40 17,057 8,408 49 5,302 31 1 Not available separately. 660W 661W
Table 4 Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned for offences of theft of a motor vehicles, unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1989 Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Avon and Somerset 861 70 254 324 38 53 312 365 42 273 74 27 123 45 Bedfordshire 365 26 116 142 39 23 126 149 41 152 45 30 68 45 Cambridgeshire 263 39 51 90 34 42 58 100 38 157 52 33 67 43 Cheshire 590 28 205 233 39 40 176 216 37 258 40 16 142 55 Cleveland 623 54 253 307 49 35 196 231 37 215 69 32 108 50 Cumbria 260 12 87 99 38 12 92 104 40 104 49 47 33 32 Derbyshire 415 24 132 156 38 20 150 170 41 333 62 19 176 53 Devon and Cornwall 562 10 157 167 30 42 193 235 42 151 29 19 57 38 Dorset 259 6 105 111 43 11 71 82 32 104 40 38 34 33 Durham 344 32 91 123 36 30 120 150 44 193 43 22 93 48 Essex 758 73 232 305 40 50 215 265 35 361 90 25 187 52 Gloucestershire 262 14 109 123 47 16 69 85 32 123 28 23 57 46 Greater Manchester 2,782 83 1,011 1,094 39 116 1,007 1,123 40 711 294 41 246 35 Hampshire 854 33 269 302 35 73 291 364 43 328 103 31 136 41 Hertfordshire 370 18 129 147 40 22 118 140 38 195 38 19 109 56 Humberside 723 77 303 380 53 70 179 249 34 356 134 38 132 37 Kent 605 64 155 219 36 55 173 228 38 422 113 27 204 48 Lancashire 830 24 260 284 34 41 297 338 41 258 103 40 100 39 Leicestershire 574 23 229 252 44 28 177 205 36 323 127 39 129 40 Lincolnshire 297 7 104 111 37 17 94 111 37 236 70 30 99 42 London, City of 12 1 1 2 17 — 3 3 25 10 4 40 3 30 Merseyside 1,046 23 363 386 37 24 423 447 43 325 213 66 62 19 Metropolitan Police District 3,467 88 1,068 1,156 33 92 1,245 1,337 39 1,443 550 38 561 39 Norfolk 328 17 109 126 38 21 91 112 34 182 52 29 83 46 Northamptonshire 318 13 69 82 26 22 117 139 44 128 12 9 75 59 Northumbria 1,211 62 414 476 39 57 459 516 43 659 210 32 285 43 North Yorkshire 231 7 61 68 29 17 75 92 40 155 42 27 59 38 Nottinghamshire 823 42 292 334 41 53 276 329 40 440 125 28 196 45 South Yorkshire 895 102 231 333 37 95 270 365 41 329 107 33 147 45 Staffordshire 578 18 226 244 42 25 190 215 37 121 79 65 22 18 Suffolk 226 17 73 90 40 19 55 74 33 125 34 27 50 40 Surrey 304 24 90 114 38 12 98 110 36 87 23 26 38 44 Sussex 487 44 123 167 34 16 174 190 39 248 49 20 136 55 Thames Valley 1,030 68 415 483 47 47 328 375 36 402 135 34 180 45 Warwickshire 246 18 68 86 35 15 93 108 44 112 20 18 62 55 West Mercia 474 34 187 221 47 25 146 171 36 175 99 57 47 27 West Midlands 2,083 152 730 882 42 102 691 793 38 857 462 54 239 28 West Yorkshire 1,666 132 547 679 41 131 541 672 40 868 409 47 265 31 Wiltshire 288 22 88 110 38 20 90 110 38 140 39 28 59 42 Dyfed-Powys 164 2 48 50 30 4 64 68 41 65 30 46 21 32 Gwent 317 17 114 131 41 14 109 123 39 129 48 37 55 43 North Wales 362 19 104 123 34 15 121 136 38 134 45 34 52 39 South Wales 1,147 37 41,8 455 40 55 384 439 38 348 154 44 129 37 England and Wales 30,300 1,676 10,091 11,767 39 1,677 10,157 11,834 39 12,735 4,544 36 5,126 40
