§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many crimes were recorded for the Metropolitan police area and for each borough within the metropolitan area in 1989, 1991 and 1992;
(2) how many crimes were recorded for the Metropolitan police area and for each borough within the metropolitan area in 1989, 1991 and 1992 as (a) burglary of a house, (b), non-domestic burglary, (c) theft from a motor vehicle and (d) theft of a motor vehicle, including taking without consent;
(3) how many crimes in each category of crime were recorded for the Metropolitan police area and for each borough within the metropolitan area in 1989, 1991 and 1992;
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 29 April 1993]: Tables giving recorded crime figures broken down by offence group and by borough within the Metropolitan police district are in the Library. Figures for burglary in a dwelling, other burglary and theft of and from motor vehicles by borough have been supplied by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and are given in the tables.
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Borough/district Theft from a vehicle Theft of a motor vehicle 1989 1991 19921 1989 1991 19921 Greenwich 3,953 4,970 5,839 3,013 3,760 3,794 Hackney 4,762 5,348 5,510 2,820 2,938 3,095 Hammersmith 3,661 4,729 6,297 1,259 1,534 1,635 Haringey 3,867 4,571 4,711 2,281 2,482 2,506 Harrow 1,723 3,043 2,840 896 1,166 928 Havering 3,042 3,325 3,339 2,272 2,825 2,833 Hillingdon 2,899 4,337 4,527 1,964 2,148 2,076 Hounslow 2,345 3,521 4,444 1,343 2,000 1,963 Islington 4,561 5,520 5,282 2,078 2,389 2,381 Kensington and Chelsea 3,389 4,304 6,778 1,134 1,267 1,425 Kingston 1,546 2,306 2,321 643 936 767 Lambeth 6,147 8,084 7,128 3,628 3,928 3,560 Lewisham 4,874 4,694 4,454 2,771 3,381 3,426 Merton 2,560 3,454 3,159 1,332 1,552 1,175 Newham 5,528 5,108 4,476 3,433 3,550 3,635 Redbridge 3,525 3,223 3,065 2,173 2,869 3,027 Richmond 1,602 2,543 2,900 563 747 723 Southwark 6,062 7,761 7,615 3,039 3,855 3,414 Sutton 1,584 2,493 2,477 1,126 1,619 1,513 Tower Hamlets 5,571 6,158 5,931 2,745 2,895 2,699 Wandsworth 5,205 7,044 6,778 2,254 2,751 2,526 Waltham Forest 3,560 3,451 3,571 2,499 2,956 2,863 Westminster 6,458 6,555 8,110 1,665 2,030 1,789 Broxbourne (part) 712 918 709 373 501 490 Elmbridge (part) 479 666 857 180 214 200 Epping Forest (part) 949 982 1,116 544 590 853 Epsom and Ewell 475 796 867 253 427 354 Hertsmere 732 1,232 1,277 367 477 468 Reigate and Banstead (part) 492 500 522 155 250 248 Spelthorne 723 1,509 1,806 481 686 622 Welwyn Hatfield (part) 28 25 26 6 6 3 Heathrow Airport 478 735 794 117 169 140 Thames — 13 — — 11 1 Central cheque squad 1 — — — 2 1 Total 126,578 154,424 161,978 66,895 81,088 79,459 1 Provisional 616W617W
Notifiable offences recorded by offence and local authority, borough or district Metropolitan police district Borough/district Burglary in a dwelling Burglary in other building 1989 1991 19921 1989 1991 19921 Barking 1,246 2,136 2,329 1,056 1,801 1,546 Barnet 3,231 4,209 4,327 1,311 1,792 1,692 Bexley 1,264 1,896 1,975 889 988 1,301 Brent 3,700 5,138 5,819 1,612 2,029 2,000 Bromley 3,178 3,538 3,973 1,341 2,062 2,340 Camden 3,830 4,602 5,105 2,515 3,395 3,108 Croydon 3,041 4,063 4,503 1,723 1,968 2,199 Ealing 3,255 4,455 4,555 1,608 1,839 1,867 Enfield 2,999 3,131 3,103 1,379 1,815 1,844 Greenwich 3,097 4,335 