HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 cc237-8W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the reported number of cases of vandalism in each of the police divisions covering the Greater London area in each of the last three years.

Mr. Maclean

The available information to recorded offences of criminal damage in police divisions in the Metropolitan police district been provided by the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis. The information is contained in the following table:

Recorded criminal damage offences in the Metropolitan Police District Metropolitan Police District
Police district 1990 1991 1992
No. 1 Area
Barkingside 2,296 2,597 2,851
Chingford 1,744 2,081 2,101
Ilford 2,211 2,207 2,163
Leyton 1,952 2,307 2,456
Islington 2,677 2,438 2,725
Holloway 2,317 2,518 2,584
Edmonton 1,996 2,533 2,637
Ponders End 2,861 3,206 3,032
Hornsey 2,148 2,124 2,203
Tottenham 1,860 2,285 2,571
No. 2 Area
Hackney 2,396 2,802 2,821
Stoke Newington 2,172 2,731 2,778
Bethnal Green 1,174 1,313 1,343
Leman Street 1,029 1,404 1,265
Limehouse 2,082 2,168 1,498
Havering 2,924 2,390 3,597
Dagenham 3,001 3,425 3,293
Plaistow 2,436 2,968 2,844
Forest Gate 2,841 2,650 2,648
Thames River 35 31 20
No. 3 Area
Southwark 2,249 2,485 2,929
Peckham 2,143 2,456 2,689
Carter Street 1,997 2,015 2,119
Catford 1,933 2,078 2,448
Lewisham 2,233 2,091 2,614
Orpington 2,049 2,535 2,982
Bromley 1,863 2,305 2,932
Greenwich 2,400 2,985 3,662
Plumstead 3,302 3,862 4,344
Bexley Heath 3,055 3,804 4,476
No. 4 Area
Brixton 2,436 2,501 2,315
Kennington 863 1,002 1,141

Police district 1990 1991 1992
Clapham 1,733 1,721 2,040
Streatham 2,472 2,489 2,300
Merton 3,697 4,060 3,850
Croydon 2,513 2,651 3,108
South Norwood 3,127 3,017 3,439
Epsom & Sutton 3,697 4,505 4,639
No. 5 Area
Chiswick 1,255 1,531 1,989
Hounslow 2,562 3,266 3,242
Spelthorne 1,187 1,601 1,779
Richmond upon Thames 2,269 2,620 2,726
Kingston 2,850 3,104 3,479
Battersea 1,925 1,976 2,009
Tooting 1,915 2,158 2,375
Wandsworth 2,059 2,136 2,176
No. 6 Area
Chelsea 935 1,470 934
Kensington 1,172 986 1,085
Notting Hill 1,518 1,787 2,354
Hammersmith 2,462 2,572 2,727
Fulham 1,334 1,389 2,018
Heathrow 300 297 288
Ealing 2,962 3,424 3,739
Southall 2,717 2,952 3,382
Hillingdon 4,100 4,638 5,059
No. 7 Area
Hampstead 1,818 2,024 2,088
Kentish Town 2,266 2,163 2,396
Holborn 1,123 1,146 1,247
Harrow 2,640 3,632 3,543
Wembley 2,020 2,307 2,276
Kilburn 2,612 2,894 3,161
Barnet and Hertsmere 2,175 2,555 2,689
Golders Green 1,578 1,891 1,970
West Hendon 2,005 2,119 2,429
No. 8 Area
Belgravia 940 984 987
West End Central 796 789 712
Charing Cross 1,147 595 580
Paddington Green 1,451 1,378 1,098
Marylebone 811 776 552
Harrow Road 1,370 1,497 1,653