§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answers to the hon. Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Mr. Michael) of 26 April,Official Report, columns 98–102, regarding notifiable offences in 1993, if he will show (a) the total offences, (b) burglary, (c) theft, (d) criminal damage, 521W (e) theft from a vehicle and (f) theft of a vehicle in each police authority area (i) per uniformed officer and (ii) per thousand of population.
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information is given in the tables.
Notifiable offences recorded by the police—1993 England and Wales Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Avon and Somerset 57 122 Bedfordshire 50 110 Cambridgeshire 51 97 Cheshire 42 83 Cleveland 54 140 Cumbria 36 89 Derbyshire 50 97 Devon and Cornwall 41 80 Dorset 39 78 Durham 47 111 Essex 38 77 Gloucestershire 52 113 Greater Manchester 51 142 Hampshire 44 86 Hertfordshire 33 67 Humberside 69 160 Kent 50 105 Lancashire 42 95 Leicestershire 53 111 Lincolnshire 43 88 Merseyside 30 98 Metropolitan Police District1 32 124 Norfolk 44 84 Northamptonshire 50 101 Northumbria 59 148 North Yorkshire 43 80 Nottinghamshire 67 155 South Yorkshire 51 121 Staffordshire 44 94 Suffolk 35 67 Surrey 31 68 Sussex 37 78 Thames Valley 51 101 Warwickshire 44 93 West Mercia 40 75 West Midlands 47 125 West Yorkshire 60 144 Wiltshire 32 72 Dyfed-Powys 25 53 Gwent 39 89 North Wales 35 74 South Wales 52 125 Total 43 108 1 Including City of London. 522W
Notifiable offences of burglary recorded by the police—1993 England and Wales Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Avon and Somerset 13 28 Bedfordshire 13 29 Cambridgeshire 12 22 Cheshire 12 23 Cleveland 13 33 Cumbria 9 22 Derbyshire 14 27 Devon and Cornwall 11 21 Dorset 7 14 Durham 10 23 Essex 9 18 Gloucestershire 15 32 Greater Manchester 14 38 Hampshire 10 19 Hertfordshire 8 16
Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Humberside 23 54 Kent 9 20 Lancashire 9 21 Leicestershire 13 28 Lincolnshire 11 22 Merseyside 7 23 Metropolitan Police District1 6 24 Norfolk 12 24 Northamptonshire 13 27 Northumbria 17 44 North Yorkshire 12 23 Nottinghamshire 17 39 South Yorkshire 17 40 Staffordshire 13 29 Suffolk 7 14 Surrey 8 17 Sussex 9 19 Thames Valley 10 20 Warwickshire 12 26 West Mercia 9 16 West Midlands 14 38 West Yorkshire 19 45 Wiltshire 7 16 Dyfed-Powys 5 10 Gwent 7 16 North Wales 9 18 South Wales 12 29 Total 11 27 1 Including City of London. 523W
Notifiable offences of the theft recorded by the police—1993 England and Wales Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Avon and Somerset 32 69 Bedfordshire 26 57 Cambridgeshire 29 56 Cheshire 20 40 Cleveland 29 74 Cumbria 18 44 Derbyshire 23 45 Devon and Cornwall 21 41 Dorset 22 45 Durham 25 58 Essex 20 41 Gloucestershire 29 61 Greater Manchester 25 68 Hampshire 23 45 Hertfordshire 17 35 Humberside 31 72 Kent 28 59 Lancashire 22 50 Leicestershire 27 57 Lincolnshire 22 44 Merseyside 14 47 Metropolitan Police District1 16 61 Norfolk 23 44 Northamptonshire 24 49 Northumbria 24 61 North Yorkshire 22 42 Nottinghamshire 33 76 South Yorkshire 23 55 Staffordshire 20 42 Suffolk 18 35 Surrey 16 36 Sussex 19 40 Thames Valley 29 57 Warwickshire 22 46 West Mercia 22 42 West Midlands 21 57 West Yorkshire 28 68 Wiltshire 16 37 Dyfed-Powys 12 25
Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Gwent 21 48 North Wales 17 36 South Wales 24 59 Total 22 54 1 Including City of London
Notifiable offences of criminal damage recorded by the police—1993 England and Wales Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Avon and Somerset 7 15 Bedfordshire 6 14 Cambridgeshire 6 11 Cheshire 6 12 Cleveland 10 24 Cumbria 6 16 Derbyshire 9 17 Devon and Cornwall 5 10 Dorset 5 9 Durham 8 19 Essex 6 12 Gloucestershire 5 10 Greater Manchester 9 24 Hampshire 7 13 Hertfordshire 5 11 Humberside 10 22 Kent 8 18 Lancashire 8 18 Leicestershire 8 16 Lincolnshire 7 14 Merseyside 5 16 Metropolitan Police District1 6 24 Norfolk 5 10 Northamptonshire 8 16 Northumbria 14 35 North Yorkshire 5 10 Nottinghamshire 11 25 South Yorkshire 8 18 Staffordshire 7 14 Suffolk 5 10 Surrey 4 9 Sussex 6 13 Thames Valley 8 16 Warwickshire 6 13 West Mercia 6 11 West Midlands 7 19 West Yorkshire 9 21 Wiltshire 5 10 Dyfed-Powys 5 11 Gwent 7 15 North Wales 6 12 South Wales 12 28 Total 7 18 1 Including City of London. 524W
Notifiable offences of theft from a vehicle recorded by the police—1993 England and Wales Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Avon and Somerset 12 26 Bedfordshire 10 21 Cambridgeshire 9 17 Cheshire 7 14 Cleveland 6 16 Cumbria 7 17 Derbyshire 9 18 Devon and Cornwall 8 16 Dorset 7 13 Durham 7 15 Essex 7 13
Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Gloucestershire 13 27 Greater Manchester 8 21 Hampshire 9 17 Hertfordshire 7 15 Humberside 10 23 Kent 8 18 Lancashire 7 17 Leicestershire 9 19 Lincolnshire 5 11 Merseyside 4 12 Metropolitan Police District1 5 21 Norfolk 9 17 Northamptonshire 8 17 Northumbria 7 17 North Yorkshire 7 13 Nottinghamshire 9 22 South Yorkshire 8 19 Staffordshire 8 16 Suffolk 5 9 Surrey 6 13 Sussex 7 14 Thames Valley 11 22 Warwickshire 9 18 West Mercia 7 13 West Midlands 8 21 West Yorkshire 10 23 Wiltshire 5 12 Dyfed-Powys 3 6 Gwent 7 15 North Wales 6 13 South Wales 9 21 Total 7 18 1 Including City of London. 525W
Notifiable offences of theft of a vehicle recorded by the police—1993 England and Wales Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population Avon and Somerset 8 18 Bedfordshire 7 16 Cambridgeshire 5 10 Cheshire 5 9 Cleveland 9 24 Cumbria 3 6 Derbyshire 5 10 Devon and Cornwall 3 5 Dorset 3 6 Durham 7 15 Essex 4 7 Gloucestershire 4 9 Greater Manchester 8 22 Hampshire 3 6 Hertfordshire 4 7 Humberside 7 15 Kent 6 12 Lancashire 4 9 Leicestershire 6 13 Lincolnshire 3 6 Merseyside 3 11 Metropolitan Police District1 3 10 Norfolk 3 6 Northamptonshire 6 13 Northumbria 8 20 North Yorkshire 4 7 Nottinghamshire 7 16 South Yorkshire 7 17 Staffordshire 5 10 Suffolk 2 4 Surrey 3 6 Sussex 3 5 Thames Valley 6 12 Warwickshire 5 10 West Mercia 4 8
Police force area Offences per police officer Offences per 1,000 population West Midlands 6 15 West Yorkshire 8 18 Wiltshire 2 5 Dyfed-Powys 1 3 Gwent 4 8 North Wales 2 5 South Wales 7 17 Total 5 12 1 Including City of London.