4,560 1,387 2,134 2,388 Hackney 4,854 5,833 5,559 1,998 2,588 2,437 Hammersmith 2,616 3,602 3,266 1,056 1,126 1,364 Haringey 3,941 5,078 4,072 1,564 1,837 1,481 Harrow 1,682 2,390 2,852 746 988 1,007 Havering 1,374 2,340 2,710 1,193 1,555 1,596 Hillingdon 1,537 2,418 2,330 1,445 2,257 1,600 Hounslow 1,780 2,630 3,122 1,225 2,250 1,615 Islington 2,818 3,356 3,460 2,033 1,882 1,961 Kensington and Chelsea 4,164 4,492 4,422 1,406 1,184 1,441 Kingston 861 1,256 1,509 643 1,141 1,329 Lambeth 5,584 8,791 8,488 1,626 1,951 2,063 Lewisham 5,193 5,555 6,322 1,479 2,200 2,247 Merton 1,893 2,771 2,862 1,054 1,151 1,112 Newham 3,671 4,713 4,272 2,105 2,403 2,521 Redbridge 2,071 3,124 3,463 1,225 1,531 1,527 Richmond 1,348 2,013 1,791 741 1,526 1,086 Southwark 5,270 6,604 6,322 2,336 2,939 2,677 Sutton 1,305 1,755 1,966 626 1,166 1,277 Tower Hamlets 2,549 2,728 2,685 2,148 2,314 2,523 Wandsworth 3,775 5,844 4,244 1,727 2,092 1,966 Waltham Forest 2,820 3,229 3,208 1,474 1,390 1,438 Westminster 4,777 5,264 5,350 4,286 4,236 4,339
Borough/district Burglary in a dwelling Burglary in other building 1989 1991 19921 1989 1991 19921 Broxbourne (part) 369 325 324 432 291 308 Elmbridge (part) 421 510 468 245 234 339 Epping Forest (part) 487 514 587 247 324 436 Epsom and Ewell 428 708 687 360 451 435 Hertsmere 516 614 579 415 740 681 Reigate and Banstead (part) 265 357 354 138 263 173 Spelthorne 376 417 492 464 685 560 Welwyn Hatfield (part) 17 20 8 8 6 4 Heathrow airport 5 16 2 27 69 26 Thames — — 1 — 1 — Total 97,608 126,770 128,026 51,293 64,594 63,854 1 Provisional
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many crimes were recorded in 1992 for(a) each county in England and Wales and (b) each district within each county; and what was the percentage change in each case compared with the equivalent figures for (i) 1991 and (ii) 1989;
(2) how many crimes were recorded for each category of crime in 1992 for (a) each county in England and Wales and (b) each district within each county; and what was the percentage change in each case compared with the equivalent figure in (i) 1991 and (ii) 1989;
(3) how many crimes were recorded for each police authority area in England and Wales in (a) 1991 and
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Notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area and offence group England and Wales 1992 Number of offences Police force area Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences Avon and Somerset 175,404 5,151 586 1,320 43,163 94,469 5,699 24,368 648 Bedfordshire 59,436 1,900 254 605 15,775 30,414 2,101 8,137 250 Cambridgeshire 66,339 2,777 437 291 14,383 38,752 1,764 7,529 406 Cheshire 79,491 2,784 459 320 21,766 39,514 2,414 10,866 1,368 Cleveland 84,312 2,651 268 289 20,504 44,798 1,679 13,839 284 Cumbria 45,336 1,945 168 100 11,673 22,543 858 7,744 305 Derbyshire 88,449 3,973 418 345 22,225 44,686 1,349 14,838 615 Devon and Cornwall 114,675 3,926 665 310 28,728 60,658 3,601 15,936 851 Dorset 52,238 1,505 345 164 9,957 29,997 3,726 5,761 783 Durham 67,315 2,447 412 153 13,486 34,822 2,572 12,923 500 Essex 115,062 4,334 620 530 26,497 61,748 3,670 16,959 704 Gloucestershire 60,601 1,646 269 268 16,405 34,074 2,087 5,439 413 Greater Manchester 395,195 10,128 1,409 4,310 103,390 192,988 11,819 68,498 2,653 Hampshire 153,256 5,245 1,121 605 34,533 83,636 5,146 21,736 1,234 