Table 5 Number and percentage of juveniles and young adults found guilty or cautioned foroffences of theft of a motor vehicle, unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a vehicle 1990 Police force area Theft of and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle Theft from a vehicle Juveniles Young adults Juveniles Young adults Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Theft Unauthorised taking Theft and unauthorised taking Total all ages ( = 100%) Theft Theft Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Avon and Somerset 755 54 174 288 30 45 288 333 44 312 82 26 168 54 Bedfordshire 456 50 122 172 38 31 172 203 45 180 65 36 82 46 Cambridgeshire 317 42 64 106 33 35 91 126 40 211 61 29 109 52 Cheshire 738 16 319 335 45 53 218 271 37 312 95 30 141 45 Cleveland 670 61 228 289 43 49 232 281 42 246 97 39 113 46 Cumbria 300 11 97 108 36 12 102 114 38 84 42 50 31 37 Derbyshire 434 25 127 152 35 24 146 170 39 332 115 35 141 42 Devon and Cornwall 658 20 167 187 28 35 225 260 40 195 52 27 80 41 Dorset 267 19 78 97 36 19 83 102 38 96 29 30 37 39 Durham 400 42 85 127 32 47 133 180 45 271 82 30 121 45 Essex 747 99 208 307 41 77 193 270 36 398 121 30 201 51 Gloucestershire 208 6 67 73 35 17 72 89 43 161 50 31 70 43 Greater Manchester 3,041 133 1,227 1,360 45 87 1,052 1,139 37 904 417 46 301 33 Hampshire 987 50 330 380 39 62 324 386 39 544 186 34 205 38 Hertfordshire 462 52 143 195 42 28 150 178 39 259 93 36 127 49 Humberside 668 96 267 363 54 43 167 210 31 371 134 36 144 39 Kent 717 83 143 226 32 111 187 298 42 481 99 21 248 52 Lancashire 865 34 241 275 32 57 309 366 42 263 105 40 102 39 Leicestershire 694 29 239 268 39 46 252 298 43 304 89 29 158 52 Lincolnshire 316 18 107 125 40 17 102 119 38 218 59 27 102 47 London, City of 21 — 1 1 5 2 8 10 48 9 4 44 3 33 976 9 314 323 33 20 441 461 47 261 147 56 78 30 Metropolitan Police District 3,517 81 1,345 1,426 41 91 1,191 1,282 36 1,733 844 49 523 30 Norfolk 336 23 106 129 38 30 89 119 35 189 62 33 91 48 Northamptonshire 287 8 32 40 13 17 129 146 49 103 15 15 70 68 Northumbria 1,242 71 443 514 41 77 432 509 41 662 244 37 273 41 North Yorkshire 277 19 69 88 32 22 93 115 42 225 61 27 102 45 Nottinghamshire 988 57 365 422 43 55 344 399 40 474 140 30 227 48 South Yorkshire 968 95 243 338 35 90 351 441 46 506 137 27 240 47 Staffordshire 621 56 167 223 36 46 231 277 45 179 121 68 43 24 Suffolk 273 14 99 113 41 25 71 96 35 142 43 30 67 47 Surrey 257 17 84 101 39 16 79 95 37 82 23 28 39 48 Sussex 455 50 96 146 32 14 185 199 44 318 63 20 160 50 Thames Valley 1,204 91 419 510 42 79 383 462 38 375 158 42 155 41 Warwickshire 270 36 64 100 37 33 75 108 40 143 30 21 79 55 West Mercia 539 43 161 204 38 41 175 216 40 141 58 41 57 40 West Midlands 2,375 182 838 1,020 43 89 833 922 39 864 540 63 192 22 West Yorkshire 1,886 133 629 762 40 112 635 747 40 855 404 47 299 35 Wiltshire 292 17 88 105 36 14 117 131 45 142 30 21 69 49 Dyfed-Powys 174 4 54 58 33 14 58 72 41 52 25 48 21 40 Gwent 330 12 127 139 42 25 98 123 37 98 34 35 46 47 North Wales 292 13 84 97 33 8 104 112 38 156 51 33 64 41 South Wales 1,302 38 486 524 40 55 507 562 43 349 145 42 144 41 England and Wales 32,592 2,009 10,747 12,756 39 1,870 11,127 12,997 40 14,200 5,452 38 5,723 40