§ Lord Hoosonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the value of money and property stolen or damaged through burglary, theft and armed robbery respectively between the years 1980 and 1993 in England and Wales and what was the value recovered from the offenders.
§ Baroness BlatchThe available information shows that between 1980 and 1993 the total value of property stolen in notifiable offences of burglary was £7,225 million of which £522 million was recovered. For theft offences, the total value of property stolen was £17,407 million, of which £7,878 million was recovered. This information is not available for offences of armed robbery.