Hertfordshire 59,129 1,882 294 349 12,427 32,734 1,594 9,426 423 Humberside 128,743 4,950 773 419 38,954 60,571 3,184 19,383 509 Kent 159,881 5,736 1,100 605 31,099 89,244 4,356 26,326 1,415 Lancashire 132,138 3,196 420 530 27,480 70,678 3,833 24,869 1,132 Leicestershire 97,468 3,490 559 864 23,251 52,480 3,156 13,141 527 Lincolnshire 49,306 2,229 316 119 10,990 26,057 1,404 7,636 555 London, City of 6,768 230 29 62 875 4,630 485 391 66 Merseyside 149,672 7,134 705 2,036 34,624 74,598 5,098 23,650 1,827 Metropolitan police district 942,878 37,669 5,876 23,555 191,880 465,564 39,664 171,949 6,721 Norfolk 66,996 1,833 384 212 17,027 36,744 1,814 8,503 479 Northamptonshire 59,550 2,466 295 293 13,115 29,600 1,556 11,820 405 Northumbria 224,442 6,348 766 1,064 66,072 93,193 3,507 52,664 828 North Yorkshire 54,816 1,921 226 129 15,610 29,511 1,033 5,951 435 Nottinghamshire 164,417 8,314 1,083 1,065 36,374 87,942 4,023 25,009 607 South Yorkshire 137,336 4,896 593 716 41,907 65,550 2,009 20,446 1,219 Staffordshire 97,536 5,452 446 391 28,830 46,184 2,246 13,503 484 Suffolk 44,721 2,087 375 150 9,004 23,729 1,772 6,997 607 Surrey 53,468 2,025 395 224 12,021 29,605 2,078 6,793 327 Sussex 119,364 3,134 845 542 28,983 66,402 3,820 14,363 1,275 Thames Valley 197,799 4,762 845 1,011 37,424 114,337 7,651 30,518 1,251 Warwickshire 44,996 1,275 237 128 12,741 23,384 1,129 5,832 270 West Mercia 79,175 3,429 505 246 16,926 45,033 1,342 11,203 491 West Midlands 329,260 11,637 1,583 5,008 101,111 150,994 8,293 48,804 1,830 (b) 1992 as being (i) burglary of homes, (ii) non-domestic burglary, (iii) theft from motor vehicles and cars and (iv) theft of motor vehicles, including taking without consent.
(4) what was the total number of crimes recorded for each category of crime for each police force area in England and Wales in 1992.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 29 April 1993]: The information collected centrally relates to police force areas and the available statistics are provided in the tables. Figures for crimes recorded by category in 1989 and 1991 are published by police force area in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" in table 2.5
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Police force area Total Violence against the person Sexual offences Robbery Burglary Theft and handling stolen goods Fraud and forgery Criminal damage Other offences West Yorkshire 305,264 9,605 1,361 2,761 90,231 148,447 6,183 44,252 2,424 Wiltshire 42,229 2,570 475 135 9,223 21,621 1,711 6,069 425 Dyfed-Powys 28,539 2,188 389 49 5,100 14,307 906 5,311 289 Gwent 40,961 2,394 334 117 8,239 22,085 1,095 6,356 341 North Wales 49,204 2,611 336 113 12,472 23,891 1,354 8,040 387 South Wales 168,554 5,904 552 391 38,799 82,334 3,819 35,935 820 England and Wales 5,591,719 201,779 29,528 52,894 1,355,274 2,844,548 168,600 899,713 39,383 620W 621W
Notifiable offences recorded by the police by police force area England and Wales Burglary in a dwelling Burglary in a building other than a dwelling Police force area 1991 1992 1991 1992 Avon and Somerset 15,795 22,225 18,166 20,938 Bedfordshire 6,057 6,999 6,816 8,776 Cambridgeshire 4,828 6,361 7,069 8,022 Cheshire 8,317 9,907 8,220 11,859 Cleveland 10,190 13,151 7,088 7,353 Cumbria 4,426 4,791 6,400 6,882 Derbyshire 7,116 8,335 11,384 13,890 Devon and Cornwall 11,345 12,894 14,363 15,834 Dorset 4,862 5,286 4,425 4,671 Durham 6,464 7,091 7,101 6,395 Essex 9,807 10,016 15,173 16,481 Gloucestershire 5,387 7,505 7,214 8,900 Greater Manchester 59,605 63,868 38,110 39,522 Hampshire 14,062 15,610 17,941 18,923 Hertfordshire 4,935 5,391 5,955 7,036 Humberside 12,882 15,190 20,067 23,764 Kent 15,836 18,467 10,699 12,632 Lancashire 13,971 16,654 11,074 10,826 Leicestershire 11,513 12,330 10,013 10,921 Lincolnshire 4,251 5,640 4,740 5,350 City of London 73 40 997 835 Merseyside 21,473 22,465 12,136 12,159 Metropolitan police district 126,861 128,026 64,621 63,854 Norfolk 6,023 6,078 9,313 10,949 Northamptonshire 5,742 6,019 6,406 7,096 Northumbria 31,413 32,499 34,688 33,573 North Yorkshire 4,975 7,096 7,363 8,514 Nottinghamshire 14,092 18,753 16,476 17,621 South Yorkshire 15,085 18,372 20,176 23,535 Staffordshire 9,846 12,570 13,677 16,260 Suffolk 2,859 3,648 4,779 5,356 Surrey 5,157 5,276 6,280 6,745 Sussex 13,427 15,272 13,047 13,711 Thames Valley 17,545 19,542 16,520 17,882 Warwickshire 3,228 4,279 7,062 8,462 West Mercia 6,208 7,760 8,387 9,166 West Midlands 41,624 52,202 42,460 48,909 West Yorkshire 41,857 51,825 36,769 38,406 Wiltshire 3,564 4,334 4,594 4,889 England 602,701 683,767 557,769 606,897 Dyfed-Powys 1,528 1,545 3,168 3,555 Gwent 3,227 3,960 4,250 4,279 North Wales 3,876 4,586 6,308 7,886 South Wales 13,614 14,374 23,023 24,425 Wales 22,245 24,465 36,749 40,145 England and Wales 624,946 708,232 594,518 647,042
Notifiable offences recorded by the police England and Wales Theft from a vehicle Theft of a vehicle Police force area 1991 1992 1991 1992 Avon and Somerset 10,181 32,109 19,903 24,873 Bedfordshire 12,035 11,008 8,292 8,069 Cambridgeshire 8,998 11,403 4,655 5,796 Cheshire 9,485 12,866 8,289 9,010 Cleveland 12,369 12,063 11,712 12,433 Cumbria 6,627 8,315 3,632 3,113 Derbyshire 13,621 17,052 7,410 9,024 Devon and Cornwall 19,526 22,023 7,923 7,641 Dorset 8,618 8,593 4,560 3,677 Durham 10,053 9,760 8,640 8,588 Essex 20,610 20,509 11,377 11,493 Gloucestershire 11,432 14,563 3,927 4,642 Greater Manchester 60,461 60,112 55,338 57,862 Hampshire 26,720 28,824 11,919 11,003 Hertfordshire 10,548 12,046 6,149 6,467 Humberside 17,909 19,953 8,506 8,839 Kent 23,558 24,971 17,962 18,910 Lancashire 21,687 23,655 11,042 12,288 Leicestershire 16,104 18,239 10,751 11,195 Lincolnshire 4,958 6,801 2,779 3,241 City of London 839 975 239 143 Merseyside 22,156 20,514 16,983 15,894 Metropolitan police district 154,453 161,978 81,173 79,459 Norfolk 12,780 13,197 5,510 4,711 Northamptonshire 10,466 8,909 6,514 6,701 Northumbria 32,680 28,030 30,356 28,954 North Yorkshire 8,312 9,069 4,999 4,300 Nottinghamshire 27,884 27,523 17,603 16,913 South Yorkshire 21,848 22,572 16,323 17,915 Staffordshire 15,382 16,710 9,290 11,505 Suffolk 6,037 6,453 2,721 2,702 Surrey 9,851 10,923 4,860 4,912 Sussex 21,020 22,981 9,251 8,953 Thames Valley 40,302 42,834 22,556 22,017 Warwickshire 8,244 8,925 4,700 4,898 West Mercia 11,937 13,264 8,652 7,861 West Midlands 54,360 56,249 41,415 39,574 West Yorkshire 55,425 52,807 40,235 35,821 Wiltshire 5,900 6,530 2,967 2,759 England 865,376 905,308 551,113 554,156 Dyfed-Powys 3,029 3,393 1,476 1,464 Gwent 6,786 6,569 3,240 3,678 North Wales 6,970 8,230 3,102 3,551 South Wales 31,115 30,748 22,970 22,654 Wales 47,900 48,940 30,788 31,347 England and Wales 913,276 954,248 581,901 585,503